Acting · Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK · Born May 23, 1928
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.
MovieEvolutions: The Making of Phase IV
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDavid Copperfield
2001
as Daniel Peggotty
TVDavid Copperfield
2000
as Daniel Peggotty
MovieThe Mumbo Jumbo
2000
as Major cowpat
MovieLongitude
2000
as Sir Charles Pelham
TVLongitude
2000
as Sir Charles Pelham
MovieEl Coyote: Don César de Echagüe
1998
as Don César de Echagüe, padre
MovieLa vuelta del Coyote
1998
as César de Echagüe
MovieMosley
1998
as Lord Rothermere
TVMosley
1998
as Lord Rothermere
Hotel Shanghai
1997
as Butler
TVMidsomer Murders
1997
as William Smithers
MovieThe Treasure Seekers
1996
as Lord Blackstock
The Circus Connection
1996
as Stadnicki
TVThe Detectives
1993
as Sir Arthur Andrews
MovieThe Cutter
1992
TVTrainer
1991
as James Brant
TVKeeping Up Appearances
1990
as The Commodore
TVThe Upper Hand
1990
as Mr. Douglas Hamilton
MovieWithout a Clue
1988
as Lord Smithwick
MovieThe Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams
1986
as Supt. Hannam
MovieCaravaggio
1986
as Giustiniani
TVLadies in Charge
1986
as Count Litvinoff
TVLord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
1986
as Ismay
TVHowards' Way
1985
as Sir Edward Frere
MovieThe Biko Inquest
1984
as Colonel Goosen
MovieA Christmas Carol
1984
as Silas Scrooge
An Inspector Calls
1984
as Arthur Birling
MovieGreystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984
as Major Jack Downing
Strata
1983
as Victor
TVAn Inspector Calls
1982
as Arthur Birling
TVBird of Prey
1982
as Charles Bridgnorth
TVDon't Rock The Boat
1982
MovieA Midsummer Night's Dream
1981
as Theseus
MovieThe Uppercrust
1981
as Pigel
MovieChariots of Fire
1981
as Lord Birkenhead
TVMasada
1981
as Senator Mucianus
MovieNighthawks
1981
as Peter Hartman
MovieCry of the Innocent
1980
as Gray Harrison Hunt
MovieThe Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
1980
as Colonel George Grenfell
MovieThe London Connection
1979
as Arthur Minton
TVMinder
1979
as Ray
TVPrince Regent
1979
as King George III
MovieZulu Dawn
1979
as Col. Hamilton-Brown
MovieThe Island of Dr. Moreau
1977
as Montgomery
MovieStand up, Virgin Soldiers
1977
as Driscoll
Romance
1977
as Prince Zouroff
MovieBlack Trash
1976
as Lt. Ben Deel
TVOil Strike North
1975
The Apple Cart
1975
as King Magnus
MovieThe Regent's Wife
1974
as Álvaro Mesía
MovieSouth Riding
1974
TVSouth Riding
1974
as Robert Carne
MoviePhase IV
1974
as Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs
MovieDracula
1974
as Van Helsing
MovieThe Picture of Dorian Gray
1973
as Sir Harry Wotton
MovieCharley-One-Eye
1973
as The Bounty Hunter
Away from It All
1973
as Eric
TVThe Edwardians
1972
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
MovieThe Assassination
1972
as CIA Official
MovieLiving Free
1972
as George Adamson
TVShirley's World
1972
MovieMary, Queen of Scots
1971
as Lord Bothwell
MovieVillain
1971
as Bob Matthews
MovieThe Last Valley
1971
as Gruber
MovieThe Mind of Mr. Soames
1970
as Dr. Maitland
MovieNo Blade of Grass
1970
as John Custance
MovieThe Virgin Soldiers
1969
as Sgt Driscoll
MovieThe Royal Hunt of the Sun
1969
as De Soto
MovieSinful Davey
1969
as Richardson
TVITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Ed Sterling
MoviePlay Dirty
1969
as Capt. Cyril Leech
TVThe Name of the Game
1968
as David Windom
MovieThe Strange Affair
1968
MovieSebastian
1968
as Gen. Phillips
MovieThe News-Benders
1968
as Robert Larkin
MovieDial M for Murder
1967
as Lesgate
TVMickey Dunne
1967
as Bruce Tavey
MovieA Man for All Seasons
1966
as The Duke of Norfolk
Shotgun
1966
as Joshua
MovieWhere the Spies Are
1966
as Parkington
MovieLife at the Top
1965
as Mottram
MovieSands of the Kalahari
1965
as Sturdevan
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as King Magnus
TVThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as The Prisoner
MovieA High Wind in Jamaica
1965
as Mr. Thornton
MovieThe Bone Yard
1964
as Inspector Potter
TVThe Wednesday Play
1964
as Inspector Potter
TVTheatre 625
1964
as Donkin
MovieThe Third Secret
1964
as Lew Harding
MovieThe Verdict
1964
as Larry Mason
MovieLadies Who Do
1963
as Mr. Strang
TVEspionage
1963
as Frank Marston
MovieIn the Cool of the Day
1963
as Leonard Groves
MovieBitter Harvest
1963
as Police Inspector
MovieReturn to Sender
1963
as Dino Steffano
TVThe Saint
1962
as Aldo Petri
TVMan of the World
1962
as Grabowsky
MovieLunch Hour
1962
as Personnel Manager
TVSir Francis Drake
1961
as Don Miguel de Cervantes
TVThe Avengers
1961
as Lord Barnes
MovieThe Entertainer
1960
as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
MoviePeeping Tom
1960
as Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)
MovieLook Back in Anger
1959
as 1st Commercial Traveller
MovieDesert Mice
1959
as Army Officer (uncredited)
Mister Charlesworth
1957
as Sgt. Spence
TVThe Count of Monte Cristo
1956
MovieOthello
1955
as Lodovico
TVThe Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Loud Lawrence
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Arthur Minton
TVSunday Night Theatre
1950
as Jackson
