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Arthur Dignam

Acting

September 9, 1939 (86)

Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia

30 movies

5.9 avg

1

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...

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

Moulin Rouge!

Moulin Rouge!

as Christian's Father

The Duellists

The Duellists

as Captain with Eyepatch

Gods and Monsters

Gods and Monsters

as Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)

Filmography

2010s

1 film

Gödel Incomplete

Gödel Incomplete

as Old Kurt Gödel

2000s

2 films

Australia

Australia

as Father Benedict

Moulin Rouge!

Moulin Rouge!

as Christian's Father

1990s

6 films

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The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

as Man in Butcher Shop

Australia

Australia

as Father Benedict

Gods and Monsters

Gods and Monsters

as Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)

Paradise Road

Paradise Road

as Mr. Pike

Warm Strangers

as Old Man

Dating the Enemy

Dating the Enemy

as Dr. Kamins

The Nostradamus Kid

The Nostradamus Kid

as Pastor Anderson

Isabelle Eberhardt

Isabelle Eberhardt

as Cauvet

1980s

14 films

Shadow of the Cobra

Shadow of the Cobra

The Dreaming

The Dreaming

as Professor Bernard Thornton

The Everlasting Secret Family

The Everlasting Secret Family

as Senator

The Right Hand Man

The Right Hand Man

as Dr. Redbridge

Comrades

Comrades

as Fop

Those Dear Departed

Those Dear Departed

as Producer

King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines

as Allan Quatermain (voice)

Burke & Wills

Burke & Wills

as Sir William Stawell

The Wild Duck

The Wild Duck

as Gregory

The Return of Captain Invincible

The Return of Captain Invincible

as Lawyer

We of the Never Never

We of the Never Never

as Aeneas Gunn

Duet for Four

Duet for Four

as Doug Quincey

Strange Behavior

Strange Behavior

as Dr. Le Sange / Nagel

Grendel Grendel Grendel

Grendel Grendel Grendel

as The Dragon / Beowulf (voice)

1970s

7 films

The Hero

The Hero

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

as Man in Butcher Shop

The Devil's Playground

The Devil's Playground

as Brother Francine

The Duellists

The Duellists

as Captain with Eyepatch

Summer of Secrets

Summer of Secrets

as Dr. Beverley Adams

Petersen

Petersen

as Prof. Charles Kent

Libido

Libido