Nigel Davenport

Born: 1928-05-23

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.


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A Christmas Carol

as Silas Scrooge
Released: 1984-10-09

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own...

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Chariots of Fire

as Lord Birkenhead
Released: 1981-05-15

In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young...

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A Man for All Seasons

as The Duke of Norfolk
Released: 1966-12-13

A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir...

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Peeping Tom

as Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)
Released: 1960-05-16

Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of...

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Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

as Major Jack Downing
Released: 1984-03-30

A shipping disaster in the 19th Century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. The...

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Nighthawks

as Peter Hartman
Released: 1981-03-17

When one of Europe's most lethal terrorists shows up in New York, an elite undercover cop is...

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The Island of Dr. Moreau

as Montgomery
Released: 1977-07-13

A ship-wrecked man floats ashore on an island in the Pacific Ocean. The island is inhabited by a...

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Without a Clue

as Lord Smithwick
Released: 1988-05-05

Sherlock Holmes is as dashing as ever, but with a little secret: Dr. Watson is the brains behind...

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Phase IV

as Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs
Released: 1974-09-01

Arizona ants mock the food chain on their way to a desert lab to get two scientists and a woman.

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The Last Valley

as Gruber
Released: 1971-01-28

People in a small German village in the last valley to remain untouched by the devastating...

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A High Wind in Jamaica

as Mr. Thornton
Released: 1965-05-01

In 1870, a Jamaican colonial family sends its children to Britain for proper schooling, but...

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Caravaggio

as Giustiniani
Released: 1986-08-29

A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da...

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Mary, Queen of Scots

as Lord Bothwell
Released: 1971-12-22

Mary Stuart, who was named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman...

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Zulu Dawn

as Col. Hamilton-Brown
Released: 1979-05-14

In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.

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Play Dirty

as Capt. Cyril Leech
Released: 1969-01-02

During World War II in North Africa, a group of British commandos disguised as Italian soldiers...

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Dracula

as Van Helsing
Released: 1974-06-13

Dracula is searching for a woman who looks like his long dead wife.

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Look Back in Anger

as 1st Commercial Traveller
Released: 1959-09-15

A disillusioned, angry university graduate comes to terms with his grudge against middle-class...

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The Assassination

as CIA Official
Released: 1972-10-04

Darien, a left-wing police informant, is forced to lure his old friend Sadiel to Paris,...

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Villain

as Bob Matthews
Released: 1971-05-26

In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses...

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Sebastian

as Gen. Phillips
Released: 1968-01-24

Sebastian is an undisciplined mathematics genius who works in the "cipher bureau" of the British...

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The Entertainer

as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Released: 1960-07-25

Archie Rice, an old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay...

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Longitude

as Sir Charles Pelham
Released: 2000-01-02

Parallel stories: 18th century Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at...

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Living Free

as George Adamson
Released: 1972-12-16

When Elsa's three mischievious cubs begin wreaking havok on the nearby villages, Joy and her...

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Mosley

as Lord Rothermere
Released: 1998-02-12

Jonathan Cake, Jemma Redgrave and Hugh Bonneville lead an outstanding cast in this mini-series...

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A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Theseus
Released: 1981-12-13

Four Athenians run away to the forest only to have Puck the fairy make both of the boys fall in...

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The Royal Hunt of the Sun

as De Soto
Released: 1969-10-05

The Spanish explorer Pizarro captures the Inca god-chief Atahualpa and promises to free him upon...

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Sinful Davey

as Wachtmeister Richardson
Released: 1969-02-10

Davey Haggart is quite certain of his paternity (even if nobody else is) and determined to...

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Bitter Harvest

as Police Inspector
Released: 1963-03-08

A pretty young woman will do anything to escape her deadly dull existence in the backlots of...

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The Picture of Dorian Gray

as Sir Harry Wotton
Released: 1973-04-22

Adaptation of the novel by Oscar Wilde.

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Lunch Hour

as Personnel Manager
Released: 1962-01-01

A young female designer is on the brink of an affair with a married male executive at the...

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Sands of the Kalahari

as Sturdevan
Released: 1965-11-24

A diverse group of individuals struggle to survive in the Kalahari desert after their passenger...

