Arthur Dignam
Biography
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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.
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Filmography
Gödel Incomplete
2014
as Old Kurt Gödel
Australia
2008
as Father Benedict
Moulin Rouge!
2001
as Christian's Father
Gods and Monsters
1998
as Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)
Paradise Road
1997
as Mr. Pike
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Warm Strangers
1997
as Old Man
Dating the Enemy
1996
as Dr. Kamins
The Nostradamus Kid
1993
as Pastor Anderson
Isabelle Eberhardt
1991
as Cauvet
Shadow of the Cobra
1989
The Dreaming
1988
as Professor Bernard Thornton
The Everlasting Secret Family
1988
as Senator
The Right Hand Man
1987
as Dr. Redbridge
Comrades
1987
as Fop
Those Dear Departed
1987
as Producer
King Solomon's Mines
1986
as Allan Quatermain (voice)
Burke & Wills
1985
as Sir William Stawell
The Wild Duck
1984
as Gregory
The Return of Captain Invincible
1983
as Lawyer
We of the Never Never
1982
as Aeneas Gunn
Duet for Four
1982
as Doug Quincey
Strange Behavior
1981
as Dr. Le Sange / Nagel
Grendel Grendel Grendel
1981
as The Dragon / Beowulf (voice)
The Hero
1979