Arthur Dignam
Acting
Born: 1939-09-09 in Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Dignam, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Moulin Rouge!
Christian's Father
Australia
Father Benedict
The Duellists
Captain with Eyepatch
Gods and Monsters
Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
Acrisius
Paradise Road
Mr. Pike
Strange Behavior
Dr. Le Sange / Nagel
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Man in Butcher Shop
The New Avengers
Dr. Graham
The Return of Captain Invincible
Lawyer
The Devil's Playground
Brother Francine
Dating the Enemy
Dr. Kamins
Minder
Geoffrey Evans
Comrades
Fop
The Flying Doctors
Royce Phelan QC
We of the Never Never
Aeneas Gunn
The Everlasting Secret Family
Senator
Burke & Wills
Sir William Stawell
Grendel Grendel Grendel
The Dragon / Beowulf (voice)
The Dreaming
Professor Bernard Thornton
The Nostradamus Kid
Pastor Anderson
Bodyline
Mr. Jardine
Libido
Petersen
Prof. Charles Kent
Isabelle Eberhardt
Cauvet
Gödel Incomplete
Old Kurt Gödel
Escape from Jupiter
Professor Ingessol
The Wild Duck
Gregory
King Solomon's Mines
Allan Quatermain (voice)
The Right Hand Man
Dr. Redbridge
Duet for Four
Doug Quincey
Summer of Secrets
Dr. Beverley Adams
Those Dear Departed
Producer
Shadow of the Cobra
The Hero
Water Under the Bridge
Maynard Dickens
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon
Acrisius