Nigel Davenport
English actor (1928-2013) · United Kingdom · Actors · Died at 85
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Something wrong?Arthur Nigel Davenport was an English stage, television and film actor, best known for his film roles as the Duke of Norfolk in A Man for All Seasons (1966), and Lord Birkenhead in Chariots of Fire (1981).
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David CopperfieldFilm, Daniel Peggotty2000
LongitudeSeries, Sir Charles Pelham1996
The Treasure SeekersFilm, Lord Blackstock1993
The DetectivesSeries, Sir Arthur Andrews1988
Without a ClueFilm, Lord Smithwick1985
Howards' WaySeries, Sir Edward Frere1984
A Christmas CarolFilm, Silas Scrooge1980
The Ordeal of Dr. MuddFilm, Colonel George Grenfell1979
MinderSeries, Ray
Zulu DawnFilm, 1979Col. Hamilton-Brown1974
DraculaFilm, Van Helsing1972
Living FreeFilm, George Adamson1970
No Blade of GrassFilm, John Custance1969
ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries, Ed Sterling
Play DirtyFilm, 1969Capt. Cyril Leech1966
A Man for All SeasonsFilm, The Duke of Norfolk1965
BBC Play of the MonthSeries, King Magnus1964
The Third SecretFilm, Lew Harding1963
EspionageSeries, Frank Marston
Bitter HarvestFilm, 1963Police Inspector1961
Sir Francis DrakeSeries, Don Miguel de Cervantes1959
Look Back in AngerFilm, 1st Commercial Traveller1955
The Adventures of Robin HoodSeries, Loud Lawrence1950
Sunday Night TheatreSeries, Jackson1928Born23 May 1928
David CopperfieldFilm, Daniel Peggotty2000
LongitudeSeries, Sir Charles Pelham1996
The Treasure SeekersFilm, Lord Blackstock1993
The DetectivesSeries, Sir Arthur Andrews1988
Without a ClueFilm, Lord Smithwick1985
Howards' WaySeries, Sir Edward Frere1984
A Christmas CarolFilm, Silas Scrooge1980
The Ordeal of Dr. MuddFilm, Colonel George Grenfell1979
MinderSeries, Ray
Zulu DawnFilm, 1979Col. Hamilton-Brown1974
DraculaFilm, Van Helsing1972
Living FreeFilm, George Adamson1970
No Blade of GrassFilm, John Custance1969
ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries, Ed Sterling
Play DirtyFilm, 1969Capt. Cyril Leech1966
A Man for All SeasonsFilm, The Duke of Norfolk1965
BBC Play of the MonthSeries, King Magnus1964
The Third SecretFilm, Lew Harding1963
EspionageSeries, Frank Marston
Bitter HarvestFilm, 1963Police Inspector1961
Sir Francis DrakeSeries, Don Miguel de Cervantes1959
Look Back in AngerFilm, 1st Commercial Traveller1955
The Adventures of Robin HoodSeries, Loud Lawrence1950
Sunday Night TheatreSeries, Jackson1928Born23 May 1928Also in Deutsch
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Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1928 to 2013 · aged 85
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