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The Third Secret

as Lew Harding
Released: 1964-02-02

A prominent London psychologist seems to have taken his own life, causing stunned disbelief...

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David Copperfield

as Dan Peggotty
Released: 2001-12-25

After the death of his father and a second wedding of his mother, David Copperfield suffers from...

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Where the Spies Are

as Parkington
Released: 1966-01-26

A local doctor is recruited as a cold war spy to fulfill a very important secret mission in the...

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No Blade of Grass

as John Custance
Released: 1970-06-20

A strange new virus has appeared, which only attacks strains of grasses such as wheat and rice,...

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Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

as Driscoll
Released: 1977-04-04

Some British soldiers in Singapore are more concerned with finding sex than finding Communists.

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Charley-One-Eye

as The Bounty Hunter
Released: 1973-04-18

A black Union Army deserter and his crippled American Indian hostage form a strained partnership...

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Life at the Top

as Mottram
Released: 1965-12-14

Successful businessman Joe Lampton is married to the wealthy Susan, has two children, and lives...

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The Virgin Soldiers

as Sgt Driscoll
Released: 1969-10-14

The core of the plot is the romantic triangle formed by the protagonist, a conscripted soldier...

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The Opium War

as uncredited
Released: 1997-06-30

The story of the Opium War between China, in the waning days of the Qing Dynasty, and the...

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The Treasure Seekers

as Lord Blackstock
Released: 1996-12-25

Five motherless children, with the help of a famous doctor, are determined to save their...

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Cry of the Innocent

as Gray Harrison Hunt
Released: 1980-06-15

An American insurance executive, who sees his wife and children die when a plane crashes into...

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Dial M for Murder

as Lesgate
Released: 1967-11-15

A made-for-television remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 film.

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The Regent's wife

as Álvaro Mesía
Released: 1974-12-19

Adapted from the novel of the same name by Clarín, which narrates the difficulties of Ana Ozores...

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In the Cool of the Day

as Leonard Groves
Released: 1963-05-29

After he mends a marital rift between a vacationing young couple, the bored, fragile wife falls...

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Black Trash

as Lt. Ben Deel
Released: 1976-06-06

A white cop and a black reporter join forces to investigate apparent vigilante killings in the...

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The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

as Colonel George Grenfell
Released: 1980-03-25

The story of the doctor who faced charges of conspiracy after he assisted John Wilkes Booth by...

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The Mind of Mr. Soames

as Dr. Maitland
Released: 1970-07-01

A 30-year-old man, who has been in a coma since birth, is finally restored to consciousness by a...

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The London Connection

as Arthur Minton
Released: 1979-12-21

A missing formula, a defecting Eastern European scientist kidnapped, car chases, foot chases,...

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Ladies Who Do

as Mr. Strang
Released: 1963-11-01

The "Ladies Who Do" are office cleaners. One of them discovers some hot stock tips and they make...

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The Biko Inquest

as Colonel Goosen
Released: 1984-11-01

Based on the official transcripts of the investigation that followed after the very suspicious...

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The Uppercrust

as Pigel
Released: 1981-09-17

This film combines two very different styles: an atmospheric psycho thriller about the ice-cold...

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La vuelta del Coyote

as Félix de Echagüe
Released: 1998-07-21

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The Verdict

as uncredited
Released: 1964-01-01

A racketeer, deported back from America, faces murder charge and hatches jury rigging plot with...

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The Strange Affair

as uncredited
Released: 1968-08-22

When rookie P.C. Strange falls for an under aged girl, he is unknowingly compromised by a pair...

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Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2024-02-27

A brand new documentary by Elijah Drenner featuring interviews with Jeffrey Bass, co-star...

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South Riding

as uncredited
Released: 1974-09-16

An adaptation of Winifred Holtby's classic novel

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The Bone Yard

as Inspector Potter
Released: 1964-09-30

Extraordinary things happen at an ordinary police station.

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El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe

as Don César de Echagüe, padre
Released: 1998-12-12

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Return to Sender

as uncredited
Released: 1963-03-01

A fraudster is arrested for stealing a large sum of money from his partners. When he learns that...

