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Home/People/Arthur Dignam
Arthur Dignam profile photo
Born
Sep 9, 1939
Age 86
Place of Birth
Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

30
Movies
7
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Arthur Dignam

Acting

Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Arthur Dignam (born 9 September 1939) is an Australian character actor, born on Lord Howe Island. He attended Newington College (1955–1956) as a boarder. He is possibly best known for one of his early roles, that of Brother Francine in Fred Schepisi's The Devil's Playground (1976). While he has worked mainly in film and television, he has also worked in theatre, including musical theatre. He played Pontius Pilate in the Australian production of Jesus Christ Superstar in 1972–73, and appears on the original Australian cast recording. His son is the actor Nicholas Gledhill. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Dignam, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2014
Australia poster

Australia

as Father Benedict
2008
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Moulin Rouge!

as Christian's Father
2001
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Gods and Monsters

as Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)
1998
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Paradise Road

as Mr. Pike
1997
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Warm Strangers

as Old Man
1997
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Dating the Enemy

as Dr. Kamins
1996
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The Nostradamus Kid

as Pastor Anderson
1993
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Isabelle Eberhardt

as Cauvet
1991
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Shadow of the Cobra

Cast
1989
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The Dreaming

as Professor Bernard Thornton
1988
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The Everlasting Secret Family

as Senator
1988
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The Right Hand Man

as Dr. Redbridge
1987
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Comrades

as Fop
1987
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Those Dear Departed

as Producer
1987
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King Solomon's Mines

as Allan Quatermain (voice)
1986
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Burke & Wills

as Sir William Stawell
1985
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The Wild Duck

as Gregory
1984
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The Return of Captain Invincible

as Lawyer
1983
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We of the Never Never

as Aeneas Gunn
1982