Place of Birth: Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
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.
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Moulin Rouge! | Christian's Father | 2001 |
| The Devil's Playground | Brother Francine | 1976 |
| Strange Behavior | Dr. Le Sange / Nagel | 1981 |
| We of the Never Never | Aeneas Gunn | 1982 |
| Summer of Secrets | Dr. Beverley Adams | 1976 |
| Comrades | Fop | 1987 |
| Jock Petersen | Prof. Charles Kent | 1974 |
| Burke & Wills | Sir William Stawell | 1985 |
| The Right Hand Man | Dr. Redbridge | 1987 |
| The Wild Duck | Gregory | 1984 |
| The Return of Captain Invincible | Lawyer | 1983 |
| Those Dear Departed | Producer | 1987 |
| The Dreaming | Professor Bernard Thornton | 1988 |
| The Nostradamus Kid | Pastor Anderson | 1993 |
| The Everlasting Secret Family | Senator | 1988 |
| Australia | Father Benedict | 2008 |
| Isabelle Eberhardt | 1991 | |
| Libido | 1973 | |
| Paradise Road | Mr. Pike | 1997 |
| Dating the Enemy | Dr. Kamins | 1996 |
| The Hero | 1979 | |
| King Solomon's Mines | Allan Quatermain (voice) | 1986 |
| The Dismissal | Eric Robinson | 1983 |
| Shadow of the Cobra | 1989 | |
| The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith | Man in Butcher Shop | 1978 |
| The Duellists | Captain with Eyepatch | 1977 |
| Gods and Monsters | Ernest Thesiger (uncredited) | 1998 |
| Grendel Grendel Grendel | The Dragon / Beowulf (voice) | 1981 |
| Warm Strangers | Old Man | 1997 |
| Series | Cast | Year |
| The New Avengers | 1976 | |
| Escape from Jupiter | 1994 | |
| Minder | Geoffrey Evans | 1979 |
| The Flying Doctors | Royce Phelan QC | 1986 |
| Bodyline | Mr. Jardine | 1984 |
| The Storyteller: Greek Myths | Acrisius | 1990 |
| Water Under the Bridge | Maynard Dickens | 1980 |
