Arthur Dignam
Actor
Biography
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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.
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Filmography
Australia
as Father Benedict 2008
The Duellists
as Captain with Eyepatch 1977
Gods and Monsters
as Ernest Thesiger (uncredited) 1998
Paradise Road
as Mr. Pike 1997
Strange Behavior
as Dr. Le Sange / Nagel 1981
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
as Man in Butcher Shop 1978
The Return of Captain Invincible
as Lawyer 1983
The Devil's Playground
as Brother Francine 1977
Dating the Enemy
as Dr. Kamins 1996
Comrades
as Fop 1987
We of the Never Never
as Aeneas Gunn 1982
The Everlasting Secret Family
as Senator 1988
Burke & Wills
as Sir William Stawell 1985
Grendel Grendel Grendel
as The Dragon / Beowulf (voice) 1981
The Nostradamus Kid
as Pastor Anderson 1993
The Dreaming
as Professor Bernard Thornton 1988