Nigel Davenport
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.
Acted in
Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV
2024
as Self (archive footage)
David Copperfield
2001
as Dan Peggotty
The Mumbo Jumbo
2000
as Major cowpat
Longitude
2000
as Sir Charles Pelham
Longitude
2000
as Sir Charles Pelham
El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe
1998
as Don César de Echagüe, padre
La vuelta del Coyote
1998
as Félix de Echagüe
Mosley
1998
as Lord Rothermere
Mosley
1998
as Lord Rothermere
Hotel Shanghai
1997
as Butler
The Opium War
1997
Midsomer Murders
1997
as William Smithers
The Treasure Seekers
1996
as Lord Blackstock
The Circus Connection
1996
as Stadnicki
The Detectives
1993
as Sir Arthur Andrews
The Cutter
1992
Keeping Up Appearances
1990
as The Commodore
The Upper Hand
1990
as Mr. Douglas Hamilton
The Upper Hand
1990
as Mr. Hamilton
Without a Clue
1988
as Lord Smithwick
Caravaggio
1986
as Giustiniani
Ladies in Charge
1986
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
1986
as Ismay
Howards' Way
1985
as Sir Edward Frere
The Biko Inquest
1984
as Colonel Goosen
A Christmas Carol
1984
as Silas Scrooge
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984
as Major Jack Downing
Strata
1983
as Victor
An Inspector Calls
1982
as Arthur Birling
An Inspector Calls
1982
as Arthur Birling
Bird of Prey
1982
Don't Rock The Boat
1982
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1981
as Theseus
The Uppercrust
1981
as Pigel
Chariots of Fire
1981
as Lord Birkenhead
Masada
1981
as Mucianus
Nighthawks
1981
as Peter Hartman
Cry of the Innocent
1980
as Gray Harrison Hunt
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
1980
as Colonel George Grenfell
The London Connection
1979
as Arthur Minton
Minder
1979
as Ray
Zulu Dawn
1979
as Col. Hamilton-Brown
BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1977
as Montgomery
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1977
as Driscoll
Romance (UK)
1977
Black Trash
1976
as Lt. Ben Deel
Oil Strike North
1975
The Apple Cart
1975
as King Magnus
The Regent's Wife
1974
as Álvaro Mesía
South Riding
1974
Phase IV
1974
as Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs
Dracula
1974
as Van Helsing
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1973
as Sir Harry Wotton
Charley-One-Eye
1973
as The Bounty Hunter
The Edwardians
1972
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Assassination
1972
as CIA Official
Living Free
1972
as George Adamson
Shirley's World
1972
Mary, Queen of Scots
1971
as Lord Bothwell
Villain
1971
as Bob Matthews
The Last Valley
1971
as Gruber
The Mind of Mr. Soames
1970
as Dr. Maitland
No Blade of Grass
1970
as John Custance
The Virgin Soldiers
1969
as Sgt Driscoll
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
1969
as De Soto
Sinful Davey
1969
as Wachtmeister Richardson
Play Dirty
1969
as Capt. Cyril Leech
The Name of the Game
1968
as David Windom
The Strange Affair
1968
Sebastian
1968
as Gen. Phillips
The News-Benders
1968
as Robert Larkin
Dial M for Murder
1967
as Lesgate
A Man for All Seasons
1966
as The Duke of Norfolk
Shotgun
1966
as Joshua
Where the Spies Are
1966
as Parkington
Life at the Top
1965
as Mottram
Sands of the Kalahari
1965
as Sturdevan
A High Wind in Jamaica
1965
as Mr. Thornton
The Bone Yard
1964
as Inspector Potter
The Third Secret
1964
as Lew Harding
The Verdict
1964
Ladies Who Do
1963
as Mr. Strang
In the Cool of the Day
1963
as Leonard Groves
Bitter Harvest
1963
as Police Inspector
Return to Sender
1963
as Dino Steffano
The Saint
1962
as Aldo Petri
The Saint
1962
as Charles Voyson
Man of the World
1962
Lunch Hour
1962
as Personnel Manager
Sir Francis Drake
1961
as Don Miguel de Cervantes
The Avengers
1961
as Lord Barnes
The Entertainer
1960
as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Peeping Tom
1960
as Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)
Look Back in Anger
1959
as 1st Commercial Traveller
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Othello
1955
as Lodovico
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Loud Lawrence
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Claude the Seneschal
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Sir James
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Barty
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Captain
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Sentry
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Sir Peter Marston