Nigel Davenport
May 23, 1928 - Oct 25, 2013 (85 years old) in Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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
Midsomer Murders
William Smithers
The Avengers
Lord Barnes
The Saint
Aldo Petri
Minder
Ray
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Theseus
Howards' Way
Sir Edward Frere
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Loud Lawrence
The Upper Hand
Mr. Douglas Hamilton
Keeping Up Appearances
The Commodore
The Name of the Game
David Windom
Credits
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Self (archive footage)★ NR -
David Copperfield 2001Dan Peggotty★ 6.3 -
The Mumbo Jumbo 2000Major cowpat★ NR -
Longitude 2000Sir Charles Pelham★ 7.3 -
Don César de Echagüe, padre★ 5 -
La vuelta del Coyote 1998César de Echagüe★ 5 -
Mosley 1998Lord Rothermere★ 6 -
Hotel Shanghai 1997Butler★ NR -
The Opium War 1997★ 6.6 -
Midsomer Murders 1997William Smithers★ 7.5 -
The Treasure Seekers 1996Lord Blackstock★ 5.3 -
Stadnicki★ NR
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The Detectives 1993Sir Arthur Andrews★ 6.7 -
The Cutter 1992★ NR -
The Commodore★ 7.6 -
The Upper Hand 1990Mr. Douglas Hamilton★ 7 -
Without a Clue 1988Lord Smithwick★ 6.6 -
Caravaggio 1986Giustiniani★ 6.1 -
Ladies in Charge 1986★ 5 -
Ismay★ 5 -
Howards' Way 1985Sir Edward Frere★ 5.6 -
The Biko Inquest 1984Colonel Goosen★ NR -
A Christmas Carol 1984Silas Scrooge★ 7.5 -
An Inspector Calls 1984Arthur Birling★ 4.5
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Major Jack Downing★ 6.4 -
Strata 1983Victor★ 3
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Bird of Prey 1982★ 5.5 -
Don't Rock The Boat 1982★ 5 -
Theseus★ 5 -
The Uppercrust 1981Pigel★ 5 -
Chariots of Fire 1981Lord Birkenhead★ 6.8 -
Masada 1981Mucianus★ 7.1 -
Nighthawks 1981Peter Hartman★ 6.4 -
Cry of the Innocent 1980Gray Harrison Hunt★ 5 -
Colonel George Grenfell★ 6 -
Arthur Minton★ 7.8 -
Minder 1979Ray★ 6.8 -
Prince Regent 1979King George III★ 4.5 -
Zulu Dawn 1979Col. Hamilton-Brown★ 6 -
Theseus★ 6 -
Montgomery★ 5.6 -
Driscoll★ 4.8 -
Romance 1977★ NR
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Black Trash 1976Lt. Ben Deel★ 4.8 -
Oil Strike North 1975★ 5 -
The Apple Cart 1975King Magnus★ NR
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The Regent's Wife 1974Álvaro Mesía★ 4.3 -
South Riding 1974★ NR -
Phase IV 1974Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs★ 6.3 -
Dracula 1974Van Helsing★ 6.3 -
Sir Harry Wotton★ 5.8 -
Charley-One-Eye 1973The Bounty Hunter★ 4.8 -
The Edwardians 1972Sir Arthur Conan Doyle★ 5.7 -
The Assassination 1972CIA Official★ 6.7 -
Living Free 1972George Adamson★ 6.8 -
Shirley's World 1972★ 5 -
Mary, Queen of Scots 1971Lord Bothwell★ 6.7 -
Villain 1971Bob Matthews★ 6.3 -
The Last Valley 1971Gruber★ 6.5 -
Dr. Maitland★ 5.7 -
No Blade of Grass 1970John Custance★ 5.3 -
The Virgin Soldiers 1969Sgt Driscoll★ 6.9 -
De Soto★ 5.9 -
Sinful Davey 1969Wachtmeister Richardson★ 5.5 -
Play Dirty 1969Capt. Cyril Leech★ 6.2 -
The Name of the Game 1968David Windom★ 6.8 -
The Strange Affair 1968★ 4.4 -
Sebastian 1968Gen. Phillips★ 6 -
The News-Benders 1968Robert Larkin★ NR -
Dial M for Murder 1967Lesgate★ 6 -
The Duke of Norfolk★ 7.3 -
Shotgun 1966Joshua★ NR
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Where the Spies Are 1966Parkington★ 5.2 -
Life at the Top 1965Mottram★ 6.2 -
Sturdevan★ 6.1 -
Mr. Thornton★ 6.3 -
The Bone Yard 1964Inspector Potter★ NR -
The Third Secret 1964Lew Harding★ 6.1 -
The Verdict 1964Larry Mason★ NR -
Ladies Who Do 1963Mr. Strang★ 7 -
Leonard Groves★ 5.4 -
Bitter Harvest 1963Police Inspector★ 6.2 -
Return to Sender 1963Dino Steffano★ 4.1 -
The Saint 1962Aldo Petri★ 7.3 -
Man of the World 1962★ 7 -
Lunch Hour 1962Personnel Manager★ 6.8 -
Sir Francis Drake 1961Don Miguel de Cervantes★ 4.5 -
The Avengers 1961Lord Barnes★ 7.7 -
The Entertainer 1960Theatre Manager (uncredited)★ 6.2 -
Peeping Tom 1960Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)★ 7.4 -
Look Back in Anger 19591st Commercial Traveller★ 6.7 -
★ 4.4 -
Othello 1955Lodovico★ 8.5 -
Loud Lawrence★ 6.1 -
Sunday Night Theatre 1950Jackson★ 3.5
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