Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

1928-05-23 • Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK • Male • 108 Known Credits

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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-05-23

Place of Birth

Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Known Credits

108

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

Arthur Nigel Davenport

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Known For Movies

Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire

1981
Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

1979
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984
Nighthawks

Nighthawks

1981
A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons

1966
Peeping Tom

Peeping Tom

1960
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

1984
Caravaggio

Caravaggio

1986
Without a Clue

Without a Clue

1988
The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1977
Phase IV

Phase IV

1974
Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots

1971
Mosley

Mosley

1998
Dracula

Dracula

1974
Villain

Villain

1971
Play Dirty

Play Dirty

1969
The Last Valley

The Last Valley

1971
The Entertainer

The Entertainer

1960
Longitude

Longitude

2000
David Copperfield

David Copperfield

2001
A High Wind in Jamaica

A High Wind in Jamaica

1965
The Mind of Mr. Soames

The Mind of Mr. Soames

1970
Life at the Top

Life at the Top

1965
Sands of the Kalahari

Sands of the Kalahari

1965
Sebastian

Sebastian

1968
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1981
The Third Secret

The Third Secret

1964
The Treasure Seekers

The Treasure Seekers

1996
Where the Spies Are

Where the Spies Are

1966
Black Trash

Black Trash

1976
The Assassination

The Assassination

1972
No Blade of Grass

No Blade of Grass

1970
Look Back in Anger

Look Back in Anger

1959
The Virgin Soldiers

The Virgin Soldiers

1969
Living Free

Living Free

1972
The Royal Hunt of the Sun

The Royal Hunt of the Sun

1969
Hotel Shanghai

Hotel Shanghai

1997
In the Cool of the Day

In the Cool of the Day

1963
The Uppercrust

The Uppercrust

1981
Desert Mice

Desert Mice

1959
Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV

Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV

2024
La vuelta del Coyote

La vuelta del Coyote

1998
The London Connection

The London Connection

1979
Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest

1963
Sinful Davey

Sinful Davey

1969
The Regent's Wife

The Regent's Wife

1974
An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls

1984
The Cutter

The Cutter

1992
Othello

Othello

1955
Charley One-Eye

Charley One-Eye

1973
Cry of the Innocent

Cry of the Innocent

1980
Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

1967
The Mumbo Jumbo

The Mumbo Jumbo

2000
Ladies Who Do

Ladies Who Do

1963
The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1973
The Strange Affair

The Strange Affair

1968
Shotgun

Shotgun

1966
The Apple Cart

The Apple Cart

1975
Lunch Hour

Lunch Hour

1962
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

1980
The Biko Inquest

The Biko Inquest

1984
South Riding

South Riding

1974
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams

The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams

1986
Strata

Strata

1983
El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe

El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe

1998
The Verdict

The Verdict

1964
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

1977
Return to Sender

Return to Sender

1963
The Bone Yard

The Bone Yard

1964
The News-Benders

The News-Benders

1968
The Circus Connection

The Circus Connection

1996

Known For TV Shows

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997
The Avengers

The Avengers

1961
The Saint

The Saint

1962
Minder

Minder

1979
BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965
The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

1964
The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

1968
The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955
Theatre 625

Theatre 625

1964
Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

1950
ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969
Howards' Way

Howards' Way

1985
Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances

1990
Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965
The Upper Hand

The Upper Hand

1990
Espionage

Espionage

1963
The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954
The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

1956
Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake

1961
The Detectives

The Detectives

1993
Man of the World

Man of the World

1962
Longitude

Longitude

2000
Shirley's World

Shirley's World

1972
Masada

Masada

1981
The Edwardians

The Edwardians

1972
Ladies in Charge

Ladies in Charge

1986
Mosley

Mosley

1998
South Riding

South Riding

1974
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

1986
Bird of Prey

Bird of Prey

1982
David Copperfield

David Copperfield

2000
Prince Regent

Prince Regent

1979
An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls

1982
Oil Strike North

Oil Strike North

1975
Romance

Romance

1977
Don't Rock The Boat

Don't Rock The Boat

1982
Mister Charlesworth

Mister Charlesworth

1957

Movie Credits

Chariots of Fire

1981

Lord Birkenhead

Zulu Dawn

1979

Col. Hamilton-Brown

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984

Major Jack Downing

Nighthawks

1981

Peter Hartman

A Man for All Seasons

1966

The Duke of Norfolk

Peeping Tom

1960

Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)

A Christmas Carol

1984

Silas Scrooge

Caravaggio

1986

Giustiniani

Without a Clue

1988

Lord Smithwick

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1977

Montgomery

Phase IV

1974

Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs

Mary, Queen of Scots

1971

Lord Bothwell

Mosley

1998

Lord Rothermere

Dracula

1974

Van Helsing

Villain

1971

Bob Matthews

Play Dirty

1969

Capt. Cyril Leech

The Last Valley

1971

Gruber

The Entertainer

1960

Theatre Manager (uncredited)

