Arthur Dignam
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 9, 1939
- Died
- May 9, 2020
- Birthplace
- Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Dignam, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Gödel Incomplete 2014
as Old Kurt Gödel
Australia 2008
as Father Benedict
Moulin Rouge! 2001
as Christian's Father
Gods and Monsters 1998
as Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)
Paradise Road 1997
as Mr. Pike
- Warm Strangers
Warm Strangers 1997
as Old Man
Dating the Enemy 1996
as Dr. Kamins
The Nostradamus Kid 1993
as Pastor Anderson
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon 1991
as Acrisius
Isabelle Eberhardt 1991
as Cauvet
Shadow of the Cobra 1989
Actor
The Dreaming 1988
as Professor Bernard Thornton
The Everlasting Secret Family 1988
as Senator
The Right Hand Man 1987
as Dr. Redbridge
Comrades 1987
as Fop
Those Dear Departed 1987
as Producer
King Solomon's Mines 1986
as Allan Quatermain (voice)
Burke & Wills 1985
as Sir William Stawell
The Wild Duck 1984
as Gregory
The Return of Captain Invincible 1983
as Lawyer
We of the Never Never 1982
as Aeneas Gunn
Duet for Four 1982
as Doug Quincey
Dead Kids 1981
as Dr. Le Sange / Nagel
Grendel Grendel Grendel 1981
as The Dragon / Beowulf (voice)
The Hero 1979
Actor
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith 1978
as Man in Butcher Shop
The Devil's Playground 1977
as Brother Francine
The Duellists 1977
as Captain with Eyepatch
Summer of Secrets 1976
as Dr. Beverley Adams
Petersen 1974
as Prof. Charles Kent
Libido 1973
Actor
Credits from TMDB.