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Arthur Dignam

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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Born:
Sep 9, 1939 In Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
Movie/TV Credits:
24
First Appeared:
In the movie Libido 1973-04-06
Latest Project:
Movie Australia 2008-11-18
Known For
Poster of Moulin Rouge!
Poster of The Everlasting Secret Family
Poster of King Solomon's Mines
Poster of The Return of Captain Invincible
Filmography
Movie Australia Father Benedict 2008-11-18
Movie Moulin Rouge! Christian's Father 2001-05-24
Movie Paradise Road Mr. Pike 1997-02-11
Movie Dating the Enemy Dr. Kamins 1996-09-19
Series Escape from Jupiter 1994-04-10
Movie The Nostradamus Kid Pastor Anderson 1993-10-14
Movie Isabelle Eberhardt 1991-11-21
Movie The Everlasting Secret Family Senator 1988-03-10
Movie The Dreaming Professor Bernard Thornton 1988-05-13
Movie Comrades Fop 1987-08-23
Movie Those Dear Departed Producer 1987-08-13
Movie The Right Hand Man Dr. Redbridge 1987-10-02
Movie King Solomon's Mines Allan Quatermain (voice) 1986-01-01
Movie Burke & Wills Sir William Stawell 1985-10-30
Movie The Wild Duck Gregory 1984-03-05
Movie The Return of Captain Invincible Lawyer 1983-01-28
Movie The Dismissal Eric Robinson 1983-03-06
Movie We of the Never Never Aeneas Gunn 1982-11-04
Movie Dead Kids Dr. Le Sange / Nagel 1981-10-16
Movie The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith Man in Butcher Shop 1978-06-21
Movie The Duellists Captain with Eyepatch 1977-08-31
Movie The Devil's Playground Brother Francine 1976-08-12
Movie Jock Petersen Prof. Charles Kent 1974-01-01
Movie Libido 1973-04-06
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