Arthur Dignam

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.

Known For

Birth Location Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
Born 1939-09-09

Movies

Australia as Father Benedict
2008
Moulin Rouge! as Christian's Father
2001
Gods and Monsters as Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)
1998
Paradise Road as Mr. Pike
1997
Warm Strangers as Old Man
1997
Dating the Enemy as Dr. Kamins
1996
The Nostradamus Kid as Pastor Anderson
1993
The Dreaming as Professor Bernard Thornton
1988
The Right Hand Man as Dr. Redbridge
1987
Comrades as Fop
1987
Those Dear Departed as Producer
1987
King Solomon's Mines as Allan Quatermain (voice)
1986
Burke & Wills as Sir William Stawell
1985
The Wild Duck as Gregory
1984
The Dismissal as Eric Robinson
1983
We of the Never Never as Aeneas Gunn
1982
Strange Behavior as Dr. Le Sange / Nagel
1981
Grendel Grendel Grendel as The Dragon / Beowulf (voice)
1981
1979
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith as Man in Butcher Shop
1978
The Duellists as Captain with Eyepatch
1977
Summer of Secrets as Dr. Beverley Adams
1976
The Devil's Playground as Brother Francine
1976
Jock Petersen as Prof. Charles Kent
1974
1973
Arthur Dignam hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows