Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

Acting

Birthday

1928/05/23

Day of death

2013/10/25 (85 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Also know as

Arthur Nigel Davenport

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.

Acting
A Man for All Seasons
7.3

(1966) A Man for All Seasons

as The Duke of Norfolk

Where the Spies Are
5.2

(1966) Where the Spies Are

as Parkington

Caravaggio
6.1

(1986) Caravaggio

as Giustiniani

Villain
6.3

(1971) Villain

as Bob Matthews

No Blade of Grass
5.3

(1970) No Blade of Grass

as John Custance

Nighthawks
6.4

(1981) Nighthawks

as Peter Hartman

Cry of the Innocent
5.0

(1980) Cry of the Innocent

as Gray Harrison Hunt

Chariots of Fire
6.8

(1981) Chariots of Fire

as Lord Birkenhead

The Island of Dr. Moreau
5.5

(1977) The Island of Dr. Moreau

as Montgomery

Play Dirty
6.2

(1969) Play Dirty

as Capt. Cyril Leech

El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe
5.0

(1998) El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe

as Don César de Echagüe, padre

The Bone Yard
0.0

(1964) The Bone Yard

as Inspector Potter

The Last Valley
6.6

(1971) The Last Valley

as Gruber

Mary, Queen of Scots
6.7

(1971) Mary, Queen of Scots

as Lord Bothwell

The Mumbo Jumbo
0.0

(2000) The Mumbo Jumbo

as Major cowpat

Longitude
7.3

(2000) Longitude

as Sir Charles Pelham

Look Back in Anger
6.7

(1959) Look Back in Anger

as 1st Commercial Traveller

Living Free
6.8

(1972) Living Free

as George Adamson

Sands of the Kalahari
6.0

(1965) Sands of the Kalahari

as Sturdevan

Charley-One-Eye
4.8

(1973) Charley-One-Eye

as The Bounty Hunter

Dracula
6.3

(1974) Dracula

as Van Helsing

Phase IV
6.3

(1974) Phase IV

as Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs

Death of a Snowman
4.8

(1976) Black Trash

as Lt. Ben Deel

David Copperfield
6.3

(2001) David Copperfield

as Dan Peggotty

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
4.8

(1977) Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

as Driscoll

Sinful Davey
5.5

(1969) Sinful Davey

as Wachtmeister Richardson

Life at the Top
6.2

(1965) Life at the Top

as Mottram

The Mind of Mr. Soames
5.7

(1970) The Mind of Mr. Soames

as Dr. Maitland

In the Cool of the Day
5.4

(1963) In the Cool of the Day

as Leonard Groves

La Regenta
4.3

(1974) The Regent's Wife

as Álvaro Mesía

The Virgin Soldiers
6.9

(1969) The Virgin Soldiers

as Sgt Driscoll

The Cutter
0.0

(1992) The Cutter

as ---

The Picture of Dorian Gray
6.0

(1973) The Picture of Dorian Gray

as Sir Harry Wotton

4.5

(1984) An Inspector Calls

as Arthur Birling

La vuelta del Coyote
5.0

(1998) La vuelta del Coyote

as César de Echagüe

Sebastian
6.0

(1968) Sebastian

as Gen. Phillips

Ladies Who Do
7.0

(1963) Ladies Who Do

as Mr. Strang

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
6.0

(1980) The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

as Colonel George Grenfell

3.0

(1983) Strata

as Victor

Return to Sender
4.1

(1963) Return to Sender

as Dino Steffano

Den Tüchtigen gehört die Welt
5.0

(1981) The Uppercrust

as Pigel

Zulu Dawn
6.1

(1979) Zulu Dawn

as Col. Hamilton-Brown

Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV
0.0

(2024) Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV

as Self (archive footage)

0.0

(1966) Shotgun

as Joshua

A Christmas Carol
7.5

(1984) A Christmas Carol

as Silas Scrooge

Lunch Hour
6.8

(1962) Lunch Hour

as Personnel Manager

South Riding
0.0

(1974) South Riding

as ---

0.0

(1996) The Circus Connection

as Stadnicki

Without a Clue
6.6

(1988) Without a Clue

as Lord Smithwick

0.0

(1975) The Apple Cart

as King Magnus

The Verdict
0.0

(1964) The Verdict

as ---

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
6.3

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

as Major Jack Downing

Othello
8.5

(1955) Othello

as Lodovico

The Royal Hunt of the Sun
6.0

(1969) The Royal Hunt of the Sun

as De Soto

A High Wind in Jamaica
6.3

(1965) A High Wind in Jamaica

as Mr. Thornton

The London Connection
7.8

(1979) The London Connection

as Arthur Minton

鸦片战争
6.6

(1997) The Opium War

as ---

Mosley
6.0

(1998) Mosley

as Lord Rothermere

Peeping Tom
7.4

(1960) Peeping Tom

as Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)

The Strange Affair
4.4

(1968) The Strange Affair

as ---

Bitter Harvest
6.2

(1963) Bitter Harvest

as Police Inspector

A Midsummer Night's Dream
4.0

(1981) A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Theseus

Dial M for Murder
6.0

(1967) Dial M for Murder

as Lesgate

The Biko Inquest
0.0

(1984) The Biko Inquest

as Colonel Goosen

The Third Secret
6.1

(1964) The Third Secret

as Lew Harding

L'Attentat
6.7

(1972) The Assassination

as CIA Official

The Treasure Seekers
5.3

(1996) The Treasure Seekers

as Lord Blackstock

The News-Benders
0.0

(1968) The News-Benders

as Robert Larkin

The Entertainer
6.2

(1960) The Entertainer

as Theatre Manager (uncredited)

0.0

(1997) Hotel Shanghai

as Butler

Keeping Up Appearances
7.6

(1990) Keeping Up Appearances

as The Commodore

Howards' Way
5.6

(1985) Howards' Way

as Sir Edward Frere

The Avengers
7.7

(1961) The Avengers

as Lord Barnes

The Saint
7.3

(1962) The Saint

as Aldo Petri

Bird of Prey
5.5

(1982) Bird of Prey

as ---

Oil Strike North
5.0

(1975) Oil Strike North

as ---

Man of the World
7.0

(1962) Man of the World

as ---

The Count of Monte Cristo
4.4

(1956) The Count of Monte Cristo

as ---

The Adventures of Robin Hood
6.1

(1955) The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Loud Lawrence

Shirley's World
5.0

(1972) Shirley's World

as ---

Masada
7.1

(1981) Masada

as Mucianus

Sir Francis Drake
4.0

(1961) Sir Francis Drake

as Don Miguel de Cervantes

The Saint
7.3

(1962) The Saint

as Charles Voyson

The BBC Television Shakespeare
5.2

(1978) The BBC Television Shakespeare

as ---

0.0

(1977) Romance

as ---

Don't Rock The Boat
5.0

(1982) Don't Rock The Boat

as ---

The Adventures of Robin Hood
6.1

(1955) The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Claude the Seneschal

The Adventures of Robin Hood
6.1

(1955) The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Sir James

The Adventures of Robin Hood
6.1

(1955) The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Barty

The Adventures of Robin Hood
6.1

(1955) The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Captain

The Adventures of Robin Hood
6.1

(1955) The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Sentry

The Adventures of Robin Hood
6.1

(1955) The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Sir Peter Marston

Minder
6.8

(1979) Minder

as Ray

Ladies in Charge
5.0

(1986) Ladies in Charge

as ---

The Detectives
6.7

(1993) The Detectives

as Sir Arthur Andrews

Mosley
4.0

(1998) Mosley

as Lord Rothermere

The Edwardians
5.7

(1972) The Edwardians

as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Name of the Game
6.8

(1968) The Name of the Game

as David Windom

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
5.0

(1986) Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

as Ismay

The Upper Hand
7.0

(1990) The Upper Hand

as Mr. Douglas Hamilton

The Upper Hand
7.0

(1990) The Upper Hand

as Mr. Hamilton

Longitude
7.0

(2000) Longitude

as Sir Charles Pelham

An Inspector Calls
0.0

(1982) An Inspector Calls

as Arthur Birling

Midsomer Murders
7.5

(1997) Midsomer Murders

as William Smithers

Sunday Night Theatre
3.5

(1950) Sunday Night Theatre

as Jackson