Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

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

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997 • as William Smithers

The Avengers

The Avengers

1961 • as Lord Barnes

Minder

Minder

1979 • as Ray

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

1968 • as David Windom

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955 • as Loud Lawrence

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955 • as Claude the Seneschal

Filmography

2024

Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV
Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 2/27/2024

2001

David Copperfield
David Copperfield
as Dan Peggotty
Movie - Released: 12/25/2001

2000

The Mumbo Jumbo
The Mumbo Jumbo
as Major cowpat
Movie - Released: 10/24/2000
Longitude
Longitude
as Sir Charles Pelham
Movie - Released: 1/2/2000
Longitude
Longitude
as Sir Charles Pelham
TV - Released: 1/2/2000

1998

El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe
El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe
as Don César de Echagüe, padre
Movie - Released: 12/12/1998
La vuelta del Coyote
La vuelta del Coyote
as César de Echagüe
Movie - Released: 7/21/1998
Mosley
Mosley
as Lord Rothermere
Movie - Released: 2/12/1998
Mosley
Mosley
as Lord Rothermere
TV - Released: 2/12/1998

1997

The Opium War
The Opium War
Movie - Released: 6/9/1997
Movie
Hotel Shanghai
as Butler
Movie - Released: 7/26/1997
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as William Smithers
TV - Released: 3/23/1997

1996

Movie
The Circus Connection
as Stadnicki
Movie - Released: 10/16/1996
The Treasure Seekers
The Treasure Seekers
as Lord Blackstock
Movie - Released: 12/25/1996

1993

The Detectives
The Detectives
as Sir Arthur Andrews
TV - Released: 1/27/1993

1992

The Cutter
The Cutter
Movie - Released: 8/10/1992

1990

Keeping Up Appearances
Keeping Up Appearances
as The Commodore
TV - Released: 10/29/1990
The Upper Hand
The Upper Hand
as Mr. Douglas Hamilton
TV - Released: 5/1/1990
The Upper Hand
The Upper Hand
as Mr. Hamilton
TV - Released: 5/1/1990

1988

Without a Clue
Without a Clue
as Lord Smithwick
Movie - Released: 5/5/1988

1986

Caravaggio
Caravaggio
as Giustiniani
Movie - Released: 8/29/1986
Ladies in Charge
Ladies in Charge
TV - Released: 5/6/1986
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
as Ismay
TV - Released: 1/26/1986

1985

Howards' Way
Howards' Way
as Sir Edward Frere
TV - Released: 9/1/1985

1984

Movie
An Inspector Calls
as Arthur Birling
Movie - Released: 9/2/1984
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
as Silas Scrooge
Movie - Released: 10/9/1984
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
as Major Jack Downing
Movie - Released: 3/30/1984
The Biko Inquest
The Biko Inquest
as Colonel Goosen
Movie - Released: 11/1/1984

1983

Movie
Strata
as Victor
Movie - Released: 9/1/1983

1982

Bird of Prey
Bird of Prey
TV - Released: 4/22/1982
Don't Rock The Boat
Don't Rock The Boat
TV - Released: 1/5/1982
An Inspector Calls
An Inspector Calls
as Arthur Birling
TV - Released: 8/17/1982

1981

Nighthawks
Nighthawks
as Peter Hartman
Movie - Released: 3/17/1981
Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire
as Lord Birkenhead
Movie - Released: 5/15/1981
The Uppercrust
The Uppercrust
as Pigel
Movie - Released: 9/17/1981
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Theseus
Movie - Released: 12/13/1981
Masada
Masada
as Mucianus
TV - Released: 4/5/1981

1980

Cry of the Innocent
Cry of the Innocent
as Gray Harrison Hunt
Movie - Released: 6/15/1980
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
as Colonel George Grenfell
Movie - Released: 3/25/1980

1979

Zulu Dawn
Zulu Dawn
as Col. Hamilton-Brown
Movie - Released: 5/14/1979
The London Connection
The London Connection
as Arthur Minton
Movie - Released: 12/21/1979
Minder
Minder
as Ray
TV - Released: 10/29/1979
Prince Regent
Prince Regent
as King George III
TV - Released: 9/4/1979

1978

The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare
as Theseus
TV - Released: 12/3/1978

1977

The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Island of Dr. Moreau
as Montgomery
Movie - Released: 7/13/1977
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
as Driscoll
Movie - Released: 4/4/1977
TV
Romance
TV - Released: 3/2/1977

1976

Black Trash
Black Trash
as Lt. Ben Deel
Movie - Released: 6/6/1976

1975

Movie
The Apple Cart
as King Magnus
Movie - Released: 1/19/1975
Oil Strike North
Oil Strike North
TV - Released: 8/26/1975

