Birthday
1905/10/24
Day of death
1979/01/31 (73 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Sheffield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Also know as
Basil Martin Dignam
Basil Dignam (24 October 1905 - 31 January 1979) was an English character actor.
(1958) Corridors of Blood
as Hospital Chairman
(1959) Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
as Security Officer
(1966) Naked Evil
as Jim Benson
(1961) The Court Martial of Major Keller
as Morrell
(1958) Son of a Stranger
as Dr. Delaney
(1957) The Depraved
as Tom Wilton
(1957) Three Sundays to Live
as Davitt
(1961) The Secret Partner
as Lyle
(1967) The Jokers
as David's Bank Manager
(1958) The Nice Americans
as Inspector Adams
(1963) 80,000 Suspects
as Health Officer Boswell
(1958) Up the Creek
as Coombes
(1967) I'll Never Forget What's'isname
as ---
(1962) Seven Seas to Calais
as Sir Francis Walsingham
(1964) Ring of Spies
as Second Member at Lords (uncredited)
(1956) The Weapon
as ---
(1960) Suspect
as Dr Childs
(1958) Innocent Sinners
as Dyson
(1967) The Cuckoo Patrol
as Snodgrass
(1961) Victim
as Barrister (uncredited)
(1959) I'm All Right Jack
as Minister of Labour
(1955) Touch and Go
as Stevens
(1957) You Pay Your Money
as Currie
(1958) Further Up the Creek
as Flagship Commander
(1961) Gorgo
as Admiral Brooks
(1968) Assignment K
as Howlett
(1958) Room at the Top
as Priest (uncredited)
(1968) Number Ten
as Sebastian Fleming
(1960) Sentenced for Life
as Ralph Thompson
(1972) I Spy a Stranger
as Mr. Hufson
(1955) The Quatermass Xperiment
as Sir Lionel Dean (uncredited)
(1962) Lawrence of Arabia
as Cavalry General at Field Briefing (uncredited)
(1957) The Counterfeit Plan
as Police Commissioner
(1963) Heavens Above!
as Prison Governor
(1971) 10 Rillington Place
as Member of Medical Board
(1974) Soft Beds, Hard Battles
as Brigadier
(1956) The Narrowing Circle
as George Pacey
(1968) Twisted Nerve
as Doctor
(1957) Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Sir Lionel Henry Lamb, British Ambassador to China
(1951) Smart Alec
as Defense Attorney
(1960) The Spider's Web
as Hugo
(1951) Two on the Tiles
as Ship’s Captain
(1959) Sapphire
as Doctor Burgess
(1971) A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
as Commissioner McCloud (uncredited)
(1966) Where the Spies Are
as Major Harding
(1956) Reach for the Sky
as Air Ministry Doctor
(1970) The Games
as Sir Harold
(1962) Life for Ruth
as Mapleton
(1957) Brothers in Law
as Mr. Justice Emery
(1960) The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
as Army Officer
(1961) Fate Takes a Hand
as Wheeler
(1949) Maytime in Mayfair
as Commissionaire (uncredited)
(1952) Hammer the Toff
as Superintendent
(1951) The Lady with a Lamp
as ---
(1965) Rotten to the Core
as The General
(1955) They Can't Hang Me
as Wing Commander Riddle
(1960) A Touch of Larceny
as Lt. Cmdr. Evans at P.R.O. (uncredited)
(1956) Port of Escape
as Det. Sgt. Crawford
(1951) Appointment with Venus
as R.A.M.C. Captain
(1969) Laughter in the Dark
as Dealer
(1958) Rockets Galore
as R.A.F. Officer (uncredited)
(1952) His Excellency
as Security Officer
(1958) Carry On Sergeant
as ---
(1964) Master Spy
as Richard Horton
(1967) The Prisoner
as Supervisor
(1969) Department S
as Howard Finch
(1971) Elizabeth R
as Archbishop Gardiner
(1965) Gideon's Way
as Commissioner Scott-Marle
(1961) The Avengers
as ---
(1972) War & Peace
as ---
(1975) The Sweeney
as Moberly
(1971) The Persuaders!
as Prime Minister Norman Russell
(1970) UFO
as Cabinet Minister
(1971) Jason King
as ---
(1962) The Saint
as Cmdr. Richardson
(1968) The Champions
as Sir Frederick
(1954) Sherlock Holmes
as ---
(1976) The New Avengers
as Hugh Rydercroft
(1959) Interpol Calling
as Insp. Hopkins
(1955) The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Rich Merchant
(1959) No Hiding Place
as ---
(1970) The Six Wives of Henry VIII
as Bishop Gardiner
(1967) Man in a Suitcase
as ---
(1961) Sir Francis Drake
as Duke Of Alva
(1969) Judge Dee
as ---
(1965) United!
as ---
(1978) Life of Shakespeare
as The Lord Chamberlain
(1971) Fathers and Sons
as ---
(1972) The Adventurer
as John Ballard
(1969) The Main Chance
as Mr. Jory
(1971) Justice
as Sir Jules Larsen
(1975) The Stars Look Down
as Richard Barras
(1971) Persuasion
as Sir Walter Elliot
(1969) Department S
as Henry Smith
(1972) Crown Court
as Dr. Sissons
(1972) The Protectors
as Charles Engleton