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The News-Benders

as Robert Larkin
Released: 1968-01-10

An idealistic young television producer is approached by the representative of a clandestine...

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Midsomer Murders

as William Smithers
First aired: 1997-03-23

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed...

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Minder

as Ray
First aired: 1979-10-29

This comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and...

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The Avengers

as Lord Barnes
First aired: 1961-01-07

The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr....

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The Name of the Game

as David Windom
First aired: 1968-09-20

The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and...

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The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Loud Lawrence
First aired: 1955-09-26

The legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the...

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The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Captain
First aired: 1955-09-26

The legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the...

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The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Sir James
First aired: 1955-09-26

The legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the...

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The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Sentry
First aired: 1955-09-26

The legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the...

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The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Barty
First aired: 1955-09-26

The legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the...

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The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Claude the Seneschal
First aired: 1955-09-26

The legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the...

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The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Sir Peter Marston
First aired: 1955-09-26

The legendary character Robin Hood and his band of merry men in Sherwood Forest and the...

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Thirty-Minute Theatre

as The Prisoner
First aired: 1965-10-07

Thirty-Minute Theatre is an anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television...

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BBC Television Shakespeare

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-12-03

The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of...

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The Upper Hand

as Mr. Douglas Hamilton
First aired: 1990-05-01

The Upper Hand is a British television sitcom, produced by Central Independent Television and...

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The Upper Hand

as Mr. Hamilton
First aired: 1990-05-01

The Upper Hand is a British television sitcom, produced by Central Independent Television and...

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Keeping Up Appearances

as The Commodore
First aired: 1990-10-29

Hyacinth Bucket (whose name, she insists, is pronounced "Bouquet") is a suburban housewife in...

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The Detectives

as Sir Arthur Andrews
First aired: 1993-01-27

The absurd adventures of two defective detectives, who - despite unbelievable incompetence -...

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Sir Francis Drake

as Don Miguel de Cervantes
First aired: 1961-11-12

Sir Francis Drake was a British adventure television series starring Terence Morgan as Sir...

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The Count of Monte Cristo

as uncredited
First aired: 1956-02-20

The Count of Monte Cristo was a 1956 ITC Entertainment/TPA television series adapted very...

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The Saint

as Aldo Petri
First aired: 1962-10-04

Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who...

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The Saint

as Charles Voyson
First aired: 1962-10-04

Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who...

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Shirley's World

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-04-07

Shirley's World is a television series aired first by American Broadcasting Company during the...

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Man of the World

as uncredited
First aired: 1962-09-29

Man of the World was an ATV drama series, distributed by ITC Entertainment. The show ran in the...

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Howards' Way

as Sir Edward Frere
First aired: 1985-09-01

The BBC's answer to Dynasty, Howards' Way was launched in 1985 with an enormous 1 million pound...

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The Edwardians

as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
First aired: 1972-11-21

It was a time when England was a nation on the cusp of change, an evolving landscape tht lay...

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Masada

as Mucianus
First aired: 1981-04-05

A Roman general leads the epic 1st-century siege of Masada, the mountain fortress where more...

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Oil Strike North

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-08-26

Oil Strike North is a BBC television drama series produced in 1975. The series was created and...

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Ladies in Charge

as uncredited
First aired: 1986-05-06

This touching drama series charts the fortunes of three young women who, having returned from...

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Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

as Ismay
First aired: 1986-01-26

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy was a British television series which first aired on ITV in...

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Mosley

as Lord Rothermere
First aired: 1998-02-12

Sir Oswald Mosley was a man who should have ranked with the heroes of the century... Instead his...

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An Inspector Calls

as Arthur Birling
First aired: 1982-08-17

A made-for-television adaptation of the J. B. Priestley play of the same title.

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Bird of Prey

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-04-22

From its video game-inspired opening titles to its pervasive electronic music track, Bird of...

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Longitude

as Sir Charles Pelham
First aired: 2000-01-02

The fascinating story of John Harrison who, in the 18th century, believed he could make a clock...

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Don't Rock The Boat

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-01-05

Don’t Rock The Boat follows the adventures of widower Jack Hoxton,who runs a riverside boatyard...

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