Nigel Davenport
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Midsomer Murders
William Smithers
1997
Series
Minder
Ray
1979
Series
The Avengers
Lord Barnes
1961
Series
The Wednesday Play
Inspector Potter
1964
Series
The Saint
Aldo Petri
1962
Series
The Saint
Charles Voyson
1962
Series
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Ed Sterling
1969
Series
BBC Play of the Month
King Magnus
1965
Series
The Name of the Game
David Windom
1968
Series
Theatre 625
Donkin
1964
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
The Prisoner
1965
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Robert Larkin
1965
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Major Bartholomew
1965
Series
Keeping Up Appearances
The Commodore
1990
Series
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Loud Lawrence
1955
Series
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sir James
1955
Series
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Captain
1955
Series
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Barty
1955
Series
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Claude the Seneschal
1955
Series
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sentry
1955
Series
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sir Peter Marston
1955
Series
Sunday Night Theatre
Jackson
1950
Series
Howards' Way
Sir Edward Frere
1985
Series
The Upper Hand
Mr. Douglas Hamilton
1990
Series
The Upper Hand
Mr. Hamilton
1990
Series
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Series
Espionage
Frank Marston
1963
Film
Chariots of Fire
Lord Birkenhead
1981
Series
The Detectives
Sir Arthur Andrews
1993
Series
Sir Francis Drake
Don Miguel de Cervantes
1961
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Arthur Minton
1954
Series
Masada
Senator Mucianus
1981
Film
Peeping Tom
Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)
1960
Series
Man of the World
Grabowsky
1962
Series
David Copperfield
Daniel Peggotty
2000
Series
Trainer
James Brant
1991
Film
A Man for All Seasons
The Duke of Norfolk
1966
Film
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Major Jack Downing
1984
Series
Longitude
Sir Charles Pelham
2000
Film
Nighthawks
Peter Hartman
1981
Romance
Prince Zouroff
1977
Series
Shirley's World
1972
Film
Without a Clue
Lord Smithwick
1988
Series
The Edwardians
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1972
Film
A Christmas Carol
Silas Scrooge
1984
Film
Play Dirty
Capt. Cyril Leech
1969
Series
Ladies in Charge
Count Litvinoff
1986
Film
Zulu Dawn
Col. Hamilton-Brown
1979
Series
Mickey Dunne
Bruce Tavey
1967
Film
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Montgomery
1977
Series
Prince Regent
King George III
1979
Film
Caravaggio
Giustiniani
1986
Film
Phase IV
Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs
1974
Series
Bird of Prey
Charles Bridgnorth
1982
Film
The Assassination
CIA Official
1972
Film
Mary, Queen of Scots
Lord Bothwell
1971
Series
Mosley
Lord Rothermere
1998
Series
South Riding
Robert Carne
1974
Film
The Last Valley
Gruber
1971
Film
A High Wind in Jamaica
Mr. Thornton
1965
Hotel Shanghai
Butler
1997
Film
Dracula
Van Helsing
1974
Series
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
Ismay
1986
Away from It All
Eric
1973
Film
Living Free
George Adamson
1972
Series
Oil Strike North
1975
Film
Where the Spies Are
Parkington
1966
Film
Longitude
Sir Charles Pelham
2000
Film
The Entertainer
Theatre Manager (uncredited)
1960
Film
No Blade of Grass
John Custance
1970
Film
Villain
Bob Matthews
1971
Film
Look Back in Anger
1st Commercial Traveller
1959
Film
David Copperfield
Daniel Peggotty
2001
Film
Ladies Who Do
Mr. Strang
1963
Film
Sinful Davey
Richardson
1969
Series
An Inspector Calls
Arthur Birling
1982
Film
Sands of the Kalahari
Sturdevan
1965
The Circus Connection
Stadnicki
1996
Series
Don't Rock The Boat
1982
Film
Life at the Top
Mottram
1965
Film
The Virgin Soldiers
Sgt Driscoll
1969
Film
Cry of the Innocent
Gray Harrison Hunt
1980
Mister Charlesworth
Sgt. Spence
1957
Film
Charley-One-Eye
The Bounty Hunter
1973
Film
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
Colonel George Grenfell
1980
Film
The Cutter
1992
Film
The Treasure Seekers
Lord Blackstock
1996
Film
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Theseus
1981
Film
The Third Secret
Lew Harding
1964
Film
The Strange Affair
1968
Film
Dial M for Murder
Lesgate
1967
Film
Sebastian
Gen. Phillips
1968
An Inspector Calls
Arthur Birling
1984
Film
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
De Soto
1969
Film
The Mind of Mr. Soames
Dr. Maitland
1970
Film
The London Connection
Arthur Minton
1979
Film
South Riding
1974
Film
In the Cool of the Day
Leonard Groves
1963
Film
Lunch Hour
Personnel Manager
1962
Film
Desert Mice
Army Officer (uncredited)
1959
Film
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Sir Harry Wotton
1973
Film
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams
Supt. Hannam
1986
The Apple Cart
King Magnus
1975
Film
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
Driscoll
1977
Film
Black Trash
Lt. Ben Deel
1976
Film
Bitter Harvest
Police Inspector
1963
Film
La vuelta del Coyote
César de Echagüe
1998
Shotgun
Joshua
1966
Film
The Mumbo Jumbo
Major cowpat
2000
Film
The Verdict
Larry Mason
1964
Film
Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe
Don César de Echagüe, padre
1998
Film
The Regent's Wife
Álvaro Mesía
1974
Film
Mosley
Lord Rothermere
1998
Strata
Victor
1983
Film
Return to Sender
Dino Steffano
1963
Film
The Biko Inquest
Colonel Goosen
1984
Film
The News-Benders
Robert Larkin
1968
Film
Othello
Lodovico
1955
Film
The Bone Yard
Inspector Potter
1964
Film
The Uppercrust
Pigel
1981