Deceased

When Did Nigel Davenport Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 85

Also known asArthur Nigel DavenportGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn23/05/1928Born inShelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UKDied25/10/2013 (aged 85)Died inGloucestershireWikidataQ1064691 ↗TMDb#13327 ↗

Arthur Nigel Davenport was an English stage, television and film actor, best known for his film roles as the Duke of Norfolk in A Man for All Seasons, and Lord Birkenhead in Chariots of Fire.

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Filmography88 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2024	Evolutions: The Making of Phase IVMovie	Self (archive footage)	96
2001	David CopperfieldMovie	Daniel Peggotty	73
2000	LongitudeMovie	Sir Charles Pelham	72
2000	David CopperfieldSeries	Daniel Peggotty	72
2000	The Mumbo JumboMovie	Major cowpat	72
2000	LongitudeSeries	Sir Charles Pelham	72
1997	Midsomer MurdersSeries	William Smithers	69
1996	The Treasure SeekersMovie	Lord Blackstock	68
1993	The DetectivesSeries	Sir Arthur Andrews	65
1990	Keeping Up AppearancesSeries	The Commodore	62
1990	The Upper HandSeries	Mr. Douglas Hamilton	62
1988	Without a ClueMovie	Lord Smithwick	60
1986	CaravaggioMovie	Giustiniani	58
1986	Lord Mountbatten: The Last ViceroySeries	Ismay	58
1985	Howards' WaySeries	Sir Edward Frere	57
1984	A Christmas CarolMovie	Silas Scrooge	56
1984	Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the ApesMovie	Major Jack Downing	56
1984	The Biko InquestMovie	Colonel Goosen	56
1984	An Inspector CallsMovie	Arthur Birling	56
1982	An Inspector CallsSeries	Arthur Birling	54
1982	Bird of PreySeries	Charles Bridgnorth	54
1982	Don't Rock The BoatSeries	—	54
1981	Chariots of FireMovie	Lord Birkenhead	53
1981	NighthawksMovie	Peter Hartman	53
1981	MasadaSeries	Senator Mucianus	53
1981	The UppercrustMovie	Pigel	53
1981	A Midsummer Night's DreamMovie	Theseus	53
1980	Cry of the InnocentMovie	Gray Harrison Hunt	52
1979	MinderSeries	Ray	51
1979	Zulu DawnMovie	Col. Hamilton-Brown	51
1979	The London ConnectionMovie	Arthur Minton	51
1979	Prince RegentSeries	King George III	51
1977	Stand up, Virgin SoldiersMovie	Driscoll	49
1977	The Island of Dr. MoreauMovie	Montgomery	49
1977	RomanceSeries	Prince Zouroff	49
1975	Oil Strike NorthSeries	—	47
1975	The Apple CartMovie	King Magnus	47
1974	DraculaMovie	Van Helsing	46
1974	Phase IVMovie	Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs	46
1974	South RidingSeries	Robert Carne	46
1973	Away from It AllSeries	Eric	45
1973	The Picture of Dorian GrayMovie	Sir Harry Wotton	45
1973	Charley-One-EyeMovie	The Bounty Hunter	45
1972	The EdwardiansSeries	Sir Arthur Conan Doyle	44
1972	Shirley's WorldSeries	—	44
1972	Living FreeMovie	George Adamson	44
1971	Mary, Queen of ScotsMovie	Lord Bothwell	43
1971	VillainMovie	Bob Matthews	43
1971	The Last ValleyMovie	Gruber	43
1970	The Mind of Mr. SoamesMovie	Dr. Maitland	42
1969	ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries	Ed Sterling	41
1969	The Virgin SoldiersMovie	Sgt Driscoll	41
1969	Sinful DaveyMovie	Richardson	41
1969	Play DirtyMovie	Capt. Cyril Leech	41
1969	The Royal Hunt of the SunMovie	De Soto	41
1968	The Name of the GameSeries	David Windom	40
1968	The News-BendersMovie	Robert Larkin	40
1967	Mickey DunneSeries	Bruce Tavey	39
1967	Dial M for MurderMovie	Lesgate	39
1966	Five MoreSeries	Joshua	38
1966	Where the Spies AreMovie	Parkington	38
1966	ShotgunMovie	Joshua	38
1965	BBC Play of the MonthSeries	King Magnus	37
1965	Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries	The Prisoner	37
1965	A High Wind in JamaicaMovie	Mr. Thornton	37
1965	Life at the TopMovie	Mottram	37
1965	Sands of the KalahariMovie	Sturdevan	37
1964	Theatre 625Series	Donkin	36
1964	The Third SecretMovie	Lew Harding	36
1964	The Bone YardMovie	Inspector Potter	36
1963	EspionageSeries	Frank Marston	35
1963	In the Cool of the DayMovie	Leonard Groves	35
1963	Ladies Who DoMovie	Mr. Strang	35
1963	Bitter HarvestMovie	Police Inspector	35
1963	Return to SenderMovie	Dino Steffano	35
1962	The SaintSeries	Aldo Petri	34
1962	Man of the WorldSeries	Grabowsky	34
1962	Lunch HourMovie	Personnel Manager	34
1961	The AvengersSeries	Lord Barnes	33
1961	Sir Francis DrakeSeries	Don Miguel de Cervantes	33
1960	The EntertainerMovie	Theatre Manager (uncredited)	32
1960	Peeping TomMovie	Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)	32
1959	Look Back in AngerMovie	1st Commercial Traveller	31
1959	Desert MiceMovie	Army Officer (uncredited)	31
1956	The Count of Monte CristoSeries	—	28
1955	The Adventures of Robin HoodSeries	Captain	27
1954	The Wonderful World of DisneySeries	Arthur Minton	26
1950	Sunday Night TheatreSeries	Jackson	22