Nigel Davenport

Acting

Born 23/05/1928
Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Died 25/10/2013

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.

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Known For

Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV
2024
David Copperfield
2001
David Copperfield
2000
The Mumbo Jumbo
2000
Longitude
2000
Longitude
2000
El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe
1998
La vuelta del Coyote
1998
Mosley
1998
Mosley
1998
Midsomer Murders
1997
The Treasure Seekers
1996
The Detectives
1993
The Cutter
1992
Trainer
1991
Keeping Up Appearances
1990
The Upper Hand
1990
The Upper Hand
1990
Without a Clue
1988
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams
1986
Caravaggio
1986
Ladies in Charge
1986
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
1986
Howards' Way
1985
The Biko Inquest
1984
A Christmas Carol
1984
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984
An Inspector Calls
1982
Bird of Prey
1982
Don't Rock The Boat
1982
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1981
The Uppercrust
1981
Chariots of Fire
1981
Masada
1981
Nighthawks
1981
Cry of the Innocent
1980
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
1980
The London Connection
1979
Minder
1979
Prince Regent
1979
Zulu Dawn
1979
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1977
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1977
Black Trash
1976
Oil Strike North
1975
The Regent's Wife
1974
South Riding
1974
South Riding
1974
Phase IV
1974
Dracula
1974
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1973
Charley-One-Eye
1973
The Edwardians
1972
The Assassination
1972
Living Free
1972
Shirley's World
1972
Mary, Queen of Scots
1971
Villain
1971
The Last Valley
1971
The Mind of Mr. Soames
1970
No Blade of Grass
1970
The Virgin Soldiers
1969
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
1969
Sinful Davey
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Play Dirty
1969
The Name of the Game
1968
The Strange Affair
1968
Sebastian
1968
The News-Benders
1968
Dial M for Murder
1967
Mickey Dunne
1967
A Man for All Seasons
1966
Where the Spies Are
1966
Life at the Top
1965
Sands of the Kalahari
1965
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
A High Wind in Jamaica
1965
The Bone Yard
1964
The Wednesday Play
1964
Theatre 625
1964
The Third Secret
1964
The Verdict
1964
Ladies Who Do
1963
Espionage
1963
In the Cool of the Day
1963
Bitter Harvest
1963
Return to Sender
1963
The Saint
1962
The Saint
1962
Man of the World
1962
Lunch Hour
1962
Sir Francis Drake
1961
The Avengers
1961
The Entertainer
1960
Peeping Tom
1960
Look Back in Anger
1959
Desert Mice
1959
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Othello
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Sunday Night Theatre
1950