Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

Known for: Acting

Born: May 23, 1928

Died: October 25, 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.

Known for

No Blade of Grass
No Blade of Grass
1970
The Bone Yard
The Bone Yard
1964
Living Free
Living Free
1972
Phase IV
Phase IV
1974
Black Trash
Black Trash
1976
An Inspector Calls
1984
Strata
1983
Return to Sender
Return to Sender
1963
The Circus Connection
1996
Play Dirty
Play Dirty
1969
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1977
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1973
La vuelta del Coyote
La vuelta del Coyote
1998
Shotgun
1966
South Riding
South Riding
1974
The Apple Cart
1975
The Biko Inquest
The Biko Inquest
1984
The News-Benders
The News-Benders
1968
Villain
Villain
1971
Cry of the Innocent
Cry of the Innocent
1980
The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1977
Charley-One-Eye
Charley-One-Eye
1973
Dracula
Dracula
1974
Sinful Davey
Sinful Davey
1969
The Mind of Mr. Soames
The Mind of Mr. Soames
1970
The Virgin Soldiers
The Virgin Soldiers
1969
The Cutter
The Cutter
1992
The Verdict
The Verdict
1964
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
1969
The Last Valley
The Last Valley
1971
The Regent's Wife
The Regent's Wife
1974
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1981
El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe
El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe
1998
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots
1971
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
1980
The Uppercrust
The Uppercrust
1981
Without a Clue
Without a Clue
1988
Othello
Othello
1955
The Strange Affair
The Strange Affair
1968
Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder
1967
Nighthawks
Nighthawks
1981
The Mumbo Jumbo
The Mumbo Jumbo
2000
Sands of the Kalahari
Sands of the Kalahari
1965
Zulu Dawn
Zulu Dawn
1979
Lunch Hour
Lunch Hour
1962
Hotel Shanghai
1997
A Man for All Seasons
A Man for All Seasons
1966
Caravaggio
Caravaggio
1986
In the Cool of the Day
In the Cool of the Day
1963
Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV
Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV
2024
A High Wind in Jamaica
A High Wind in Jamaica
1965
Sebastian
Sebastian
1968
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984
The London Connection
The London Connection
1979
David Copperfield
David Copperfield
2001
Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire
1981
Ladies Who Do
Ladies Who Do
1963
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
1984
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams
1986
Where the Spies Are
Where the Spies Are
1966
Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger
1959
Life at the Top
Life at the Top
1965
The Third Secret
The Third Secret
1964
Peeping Tom
Peeping Tom
1960
Longitude
Longitude
2000
The Treasure Seekers
The Treasure Seekers
1996
The Assassination
The Assassination
1972
Bitter Harvest
Bitter Harvest
1963
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960
Desert Mice
Desert Mice
1959
Mosley
Mosley
1998
Keeping Up Appearances
Keeping Up Appearances
1990
Howards' Way
Howards' Way
1985
The Avengers
The Avengers
1961
The Saint
The Saint
1962
Oil Strike North
Oil Strike North
1975
The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
Shirley's World
Shirley's World
1972
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake
1961
Don't Rock The Boat
Don't Rock The Boat
1982
Minder
Minder
1979
The Detectives
The Detectives
1993
Mosley
Mosley
1998
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
1968
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
1986
The Upper Hand
The Upper Hand
1990
An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls
1982
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
1997
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
Prince Regent
Prince Regent
1979
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Longitude
Longitude
2000
Man of the World
Man of the World
1962
The Edwardians
The Edwardians
1972
Bird of Prey
Bird of Prey
1982
Masada
Masada
1981
Theatre 625
Theatre 625
1964
South Riding
South Riding
1974
Romance
1977
Ladies in Charge
Ladies in Charge
1986
Mister Charlesworth
1957
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
David Copperfield
David Copperfield
2000
Espionage
Espionage
1963
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
1964
Mickey Dunne
Mickey Dunne
1967
Away from It All
1973
Trainer
Trainer
1991