HomeBack to homepage
PeopleActors & creators
Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

Department: Acting

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.

Known For

A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons

1966

Where the Spies Are

Where the Spies Are

1966

Caravaggio

Caravaggio

1986

Villain

Villain

1971

No Blade of Grass

No Blade of Grass

1970

Nighthawks

Nighthawks

1981

Cry of the Innocent

Cry of the Innocent

1980

Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire

1981

The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1977

Play Dirty

Play Dirty

1969

El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe

El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe

1998

The Bone Yard

The Bone Yard

1964

The Last Valley

The Last Valley

1971

Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots

1971

The Mumbo Jumbo

The Mumbo Jumbo

2000

Longitude

Longitude

2000

Look Back in Anger

Look Back in Anger

1959

Living Free

Living Free

1972

Sands of the Kalahari

Sands of the Kalahari

1965

Charley One-Eye

Charley One-Eye

1973

Dracula

Dracula

1974

Phase IV

Phase IV

1974

Black Trash

Black Trash

1976

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

2001

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

1977

Sinful Davey

Sinful Davey

1969

Life at the Top

Life at the Top

1965

The Mind of Mr. Soames

The Mind of Mr. Soames

1970

In the Cool of the Day

In the Cool of the Day

1963

The Regent's Wife

The Regent's Wife

1974

The Virgin Soldiers

The Virgin Soldiers

1969

The Cutter

The Cutter

1992

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1973

An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls

1984

La vuelta del Coyote

La vuelta del Coyote

1998

Sebastian

Sebastian

1968

Ladies Who Do

Ladies Who Do

1963

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

1980

Strata

Strata

1983

Return to Sender

Return to Sender

1963

The Uppercrust

The Uppercrust

1981

Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

1979

Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV

Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV

2024

Shotgun

Shotgun

1966

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

1984

Lunch Hour

Lunch Hour

1962

South Riding

South Riding

1974

The Circus Connection

The Circus Connection

1996

Without a Clue

Without a Clue

1988

The Apple Cart

The Apple Cart

1975

The Verdict

The Verdict

1964

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984

Othello

Othello

1955

The Royal Hunt of the Sun

The Royal Hunt of the Sun

1969

A High Wind in Jamaica

A High Wind in Jamaica

1965

The London Connection

The London Connection

1979

Mosley

Mosley

1998

Peeping Tom

Peeping Tom

1960

The Strange Affair

The Strange Affair

1968

Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest

1963

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1981

Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

1967

The Biko Inquest

The Biko Inquest

1984

The Third Secret

The Third Secret

1964

The Assassination

The Assassination

1972

The Treasure Seekers

The Treasure Seekers

1996

The News-Benders

The News-Benders

1968

The Entertainer

The Entertainer

1960

Hotel Shanghai

Hotel Shanghai

1997

The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams

The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams

1986

Desert Mice

Desert Mice

1959

Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances

1990

Howards' Way

Howards' Way

1985

The Avengers

The Avengers

1961

The Saint

The Saint

1962

Oil Strike North

Oil Strike North

1975

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

1956

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955

Shirley's World

Shirley's World

1972

Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake

1961

The Saint

The Saint

1962

Don't Rock The Boat

Don't Rock The Boat

1982

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955

Minder

Minder

1979

The Detectives

The Detectives

1993

Mosley

Mosley

1998

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

1968

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

1986

The Upper Hand

The Upper Hand

1990

The Upper Hand

The Upper Hand

1990

An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls

1982

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

1950

Prince Regent

Prince Regent

1979

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965

Longitude

Longitude

2000

Man of the World

Man of the World

1962

The Edwardians

The Edwardians

1972

Bird of Prey

Bird of Prey

1982

Masada

Masada

1981

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

1964

South Riding

South Riding

1974

Romance

Romance

1977

Ladies in Charge

Ladies in Charge

1986

Mister Charlesworth

Mister Charlesworth

1957

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

2000