Nigel Davenport

Acting

May 23, 1928 – October 25, 2013 (died at 85)

Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Male

71 Movies

46 TV Shows

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.

Phase IV

1974 6.3

as Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs

Age 46 (now 85)

Nighthawks

1981 6.4

as Peter Hartman

Age 52 (now 85)

A Man for All Seasons

1966 7.3

as The Duke of Norfolk

Age 38 (now 85)

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1977 5.7

as Montgomery

Age 49 (now 85)

Without a Clue

1988 6.7

as Lord Smithwick

Age 59 (now 85)

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984 6.4

as Major Jack Downing

Age 55 (now 85)

Play Dirty

1969 6.3

as Capt. Cyril Leech

Age 40 (now 85)

Dracula

1974 6.3

as Van Helsing

Age 46 (now 85)

Chariots of Fire

1981 6.8

as Lord Birkenhead

Age 52 (now 85)

No Blade of Grass

1970 5.3

as John Custance

Age 42 (now 85)

A Christmas Carol

1984 7.5

as Silas Scrooge

Age 56 (now 85)

The Last Valley

1971 6.5

as Gruber

Age 42 (now 85)

Villain

1971 6.2

as Bob Matthews

Age 43 (now 85)

Caravaggio

1986 6.1

as Giustiniani

Age 58 (now 85)

Zulu Dawn

1979 6.1

as Col. Hamilton-Brown

Age 50 (now 85)

Peeping Tom

1960 7.5

as Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)

Age 31 (now 85)

Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV

2024

as Self (archive footage)

Age 95 (now 85)

David Copperfield

2001 6.3

as Daniel Peggotty

Age 73 (now 85)

The Mumbo Jumbo

2000 7.0

as Major cowpat

Age 72 (now 85)

Longitude

2000 7.4

as Sir Charles Pelham

Age 71 (now 85)

El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe

1998 5.0

as Don César de Echagüe, padre

Age 70 (now 85)

La vuelta del Coyote

1998 7.0

as César de Echagüe

Age 70 (now 85)

Mosley

1998 6.0

as Lord Rothermere

Age 69 (now 85)

Hotel Shanghai

1997 8.0

as Butler

Age 69 (now 85)

The Treasure Seekers

1996 5.6

as Lord Blackstock

Age 68 (now 85)

The Circus Connection

1996

as Stadnicki

Age 68 (now 85)

The Cutter

1992

Age 64 (now 85)

Without a Clue

1988 6.7

as Lord Smithwick

Age 59 (now 85)

The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams

1986 5.8

as Supt. Hannam

Age 58 (now 85)

Caravaggio

1986 6.1

as Giustiniani

Age 58 (now 85)

The Biko Inquest

1984 7.0

as Colonel Goosen

Age 56 (now 85)

A Christmas Carol

1984 7.5

as Silas Scrooge

Age 56 (now 85)

An Inspector Calls

1984 4.5

as Arthur Birling

Age 56 (now 85)

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984 6.4

as Major Jack Downing

Age 55 (now 85)

Strata

1983 3.0

as Victor

Age 55 (now 85)

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1981 5.5

as Theseus

Age 53 (now 85)

The Uppercrust

1981 5.3

as Pigel

Age 53 (now 85)

Chariots of Fire

1981 6.8

as Lord Birkenhead

Age 52 (now 85)

Nighthawks

1981 6.4

as Peter Hartman

Age 52 (now 85)

Cry of the Innocent

1980 6.0

as Gray Harrison Hunt

Age 52 (now 85)

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

1980 5.0

as Colonel George Grenfell

Age 51 (now 85)

The London Connection

1979 7.8

as Arthur Minton

Age 51 (now 85)

Zulu Dawn

1979 6.1

as Col. Hamilton-Brown

Age 50 (now 85)

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1977 5.7

as Montgomery

Age 49 (now 85)

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

1977 4.6

as Driscoll

Age 48 (now 85)

Black Trash

1976 5.2

as Lt. Ben Deel

Age 48 (now 85)

The Apple Cart

1975

as King Magnus

Age 46 (now 85)

The Regent's Wife

1974 4.8

as Álvaro Mesía

Age 46 (now 85)

South Riding

1974

Age 46 (now 85)

Phase IV

1974 6.3

as Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs

Age 46 (now 85)

Dracula

1974 6.3

as Van Helsing

Age 46 (now 85)

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1973 6.2

as Sir Harry Wotton

Age 44 (now 85)

Charley-One-Eye

1973 5.0

as The Bounty Hunter

Age 44 (now 85)

The Assassination

1972 6.8

as CIA Official

Age 44 (now 85)

Living Free

1972 6.6

as George Adamson

Age 43 (now 85)

Mary, Queen of Scots

1971 6.7

as Lord Bothwell

Age 43 (now 85)

Villain

1971 6.2

as Bob Matthews

Age 43 (now 85)

The Last Valley

1971 6.5

as Gruber

Age 42 (now 85)

The Mind of Mr. Soames

1970 5.5

as Dr. Maitland

Age 42 (now 85)

No Blade of Grass

1970 5.3

as John Custance

Age 42 (now 85)

The Virgin Soldiers

1969 6.8

as Sgt Driscoll

Age 41 (now 85)

The Royal Hunt of the Sun

1969 6.1

as De Soto

Age 41 (now 85)

Sinful Davey

1969 5.3

as Richardson

Age 40 (now 85)

Play Dirty

1969 6.3

as Capt. Cyril Leech

Age 40 (now 85)

The Strange Affair

1968 5.1

Age 40 (now 85)

Sebastian

1968 6.4

as Gen. Phillips

Age 39 (now 85)

The News-Benders

1968 9.5

as Robert Larkin

Age 39 (now 85)

Dial M for Murder

1967 7.5

as Lesgate

Age 39 (now 85)

A Man for All Seasons

1966 7.3

as The Duke of Norfolk

Age 38 (now 85)

Shotgun

1966

as Joshua

Age 38 (now 85)

Where the Spies Are

1966 5.4

as Parkington

Age 37 (now 85)

Life at the Top

1965 5.9

as Mottram

Age 37 (now 85)

Sands of the Kalahari

1965 6.3

as Sturdevan

Age 37 (now 85)

A High Wind in Jamaica

1965 6.3

as Mr. Thornton

Age 36 (now 85)

The Bone Yard

1964 9.0

as Inspector Potter

Age 36 (now 85)

The Third Secret

1964 6.2

as Lew Harding

Age 35 (now 85)

The Verdict

1964 7.0

as Larry Mason

Age 35 (now 85)

Ladies Who Do

1963 7.0

as Mr. Strang

Age 35 (now 85)

In the Cool of the Day

1963 5.8

as Leonard Groves

Age 35 (now 85)

Bitter Harvest

1963 6.2

as Police Inspector

Age 34 (now 85)

Return to Sender

1963 4.1

as Dino Steffano

Age 34 (now 85)

Lunch Hour

1962 6.8

as Personnel Manager

Age 33 (now 85)

The Entertainer

1960 6.2

as Theatre Manager (uncredited)

Age 32 (now 85)

Peeping Tom

1960 7.5

as Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)

Age 31 (now 85)

Look Back in Anger

1959 6.7

as 1st Commercial Traveller

Age 31 (now 85)

Desert Mice

1959 6.2

as Army Officer (uncredited)

Age 30 (now 85)

Othello

1955 8.7

as Lodovico

Age 27 (now 85)