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Nigel Davenport
Actor 1928 - 2013

Nigel Davenport

Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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.

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18 roles
Shot from Nighthawks
Character Peter Hartman

Nighthawks

1981

Shot from A Man for All Seasons
Character The Duke of Norfolk
Shot from The Royal Hunt of the Sun
Character De Soto
Shot from Phase IV
Character Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs

Phase IV

1974

Shot from Play Dirty
Character Capt. Cyril Leech

Play Dirty

1969

Title screen of Longitude No snapshots yet
Character Sir Charles Pelham

Longitude

2000

Title screen of Without a Clue No snapshots yet
Character Lord Smithwick
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Character Giustiniani

Caravaggio

1986

A Christmas Carol No snapshots yet
Character Silas Scrooge
Title screen of Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes No snapshots yet
Character Major Jack Downing
Title screen of Chariots of Fire No snapshots yet
Character Lord Birkenhead
Title screen of Zulu Dawn No snapshots yet
Character Col. Hamilton-Brown

Zulu Dawn

1979

Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers No snapshots yet
Character Driscoll
Title screen of The Island of Dr. Moreau No snapshots yet
Character Montgomery
Dracula No snapshots yet
Character Van Helsing

Dracula

1974

Title screen of L'attentat No snapshots yet
Character CIA Official

L'attentat

1972

Living Free No snapshots yet
Character George Adamson
Title screen of Mary, Queen of Scots No snapshots yet
Character Lord Bothwell

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

33 titles
Longitude
Longitude 2000
Without a Clue
Without a Clue 1988
Caravaggio
Caravaggio 1986
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes 1984
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol 1984
Nighthawks
Nighthawks 1981
Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire 1981
Zulu Dawn
Zulu Dawn 1979
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau 1977
Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers
Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers 1977
Phase IV
Phase IV 1974
Dracula
Dracula 1974
Living Free
Living Free 1972
L'attentat
L'attentat 1972
Villain
Villain 1971
The Last Valley
The Last Valley 1971
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots 1971
The Mind of Mr. Soames
The Mind of Mr. Soames 1970
No Blade of Grass
No Blade of Grass 1970
The Virgin Soldiers
The Virgin Soldiers 1969
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
The Royal Hunt of the Sun 1969
Play Dirty
Play Dirty 1969
Where the Spies Are
Where the Spies Are 1966
A Man for All Seasons
A Man for All Seasons 1966
Sands of the Kalahari
Sands of the Kalahari 1965
Life at the Top
Life at the Top 1965
A High Wind in Jamaica
A High Wind in Jamaica 1965
The Third Secret
The Third Secret 1964
Return to Sender
Return to Sender 1963
The Entertainer
The Entertainer 1960
Peeping Tom
Peeping Tom 1960
Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger 1959
Desert Mice
Desert Mice 1959

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