Nigel Davenport
Acting
Born: May 23, 1928 · Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Died: October 25, 2013 (aged 85)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Chariots of Fire
1981
Peeping Tom
1960
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984
A Man for All Seasons
1966
Nighthawks
1981
A Christmas Carol
1984
Midsomer Murders
1997
Phase IV
1974
Without a Clue
1988
Keeping Up Appearances
1990
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1977
Caravaggio
1986
Photos (3)
Movies (64)
Chariots of Fire
Lord Birkenhead
Nighthawks
Peter Hartman
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Major Jack Downing
A Man for All Seasons
The Duke of Norfolk
Peeping Tom
Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)
The Island of Dr. Moreau
Montgomery
Play Dirty
Capt. Cyril Leech
A Christmas Carol
Silas Scrooge
Phase IV
Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs
Without a Clue
Lord Smithwick
Caravaggio
Giustiniani
Zulu Dawn
Col. Hamilton-Brown
The Last Valley
Gruber
The Assassination
CIA Official
A High Wind in Jamaica
Mr. Thornton
Longitude
Sir Charles Pelham
Dracula
Van Helsing
David Copperfield
Daniel Peggotty
Living Free
George Adamson
Where the Spies Are
Parkington
Villain
Bob Matthews
Sands of the Kalahari
Sturdevan
Look Back in Anger
1st Commercial Traveller
Mary, Queen of Scots
Lord Bothwell
The Virgin Soldiers
Sgt Driscoll
The Third Secret
Lew Harding
The Mind of Mr. Soames
Dr. Maitland
In the Cool of the Day
Leonard Groves
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
De Soto
The Cutter
1992
No Blade of Grass
John Custance
Cry of the Innocent
Gray Harrison Hunt
The Entertainer
Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Sinful Davey
Richardson
Life at the Top
Mottram
Ladies Who Do
Mr. Strang
The Treasure Seekers
Lord Blackstock
Dial M for Murder
Lesgate
Black Trash
Lt. Ben Deel
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Theseus
Bitter Harvest
Police Inspector
The London Connection
Arthur Minton
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Sir Harry Wotton
Othello
Lodovico
Lunch Hour
Personnel Manager
Desert Mice
Army Officer (uncredited)
La vuelta del Coyote
César de Echagüe
Sebastian
Gen. Phillips
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams
Supt. Hannam
The News-Benders
Robert Larkin
The Strange Affair
1968
South Riding
1974
Mosley
Lord Rothermere
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
Colonel George Grenfell
Charley-One-Eye
The Bounty Hunter
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
Driscoll
The Biko Inquest
Colonel Goosen
The Verdict
Larry Mason
The Regent's Wife
Álvaro Mesía
The Mumbo Jumbo
Major cowpat
El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe
Don César de Echagüe, padre
The Bone Yard
Inspector Potter
The Uppercrust
Pigel
Return to Sender
Dino Steffano
TV Shows (47)
Midsomer Murders
William Smithers · 1 eps
The Avengers
Lord Barnes · 2 eps
BBC Play of the Month
King Magnus · 1 eps
Minder
Ray · 1 eps
The Wednesday Play
Inspector Potter · 1 eps
The Saint
Aldo Petri · 1 eps
The Saint
Charles Voyson · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
David Windom · 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Ed Sterling · 1 eps
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Loud Lawrence · 1 eps
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sir James · 1 eps
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Captain · 1 eps
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Barty · 1 eps
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Claude the Seneschal · 1 eps
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sentry · 1 eps
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Sir Peter Marston · 1 eps
The Count of Monte Cristo
1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
The Prisoner · 1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Robert Larkin · 1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Major Bartholomew · 1 eps
Keeping Up Appearances
The Commodore · 1 eps
Theatre 625
Donkin · 3 eps
Sunday Night Theatre
Jackson · 1 eps
Howards' Way
Sir Edward Frere · 29 eps
The Upper Hand
Mr. Douglas Hamilton · 1 eps
The Upper Hand
Mr. Hamilton · 1 eps
The Detectives
Sir Arthur Andrews · 1 eps
Espionage
Frank Marston · 1 eps
Masada
Senator Mucianus · 1 eps
Sir Francis Drake
Don Miguel de Cervantes · 1 eps
Trainer
James Brant · 13 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Arthur Minton · 1 eps
Man of the World
Grabowsky · 1 eps
Longitude
Sir Charles Pelham · 1 eps
David Copperfield
Daniel Peggotty · 2 eps
Shirley's World
1 eps
Prince Regent
King George III · 8 eps
The Edwardians
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · 1 eps
Ladies in Charge
Count Litvinoff · 1 eps
South Riding
Robert Carne · 13 eps
Bird of Prey
Charles Bridgnorth · 3 eps
Mickey Dunne
Bruce Tavey · 1 eps
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
Ismay · 6 eps
Oil Strike North
13 eps
Mosley
Lord Rothermere · 1 eps
An Inspector Calls
Arthur Birling · 3 eps
Don't Rock The Boat
12 eps
