Arthur Dignam
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Arthur Dignam

Sep 9, 1939 - Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia

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Arthur Dignam (born 9 September 1939) is an Australian character actor, born on Lord Howe Island. He attended Newington College (1955–1956) as a boarder.

He is possibly best known for one of his early roles, that of Brother Francine in Fred Schepisi's The Devil's Playground (1976). While he has worked mainly in film and television, he has also worked in theatre, including musical theatre. He played Pontius Pilate in the Australian production of Jesus Christ Superstar in 1972–73, and appears on the original Australian cast recording.

His son is the actor Nicholas Gledhill.

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Credits

Cast

Media
Movie2001Moulin Rouge!Christian's Father
Movie1977The Devil's PlaygroundBrother Francine
Movie1981Strange BehaviorDr. Le Sange / Nagel
Movie1982We of the Never NeverAeneas Gunn
Movie1976Summer of SecretsDr. Beverley Adams
Movie1987ComradesFop
Movie1974Jock PetersenProf. Charles Kent
Movie1985Burke & WillsSir William Stawell
Movie1987The Right Hand ManDr. Redbridge
Movie1984The Wild DuckGregory
Movie1983The Return of Captain InvincibleLawyer
Movie1987Those Dear DepartedProducer
Movie1988The DreamingProfessor Bernard Thornton
Movie1993The Nostradamus KidPastor Anderson
Movie1988The Everlasting Secret FamilySenator
Movie2008AustraliaFather Benedict
Movie1991Isabelle Eberhardt
Movie1973Libido
Movie1997Paradise RoadMr. Pike
Movie1996Dating the EnemyDr. Kamins
Movie1979The Hero
Movie1986King Solomon's MinesAllan Quatermain (voice)
Movie1989Shadow of the Cobra
Movie1978The Chant of Jimmie BlacksmithMan in Butcher Shop
Movie1977The DuellistsCaptain with Eyepatch
Movie1998Gods and MonstersErnest Thesiger (uncredited)
Movie1981Grendel Grendel GrendelThe Dragon / Beowulf (voice)
Movie1997Warm StrangersOld Man
Movie2014Gödel IncompleteOld Kurt Gödel
TV Show1976The New Avengers1
TV Show1994Escape from JupiterProfessor Ingessol13
TV Show1979MinderGeoffrey Evans1
TV Show1986The Flying DoctorsRoyce Phelan QC1
TV Show1984BodylineMr. Jardine7
TV Show1991The Storyteller: Greek MythsAcrisius1
TV Show1980Water Under the BridgeMaynard Dickens9

Crew

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