Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

🎂 23rd May 1928 (97 yrs) 📍 Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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.

Nigel Davenport

🎬 Movies Featuring Nigel Davenport

Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV

Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV (2024)

as Self (archive footage)
David Copperfield

David Copperfield (2001)

as Daniel Peggotty
The Mumbo Jumbo

The Mumbo Jumbo (2000)

as Major cowpat
Longitude

Longitude (2000)

as Sir Charles Pelham
El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe

El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe (1998)

as Don César de Echagüe, padre
La vuelta del Coyote

La vuelta del Coyote (1998)

as César de Echagüe
Mosley

Mosley (1998)

as Lord Rothermere
No Image

Hotel Shanghai (1997)

as Butler
The Opium War

The Opium War (1997)

The Treasure Seekers

The Treasure Seekers (1996)

as Lord Blackstock
No Image

The Circus Connection (1996)

as Stadnicki
The Cutter

The Cutter (1992)

Without a Clue

Without a Clue (1988)

as Lord Smithwick
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams

The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams (1986)

as Supt. Hannam
Caravaggio

Caravaggio (1986)

as Giustiniani
The Biko Inquest

The Biko Inquest (1984)

as Colonel Goosen
A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol (1984)

as Silas Scrooge
No Image

An Inspector Calls (1984)

as Arthur Birling
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)

as Major Jack Downing
No Image

Strata (1983)

as Victor
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1981)

as Theseus
The Uppercrust

The Uppercrust (1981)

as Pigel
Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire (1981)

as Lord Birkenhead
Nighthawks

Nighthawks (1981)

as Peter Hartman
Cry of the Innocent

Cry of the Innocent (1980)

as Gray Harrison Hunt
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980)

as Colonel George Grenfell
The London Connection

The London Connection (1979)

as Arthur Minton
Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn (1979)

as Col. Hamilton-Brown
The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)

as Montgomery
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers (1977)

as Driscoll
Black Trash

Black Trash (1976)

as Lt. Ben Deel
No Image

The Apple Cart (1975)

as King Magnus
The Regent's Wife

The Regent's Wife (1974)

as Álvaro Mesía
South Riding

South Riding (1974)

Phase IV

Phase IV (1974)

as Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs
Dracula

Dracula (1974)

as Van Helsing
The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1973)

as Sir Harry Wotton
Charley One-Eye

Charley One-Eye (1973)

as The Bounty Hunter
The Assassination

The Assassination (1972)

as CIA Official
Living Free

Living Free (1972)

as George Adamson
Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)

as Lord Bothwell
Villain

Villain (1971)

as Bob Matthews
The Last Valley

The Last Valley (1971)

as Gruber
The Mind of Mr. Soames

The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970)

as Dr. Maitland
No Blade of Grass

No Blade of Grass (1970)

as John Custance
The Virgin Soldiers

The Virgin Soldiers (1969)

as Sgt Driscoll
The Royal Hunt of the Sun

The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)

as De Soto
Sinful Davey

Sinful Davey (1969)

as Richardson
Play Dirty

Play Dirty (1969)

as Capt. Cyril Leech
The Strange Affair

The Strange Affair (1968)

Sebastian

Sebastian (1968)

as Gen. Phillips
The News-Benders

The News-Benders (1968)

as Robert Larkin
Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder (1967)

as Lesgate
A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons (1966)

as The Duke of Norfolk
No Image

Shotgun (1966)

as Joshua
Where the Spies Are

Where the Spies Are (1966)

as Parkington
Life at the Top

Life at the Top (1965)

as Mottram
Sands of the Kalahari

Sands of the Kalahari (1965)

as Sturdevan
A High Wind in Jamaica

A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)

as Mr. Thornton
The Bone Yard

The Bone Yard (1964)

as Inspector Potter
The Third Secret

The Third Secret (1964)

as Lew Harding
The Verdict

The Verdict (1964)

as Larry Mason
Ladies Who Do

Ladies Who Do (1963)

as Mr. Strang
In the Cool of the Day

In the Cool of the Day (1963)

as Leonard Groves
Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest (1963)

as Police Inspector
Return to Sender

Return to Sender (1963)

as Dino Steffano
Lunch Hour

Lunch Hour (1962)

as Personnel Manager
The Entertainer

The Entertainer (1960)

as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Peeping Tom

Peeping Tom (1960)

as Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)
Look Back in Anger

Look Back in Anger (1959)

as 1st Commercial Traveller
Desert Mice

Desert Mice (1959)

as Army Officer (uncredited)
Othello

Othello (1955)

as Lodovico