Longitude

2000

Sir Charles Pelham

David Copperfield

2001

Daniel Peggotty

A High Wind in Jamaica

1965

Mr. Thornton

The Mind of Mr. Soames

1970

Dr. Maitland

Life at the Top

1965

Mottram

Sands of the Kalahari

1965

Sturdevan

Sebastian

1968

Gen. Phillips

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1981

Theseus

The Third Secret

1964

Lew Harding

The Treasure Seekers

1996

Lord Blackstock

Where the Spies Are

1966

Parkington

Black Trash

1976

Lt. Ben Deel

The Assassination

1972

CIA Official

No Blade of Grass

1970

John Custance

Look Back in Anger

1959

1st Commercial Traveller

The Virgin Soldiers

1969

Sgt Driscoll

Living Free

1972

George Adamson

The Royal Hunt of the Sun

1969

De Soto

Hotel Shanghai

1997

Butler

In the Cool of the Day

1963

Leonard Groves

The Uppercrust

1981

Pigel

Desert Mice

1959

Army Officer (uncredited)

Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV

2024

Self (archive footage)

La vuelta del Coyote

1998

César de Echagüe

The London Connection

1979

Arthur Minton

Bitter Harvest

1963

Police Inspector

Sinful Davey

1969

Richardson

The Regent's Wife

1974

Álvaro Mesía

An Inspector Calls

1984

Arthur Birling

The Cutter

1992

Othello

1955

Lodovico

Charley One-Eye

1973

The Bounty Hunter

Cry of the Innocent

1980

Gray Harrison Hunt

Dial M for Murder

1967

Lesgate

The Mumbo Jumbo

2000

Major cowpat

Ladies Who Do

1963

Mr. Strang

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1973

Sir Harry Wotton

The Strange Affair

1968

Shotgun

1966

Joshua

The Apple Cart

1975

King Magnus

Lunch Hour

1962

Personnel Manager

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

1980

Colonel George Grenfell

The Biko Inquest

1984

Colonel Goosen

South Riding

1974

The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams

1986

Supt. Hannam

Strata

1983

Victor

El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe

1998

Don César de Echagüe, padre

The Verdict

1964

Larry Mason

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

1977

Driscoll

Return to Sender

1963

Dino Steffano

The Bone Yard

1964

Inspector Potter

The News-Benders

1968

Robert Larkin

The Circus Connection

1996

Stadnicki

TV Credits

Midsomer Murders

1997

William Smithers (1 episodes)

The Avengers

1961

Lord Barnes (2 episodes)

The Saint

1962

Aldo Petri (1 episodes)

Minder

1979

Ray (1 episodes)

BBC Play of the Month

1965

King Magnus (1 episodes)

The Wednesday Play

1964

Inspector Potter (1 episodes)

The Name of the Game

1968

David Windom (1 episodes)

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955

Loud Lawrence (1 episodes)

Theatre 625

1964

Donkin (3 episodes)

Sunday Night Theatre

1950

Jackson (1 episodes)

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969

Ed Sterling (1 episodes)

Howards' Way

1985

Sir Edward Frere (29 episodes)

Keeping Up Appearances

1990

The Commodore (1 episodes)

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965

The Prisoner (1 episodes)

The Upper Hand

1990

Mr. Douglas Hamilton (1 episodes)

Espionage

1963

Frank Marston (1 episodes)

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

Arthur Minton (1 episodes)

The Count of Monte Cristo

1956

(1 episodes)

Sir Francis Drake

1961

Don Miguel de Cervantes (1 episodes)

The Detectives

1993

Sir Arthur Andrews (1 episodes)

Man of the World

1962

Grabowsky (1 episodes)

Longitude

2000

Sir Charles Pelham (1 episodes)

Shirley's World

1972

(1 episodes)

Masada

1981

Senator Mucianus (1 episodes)

The Edwardians

1972

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1 episodes)

Ladies in Charge

1986

Count Litvinoff (1 episodes)

Mosley

1998

Lord Rothermere (1 episodes)

South Riding

1974

Robert Carne (13 episodes)

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

1986

Ismay (6 episodes)

Bird of Prey

1982

Charles Bridgnorth (3 episodes)

David Copperfield

2000

Daniel Peggotty (2 episodes)

Prince Regent

1979

King George III (8 episodes)

An Inspector Calls

1982

Arthur Birling (3 episodes)

Oil Strike North

1975

(13 episodes)

Romance

1977

Prince Zouroff (1 episodes)

Don't Rock The Boat

1982

(12 episodes)

Mister Charlesworth

1957

Sgt. Spence (6 episodes)

Movie Production Credits

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TV Production Credits

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