Nigel Davenport
Biography
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.
Known For
Midsomer Murders
1997
The Wednesday Play
1964
The Avengers
1961
Minder
1979
The Saint
1962
The Saint
1962
BBC Play of the Month
1965
The Name of the Game
1968
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
Filmography
Midsomer Murders
as William Smithers · 1997
The Wednesday Play
as Inspector Potter · 1964
The Avengers
as Lord Barnes · 1961
Minder
as Ray · 1979
The Saint
as Aldo Petri · 1962
The Saint
as Charles Voyson · 1962
BBC Play of the Month
as King Magnus · 1965
The Name of the Game
as David Windom · 1968
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as The Prisoner · 1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Robert Larkin · 1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Major Bartholomew · 1965
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Loud Lawrence · 1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Claude the Seneschal · 1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir James · 1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Barty · 1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Captain · 1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sentry · 1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir Peter Marston · 1955
Theatre 625
as Donkin · 1964
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
as Ed Sterling · 1969
Keeping Up Appearances
as The Commodore · 1990
Sunday Night Theatre
as Jackson · 1950
Howards' Way
as Sir Edward Frere · 1985
The Upper Hand
as Mr. Douglas Hamilton · 1990
The Upper Hand
as Mr. Hamilton · 1990
Espionage
as Frank Marston · 1963
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Arthur Minton · 1954
The Detectives
as Sir Arthur Andrews · 1993
Sir Francis Drake
as Don Miguel de Cervantes · 1961
Man of the World
as Grabowsky · 1962
The Count of Monte Cristo
· 1956
A Man for All Seasons
as The Duke of Norfolk · 1966
Chariots of Fire
as Lord Birkenhead · 1981
Masada
as Senator Mucianus · 1981
Nighthawks
as Peter Hartman · 1981
Shirley's World
· 1972
Peeping Tom
as Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited) · 1960
The Edwardians
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · 1972
Longitude
as Sir Charles Pelham · 2000
Romance
as Prince Zouroff · 1977
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
as Major Jack Downing · 1984
Ladies in Charge
as Count Litvinoff · 1986
David Copperfield
as Daniel Peggotty · 2000
South Riding
as Robert Carne · 1974
Bird of Prey
as Charles Bridgnorth · 1982
Oil Strike North
· 1975
A Christmas Carol
as Silas Scrooge · 1984
Without a Clue
as Lord Smithwick · 1988
The Island of Dr. Moreau
as Montgomery · 1977
Away from It All
as Eric · 1973
Play Dirty
as Capt. Cyril Leech · 1969
Mary, Queen of Scots
as Lord Bothwell · 1971
Mickey Dunne
as Bruce Tavey · 1967
Prince Regent
as King George III · 1979
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
as Ismay · 1986
Zulu Dawn
as Col. Hamilton-Brown · 1979
Five More
as Joshua · 1966
Mosley
as Lord Rothermere · 1998
Phase IV
as Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs · 1974
An Inspector Calls
as Arthur Birling · 1982
Look Back in Anger
as 1st Commercial Traveller · 1959
Where the Spies Are
as Parkington · 1966
Caravaggio
as Giustiniani · 1986
Trainer
as James Brant · 1991
Don't Rock The Boat
· 1982
The Last Valley
as Gruber · 1971
No Blade of Grass
as John Custance · 1970
The Assassination
as CIA Official · 1972
A High Wind in Jamaica
as Mr. Thornton · 1965
The Mind of Mr. Soames
as Dr. Maitland · 1970
Life at the Top
as Mottram · 1965
Dracula
as Van Helsing · 1974
Hotel Shanghai
as Butler · 1997
Longitude
as Sir Charles Pelham · 2000
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
as De Soto · 1969
Sands of the Kalahari
as Sturdevan · 1965
Living Free
as George Adamson · 1972
Villain
as Bob Matthews · 1971
Cry of the Innocent
as Gray Harrison Hunt · 1980
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
as Colonel George Grenfell · 1980
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Sir Harry Wotton · 1973
Mister Charlesworth
as Sgt. Spence · 1957
The Cutter
· 1992
The Entertainer
as Theatre Manager (uncredited) · 1960
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Theseus · 1981
Dial M for Murder
as Lesgate · 1967
The Treasure Seekers
as Lord Blackstock · 1996
The Third Secret
as Lew Harding · 1964
In the Cool of the Day
as Leonard Groves · 1963
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
as Driscoll · 1977
David Copperfield
as Daniel Peggotty · 2001
The Uppercrust
as Pigel · 1981
Sebastian
as Gen. Phillips · 1968
Black Trash
as Lt. Ben Deel · 1976
Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV
as Self (archive footage) · 2024
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams
as Supt. Hannam · 1986
Lunch Hour
as Personnel Manager · 1962
The Circus Connection
as Stadnicki · 1996
The Virgin Soldiers
as Sgt Driscoll · 1969
Sinful Davey
as Richardson · 1969
An Inspector Calls
as Arthur Birling · 1984
Charley-One-Eye
as The Bounty Hunter · 1973
The Mumbo Jumbo
as Major cowpat · 2000
Ladies Who Do
as Mr. Strang · 1963
El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe
as Don César de Echagüe, padre · 1998
La vuelta del Coyote
as César de Echagüe · 1998
Mosley
as Lord Rothermere · 1998
The London Connection
as Arthur Minton · 1979
The Strange Affair
· 1968
Bitter Harvest
as Police Inspector · 1963
The Biko Inquest
as Colonel Goosen · 1984
South Riding
· 1974
Desert Mice
as Army Officer (uncredited) · 1959
Strata
as Victor · 1983
The Apple Cart
as King Magnus · 1975
Othello
as Lodovico · 1955
The Bone Yard
as Inspector Potter · 1964
Return to Sender
as Dino Steffano · 1963
The Verdict
as Larry Mason · 1964
The News-Benders
as Robert Larkin · 1968
Shotgun
as Joshua · 1966
The Regent's Wife
as Álvaro Mesía · 1974