Known For
Acting
Known Credits
37
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 9, 1939 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
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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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| 2014 | Gödel Incompleteas Old Kurt Gödel | |
| 2008 | Australiaas Father Benedict | |
| 2001 | Moulin Rouge!as Christian's Father | |
| 1998 | Gods and Monstersas Ernest Thesiger (uncredited) | |
| 1997 | Paradise Roadas Mr. Pike | |
| 1997 | Warm Strangersas Old Man | |
| 1996 | Dating the Enemyas Dr. Kamins | |
| 1994 | Escape from Jupiteras Professor Ingessol | |
| 1993 | The Nostradamus Kidas Pastor Anderson | |
| 1991 | The Storyteller: Greek Mythsas Acrisius | |
| 1991 | Isabelle Eberhardtas Cauvet | |
| 1989 | Shadow of the Cobraas | |
| 1988 | The Dreamingas Professor Bernard Thornton | |
| 1988 | The Everlasting Secret Familyas Senator | |
| 1987 | The Right Hand Manas Dr. Redbridge | |
| 1987 | Comradesas Fop | |
| 1987 | Those Dear Departedas Producer | |
| 1986 | The Flying Doctorsas Royce Phelan QC | |
| 1986 | King Solomon's Minesas Allan Quatermain (voice) | |
| 1985 | Burke & Willsas Sir William Stawell | |
| 1984 | Bodylineas Mr. Jardine | |
| 1984 | The Wild Duckas Gregory | |
| 1983 | The Return of Captain Invincibleas Lawyer | |
| 1982 | We of the Never Neveras Aeneas Gunn | |
| 1982 | Duet for Fouras Doug Quincey | |
| 1981 | Strange Behavioras Dr. Le Sange / Nagel | |
| 1981 | Grendel Grendel Grendelas The Dragon / Beowulf (voice) | |
| 1980 | Water Under the Bridgeas Maynard Dickens | |
| 1979 | Minderas Geoffrey Evans | |
| 1979 | The Heroas | |
| 1978 | The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmithas Man in Butcher Shop | |
| 1977 | The Devil's Playgroundas Brother Francine | |
| 1977 | The Duellistsas Captain with Eyepatch | |
| 1976 | Summer of Secretsas Dr. Beverley Adams | |
| 1976 | The New Avengersas Dr. Graham | |
| 1974 | Jock Petersenas Prof. Charles Kent | |
| 1973 | Libidoas |
