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Arthur Dignam
- Name: Arthur Dignam
- Birthday: 1939-09-09
- Place of birth: Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
- Popularity: 0.744
Biography:
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.
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Australia as Father Benedict | 2008-11-18 |
| Moulin Rouge! as Christian's Father | 2001-05-18 |
| Gods and Monsters as Ernest Thesiger (uncredited) | 1998-09-12 |
| Paradise Road as Mr. Pike | 1997-02-11 |
| Warm Strangers as Old Man | 1997-01-01 |
| Dating the Enemy as Dr. Kamins | 1996-09-19 |
| The Nostradamus Kid as Pastor Anderson | 1993-10-14 |
| Isabelle Eberhardt | 1991-11-21 |
| Shadow of the Cobra | 1989-07-18 |
| The Dreaming as Professor Bernard Thornton | 1988-05-13 |
| The Everlasting Secret Family as Senator | 1988-03-10 |
| The Right Hand Man as Dr. Redbridge | 1987-10-02 |
| Comrades as Fop | 1987-08-23 |
| Those Dear Departed as Producer | 1987-08-13 |
| King Solomon's Mines as Allan Quatermain (voice) | 1986-01-01 |
| Burke & Wills as Sir William Stawell | 1985-10-30 |
| The Wild Duck as Gregory | 1984-03-05 |
| The Dismissal as Eric Robinson | 1983-03-06 |
| The Return of Captain Invincible as Lawyer | 1983-01-28 |
| We of the Never Never as Aeneas Gunn | 1982-11-04 |
| Strange Behavior as Dr. Le Sange / Nagel | 1981-10-16 |
| Grendel Grendel Grendel as The Dragon / Beowulf (voice) | 1981-08-01 |
| The Hero | 1979-03-20 |
| The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith as Man in Butcher Shop | 1978-06-21 |
| The Duellists as Captain with Eyepatch | 1977-08-31 |
| Summer of Secrets as Dr. Beverley Adams | 1976-12-24 |
| The Devil's Playground as Brother Francine | 1976-08-12 |
| Jock Petersen as Prof. Charles Kent | 1974-01-01 |
| Libido | 1973-04-06 |