1974

Dracula
Dracula
as Van Helsing
Movie - Released: 6/13/1974
Phase IV
Phase IV
as Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs
Movie - Released: 9/13/1974
The Regent's Wife
The Regent's Wife
as Álvaro Mesía
Movie - Released: 12/19/1974
South Riding
South Riding
Movie - Released: 9/16/1974

1973

Charley-One-Eye
Charley-One-Eye
as The Bounty Hunter
Movie - Released: 4/18/1973
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray
as Sir Harry Wotton
Movie - Released: 4/22/1973

1972

Living Free
Living Free
as George Adamson
Movie - Released: 4/15/1972
The Assassination
The Assassination
as CIA Official
Movie - Released: 10/4/1972
Shirley's World
Shirley's World
TV - Released: 4/7/1972
The Edwardians
The Edwardians
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
TV - Released: 11/21/1972

1971

Villain
Villain
as Bob Matthews
Movie - Released: 5/26/1971
The Last Valley
The Last Valley
as Gruber
Movie - Released: 1/28/1971
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots
as Lord Bothwell
Movie - Released: 12/22/1971

1970

No Blade of Grass
No Blade of Grass
as John Custance
Movie - Released: 6/20/1970
The Mind of Mr. Soames
The Mind of Mr. Soames
as Dr. Maitland
Movie - Released: 7/1/1970

1969

Play Dirty
Play Dirty
as Capt. Cyril Leech
Movie - Released: 1/2/1969
Sinful Davey
Sinful Davey
as Wachtmeister Richardson
Movie - Released: 2/10/1969
The Virgin Soldiers
The Virgin Soldiers
as Sgt Driscoll
Movie - Released: 10/14/1969
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
as De Soto
Movie - Released: 10/5/1969

1968

Sebastian
Sebastian
as Gen. Phillips
Movie - Released: 1/24/1968
The Strange Affair
The Strange Affair
Movie - Released: 8/22/1968
The News-Benders
The News-Benders
as Robert Larkin
Movie - Released: 1/10/1968
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
as David Windom
TV - Released: 9/20/1968

1967

Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder
as Lesgate
Movie - Released: 11/15/1967

1966

A Man for All Seasons
A Man for All Seasons
as The Duke of Norfolk
Movie - Released: 12/13/1966
Where the Spies Are
Where the Spies Are
as Parkington
Movie - Released: 1/26/1966
Movie
Shotgun
as Joshua
Movie - Released: 7/11/1966

1965

Sands of the Kalahari
Sands of the Kalahari
as Sturdevan
Movie - Released: 11/24/1965
Life at the Top
Life at the Top
as Mottram
Movie - Released: 12/14/1965
A High Wind in Jamaica
A High Wind in Jamaica
as Mr. Thornton
Movie - Released: 5/1/1965

1964

The Bone Yard
The Bone Yard
as Inspector Potter
Movie - Released: 9/30/1964
The Verdict
The Verdict
as Larry Mason
Movie - Released: 1/1/1964
The Third Secret
The Third Secret
as Lew Harding
Movie - Released: 2/2/1964

1963

In the Cool of the Day
In the Cool of the Day
as Leonard Groves
Movie - Released: 5/29/1963
Ladies Who Do
Ladies Who Do
as Mr. Strang
Movie - Released: 11/1/1963
Return to Sender
Return to Sender
as Dino Steffano
Movie - Released: 3/1/1963
Bitter Harvest
Bitter Harvest
as Police Inspector
Movie - Released: 3/8/1963

1962

Lunch Hour
Lunch Hour
as Personnel Manager
Movie - Released: 1/1/1962
The Saint
The Saint
as Aldo Petri
TV - Released: 10/4/1962
Man of the World
Man of the World
TV - Released: 9/29/1962
The Saint
The Saint
as Charles Voyson
TV - Released: 10/4/1962

1961

The Avengers
The Avengers
as Lord Barnes
TV - Released: 1/7/1961
Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake
as Don Miguel de Cervantes
TV - Released: 11/12/1961

1960

Peeping Tom
Peeping Tom
as Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/16/1960
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/25/1960

1959

Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger
as 1st Commercial Traveller
Movie - Released: 9/15/1959

1956

The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo
TV - Released: 2/20/1956

1955

Othello
Othello
as Lodovico
Movie - Released: 12/15/1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Loud Lawrence
TV - Released: 9/26/1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Claude the Seneschal
TV - Released: 9/26/1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir James
TV - Released: 9/26/1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Barty
TV - Released: 9/26/1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Captain
TV - Released: 9/26/1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sentry
TV - Released: 9/26/1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Sir Peter Marston
TV - Released: 9/26/1955

1950

Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
as Jackson
TV - Released: 1/1/1950