Nigel Davenport
Known for Acting · 109 credits
- Born
- 1928-05-23
- Died
- 2013-10-25
- Place of birth
- Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Arthur Nigel Davenport
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.
Known For
TV Shows (38)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as William Smithers
The Avengers
1961
as Lord Barnes
Minder
1979
as Ray
The Saint
1962
as Aldo Petri / Charles Voyson
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as King Magnus
The Name of the Game
1968
as David Windom
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Inspector Potter
Theatre 625
1964
as Donkin
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Loud Lawrence / Claude the Seneschal / Sir James / Barty / Captain / Sentry / Sir Peter Marston
Howards' Way
1985
as Sir Edward Frere
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Jackson
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as The Prisoner
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Ed Sterling
Keeping Up Appearances
1990
as The Commodore
The Upper Hand
1990
as Mr. Douglas Hamilton / Mr. Hamilton
Espionage
1963
as Frank Marston
The Detectives
1993
as Sir Arthur Andrews
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Arthur Minton
Sir Francis Drake
1961
as Don Miguel de Cervantes
Man of the World
1962
as Grabowsky
The Edwardians
1972
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Longitude
2000
as Sir Charles Pelham
Masada
1981
as Senator Mucianus
Shirley's World
1972
Ladies in Charge
1986
as Count Litvinoff
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
1986
as Ismay
Mosley
1998
as Lord Rothermere
South Riding
1974
as Robert Carne
Bird of Prey
1982
as Charles Bridgnorth
Romance
1977
as Prince Zouroff
David Copperfield
2000
as Daniel Peggotty
Oil Strike North
1975
Don't Rock The Boat
1982
Prince Regent
1979
as King George III
Mickey Dunne
1967
as Bruce Tavey
An Inspector Calls
1982
as Arthur Birling
Mister Charlesworth
1957
as Sgt. Spence
Movies (71)
Nighthawks
1981
as Peter Hartman
Play Dirty
1969
as Capt. Cyril Leech
Chariots of Fire
1981
as Lord Birkenhead
Caravaggio
1986
as Giustiniani
Zulu Dawn
1979
as Col. Hamilton-Brown
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984
as Major Jack Downing
A Man for All Seasons
1966
as The Duke of Norfolk
Peeping Tom
1960
as Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)
A Christmas Carol
1984
as Silas Scrooge
Where the Spies Are
1966
as Parkington
David Copperfield
2001
as Daniel Peggotty
Phase IV
1974
as Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs
The Last Valley
1971
as Gruber
Villain
1971
as Bob Matthews
Without a Clue
1988
as Lord Smithwick
Dracula
1974
as Van Helsing
Mary, Queen of Scots
1971
as Lord Bothwell
Longitude
2000
as Sir Charles Pelham
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1977
as Montgomery
Life at the Top
1965
as Mottram
Mosley
1998
as Lord Rothermere
The Assassination
1972
as CIA Official
Look Back in Anger
1959
as 1st Commercial Traveller
A High Wind in Jamaica
1965
as Mr. Thornton
Sinful Davey
1969
as Richardson
No Blade of Grass
1970
as John Custance
The Treasure Seekers
1996
as Lord Blackstock
Sands of the Kalahari
1965
as Sturdevan
The London Connection
1979
as Arthur Minton
The Third Secret
1964
as Lew Harding
Cry of the Innocent
1980
as Gray Harrison Hunt
Ladies Who Do
1963
as Mr. Strang
Charley-One-Eye
1973
as The Bounty Hunter
The Strange Affair
1968
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
1980
as Colonel George Grenfell
El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe
1998
as Don César de Echagüe, padre
Dial M for Murder
1967
as Lesgate
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
1969
as De Soto
Living Free
1972
as George Adamson
The Entertainer
1960
as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
La vuelta del Coyote
1998
as César de Echagüe
The Virgin Soldiers
1969
as Sgt Driscoll
The Regent's Wife
1974
as Álvaro Mesía
Desert Mice
1959
as Army Officer (uncredited)
Sebastian
1968
as Gen. Phillips
In the Cool of the Day
1963
as Leonard Groves
The Mind of Mr. Soames
1970
as Dr. Maitland
Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV
2024
as Self (archive footage)
The Uppercrust
1981
as Pigel
The Cutter
1992
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1981
as Theseus
The Apple Cart
1975
as King Magnus
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1973
as Sir Harry Wotton
An Inspector Calls
1984
as Arthur Birling
The Biko Inquest
1984
as Colonel Goosen
The Mumbo Jumbo
2000
as Major cowpat
Bitter Harvest
1963
as Police Inspector
Strata
1983
as Victor
Hotel Shanghai
1997
as Butler
Black Trash
1976
as Lt. Ben Deel
Return to Sender
1963
as Dino Steffano
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1977
as Driscoll
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams
1986
as Supt. Hannam
Othello
1955
as Lodovico
South Riding
1974
The Verdict
1964
as Larry Mason
The Bone Yard
1964
as Inspector Potter
Lunch Hour
1962
as Personnel Manager
The News-Benders
1968
as Robert Larkin
The Circus Connection
1996
as Stadnicki
Shotgun
1966
as Joshua
About Nigel Davenport
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. With 109 credits spanning from 1950 to 2024, Nigel Davenport has appeared in 71 films and 38 TV shows.
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Most Popular Nigel Davenport Movies
- Nighthawks (1981) — as Peter Hartman
- Play Dirty (1969) — as Capt. Cyril Leech
- Chariots of Fire (1981) — as Lord Birkenhead
- Caravaggio (1986) — as Giustiniani
- Zulu Dawn (1979) — as Col. Hamilton-Brown
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