Arthur Dignamborn 1939

usually

Actor

Popularity

1.9

Famous

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.

Credits

Australia
Australia

2008

Adventure • Drama • Romance

as Father Benedict

6.6
3.1
Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge!

2001

Drama • Music • Romance

as Christian's Father

7.6
6.4
Gods and Monsters
Gods and Monsters

1998

Drama

as Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)

7
0.9
Paradise Road
Paradise Road

1997

Drama • History • War

as Mr. Pike

6.4
1.3
Warm Strangers
Warm Strangers

1997

Drama

as Old Man

0
0.1
Dating the Enemy
Dating the Enemy

1996

Comedy • Fantasy • Romance

as Dr. Kamins

6.3
0.4
The Nostradamus Kid
The Nostradamus Kid

1993

Drama • Romance

as Pastor Anderson

4.6
0.2
Isabelle Eberhardt
Isabelle Eberhardt

1991

Adventure • Drama • History

5.7
0.1
Shadow of the Cobra
Shadow of the Cobra

1989

Crime • Mystery • TV Movie • Thriller

7
0.4
The Dreaming
The Dreaming

1988

Fantasy • Horror

as Professor Bernard Thornton

5
0.2
The Everlasting Secret Family
4.9
0.2
The Right Hand Man
The Right Hand Man

1987

Drama

as Dr. Redbridge

2.5
0.3
Comrades
Comrades

1987

Drama • History

as Fop

6.8
0.4
Those Dear Departed
Those Dear Departed

1987

Comedy • Fantasy

as Producer

4
0.1
King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines

1986

Animation

as Allan Quatermain (voice)

5.7
0.2
Burke & Wills
Burke & Wills

1985

Adventure • Drama • History

as Sir William Stawell

4.9
0.3
The Wild Duck
The Wild Duck

1984

Drama

as Gregory

6.7
0.3
The Return of Captain Invincible
The Return of Captain Invincible

1983

Action • Comedy • Fantasy • Science Fiction

as Lawyer

5.7
0.6
We of the Never Never
We of the Never Never

1982

Drama • Western

as Aeneas Gunn

5.9
0.2
Strange Behavior
Strange Behavior

1981

Horror • Mystery • Science Fiction

as Dr. Le Sange / Nagel

5.4
2.4
Grendel Grendel Grendel
Grendel Grendel Grendel

1981

Animation • Fantasy

as The Dragon / Beowulf (voice)

4.3
0.2
The Hero
The Hero

1979

Drama • Science Fiction • TV Movie

10
0.4
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

1978

Crime • Drama • History

as Man in Butcher Shop

6.8
0.4
The Duellists
The Duellists

1977

Drama • War

as Captain with Eyepatch

7.3
1.4
Summer of Secrets
Summer of Secrets

1976

Drama • Horror • Mystery • Science Fiction

as Dr. Beverley Adams

5
0.2
The Devil's Playground
The Devil's Playground

1976

Drama

as Brother Francine

6.7
0.3
Jock Petersen
Jock Petersen

1974

Drama

as Prof. Charles Kent

3.3
0.3
Libido
Libido

1973

Drama

4.2
0.2

MOVIZZ - all rights reserved @ 2025

Made with themoviedb.org