Nigel Davenport
Acting
Born May 23, 1928 · Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Died October 25, 2013
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.
Known for
Filmography
David Copperfield
2001 · Daniel Peggotty
Longitude
2000 · Sir Charles Pelham
Without a Clue
1988 · Lord Smithwick
Caravaggio
1986 · Giustiniani
A Christmas Carol
1984 · Silas Scrooge
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984 · Major Jack Downing
Nighthawks
1981 · Peter Hartman
Chariots of Fire
1981 · Lord Birkenhead
Zulu Dawn
1979 · Col. Hamilton-Brown
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1977 · Montgomery
Dracula
1974 · Van Helsing
Phase IV
1974 · Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs
Charley-One-Eye
1973 · The Bounty Hunter
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1973 · Sir Harry Wotton
Living Free
1972 · George Adamson
The Assassination
1972 · CIA Official
Villain
1971 · Bob Matthews
The Last Valley
1971 · Gruber
Mary, Queen of Scots
1971 · Lord Bothwell
No Blade of Grass
1970 · John Custance
The Mind of Mr. Soames
1970 · Dr. Maitland
Play Dirty
1969 · Capt. Cyril Leech
Sinful Davey
1969 · Richardson
The Virgin Soldiers
1969 · Sgt Driscoll
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
1969 · De Soto
Sebastian
1968 · Gen. Phillips
A Man for All Seasons
1966 · The Duke of Norfolk
Where the Spies Are
1966 · Parkington
Sands of the Kalahari
1965 · Sturdevan
Life at the Top
1965 · Mottram
A High Wind in Jamaica
1965 · Mr. Thornton
The Third Secret
1964 · Lew Harding
In the Cool of the Day
1963 · Leonard Groves
Ladies Who Do
1963 · Mr. Strang
Bitter Harvest
1963 · Police Inspector
Lunch Hour
1962 · Personnel Manager
Peeping Tom
1960 · Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)
The Entertainer
1960 · Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Look Back in Anger
1959 · 1st Commercial Traveller