Nigel Davenport

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

May 23, 1928

died

October 25, 2013

place of birth

Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

also known as

Arthur Nigel Davenport

total credits

50 movies

Biography

Arthur Nigel Davenport (23 May 1928 – 25 October 2013) was an English stage, television and film actor, best known as the Duke of Norfolk and Lord Birkenhead in the Academy Award-winning films A Man for All Seasons and Chariots of Fire, respectively.

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Known For

Filmography

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Chariots of Fire
6.8

Chariots of Fire

1981as Lord Birkenhead
Peeping Tom
7.5

Peeping Tom

1960as Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
6.4

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984as Major Jack Downing
A Man for All Seasons
7.3

A Man for All Seasons

1966as The Duke of Norfolk
Nighthawks
6.4

Nighthawks

1981as Peter Hartman
Zulu Dawn
6.1

Zulu Dawn

1979as Col. Hamilton-Brown
A Christmas Carol
7.5

A Christmas Carol

1984as Silas Scrooge
Phase IV
6.3

Phase IV

1974as Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs
The Island of Dr. Moreau
5.7

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1977as Montgomery
Dracula
6.3

Dracula

1974as Van Helsing
Play Dirty
6.3

Play Dirty

1969as Capt. Cyril Leech
Caravaggio
6.1

Caravaggio

1986as Giustiniani
Without a Clue
6.7

Without a Clue

1988as Lord Smithwick
Longitude
7.4

Longitude

2000as Sir Charles Pelham
The Virgin Soldiers
6.8

The Virgin Soldiers

1969as Sgt Driscoll
Mary, Queen of Scots
6.7

Mary, Queen of Scots

1971as Lord Bothwell
The Entertainer
6.2

The Entertainer

1960as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
The Last Valley
6.5

The Last Valley

1971as Gruber
Life at the Top
5.9

Life at the Top

1965as Mottram
No Blade of Grass
5.3

No Blade of Grass

1970as John Custance
A High Wind in Jamaica
6.3

A High Wind in Jamaica

1965as Mr. Thornton
The Third Secret
6.2

The Third Secret

1964as Lew Harding
Villain
6.2

Villain

1971as Bob Matthews
The Strange Affair
5.1

The Strange Affair

1968
The Assassination
6.8

The Assassination

1972as CIA Official
Look Back in Anger
6.7

Look Back in Anger

1959as 1st Commercial Traveller
The Treasure Seekers
5.6

The Treasure Seekers

1996as Lord Blackstock
Cry of the Innocent
6.0

Cry of the Innocent

1980as Gray Harrison Hunt
Where the Spies Are
5.4

Where the Spies Are

1966as Parkington
Mosley
6.0

Mosley

1998as Lord Rothermere
The Mind of Mr. Soames
5.5

The Mind of Mr. Soames

1970as Dr. Maitland
David Copperfield
6.3

David Copperfield

2001as Daniel Peggotty
Sinful Davey
5.3

Sinful Davey

1969as Richardson
Bitter Harvest
6.2

Bitter Harvest

1963as Police Inspector
The London Connection
7.8

The London Connection

1979as Arthur Minton
La vuelta del Coyote
7.0

La vuelta del Coyote

1998as César de Echagüe
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
6.1

The Royal Hunt of the Sun

1969as De Soto
Living Free
6.6

Living Free

1972as George Adamson
Sebastian
6.4

Sebastian

1968as Gen. Phillips
Desert Mice
6.2

Desert Mice

1959as Army Officer (uncredited)
The Verdict
7.0

The Verdict

1964as Larry Mason
Charley-One-Eye
5.0

Charley-One-Eye

1973as The Bounty Hunter
Dial M for Murder
7.5

Dial M for Murder

1967as Lesgate
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
5.0

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

1980as Colonel George Grenfell
Sands of the Kalahari
6.3

Sands of the Kalahari

1965as Sturdevan
The Biko Inquest
7.0

The Biko Inquest

1984as Colonel Goosen
The Regent's Wife
4.8

The Regent's Wife

1974as Álvaro Mesía
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams
5.8

The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams

1986as Supt. Hannam
Lunch Hour
6.8

Lunch Hour

1962as Personnel Manager
The Picture of Dorian Gray
6.2

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1973as Sir Harry Wotton