Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1939-09-09 (85 years)
- Place of BirthLord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
- Also Known As-
Arthur Dignam
Biography
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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2008
Australia
As: Father Benedict
- 2001
Moulin Rouge!
As: Christian's Father
- 1998
Gods and Monsters
As: Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)
- 1997
Paradise Road
As: Mr. Pike
- 1996
Dating the Enemy
As: Dr. Kamins
- 1994
Escape from Jupiter
As: Professor Ingessol
- 1993
The Nostradamus Kid
As: Pastor Anderson
- 1991
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
As: Acrisius
1988The Dreaming
As: Professor Bernard Thornton
1988The Everlasting Secret Family
As: Senator
1987The Right Hand Man
As: Dr. Redbridge
1987Comrades
As: Fop
1987Those Dear Departed
As: Producer
1986The Flying Doctors
As: Royce Phelan QC
1986King Solomon's Mines
As: Allan Quatermain (voice)
1985Burke & Wills
As: Sir William Stawell
1984Bodyline
As: Mr. Jardine
1984The Wild Duck
As: Gregory
1983The Return of Captain Invincible
As: Lawyer
1982We of the Never Never
As: Aeneas Gunn
1981Strange Behavior
As: Dr. Le Sange / Nagel
1981Grendel Grendel Grendel
As: The Dragon / Beowulf (voice)
1980Water Under the Bridge
As: Maynard Dickens
1979Minder
As: Geoffrey Evans
1978The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
As: Man in Butcher Shop
- 1977
The Duellists
As: Captain with Eyepatch
1976Summer of Secrets
As: Dr. Beverley Adams
1976The Devil's Playground
As: Brother Francine
1974Jock Petersen
As: Prof. Charles Kent