Arthur Dignam
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 theatre, including musical theatre. He played Pontius Pilate in the Australian production of Jesus Christ Superstar in 1972–73, and appears on the original Australian cast recording. His son is the actor Nicholas Gledhill. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Dignam, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
September 9, 1939Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
29Place of birth
Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
Cast credits
Moulin Rouge!
Christian's Father
The Devil's Playground
Brother Francine
Strange Behavior
Dr. Le Sange / Nagel
We of the Never Never
Aeneas Gunn
Comrades
Fop
Jock Petersen
Prof. Charles Kent
The Wild Duck
Gregory
The Right Hand Man
Dr. Redbridge
The Dreaming
Professor Bernard Thornton
Those Dear Departed
Producer
The Nostradamus Kid
Pastor Anderson
The Everlasting Secret Family
Senator
Australia
Father Benedict
King Solomon's Mines
Allan Quatermain (voice)
The Dismissal
Eric Robinson
Shadow of the Cobra
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Man in Butcher Shop
The Duellists
Captain with Eyepatch
Gods and Monsters
Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)
Grendel Grendel Grendel
The Dragon / Beowulf (voice)Images
