Cast & creator
Arthur Dignam
Best known for Minder, The Flying Doctors, The New Avengers
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.
31
film credits
7
television credits
38
1973–2014 · acting roles
6.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (38)
Showing 38 of 38 credits
Minder
Geoffrey Evans
1979
The Flying Doctors
Royce Phelan QC
1986
The New Avengers
Dr. Graham
1976
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
Acrisius
1991
Moulin Rouge!
Christian's Father
2001
Bodyline
Mr. Jardine
1984
Australia
Father Benedict
2008
Gods and Monsters
Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)
1998
Escape from Jupiter
Professor Ingessol
1994
The Duellists
Captain with Eyepatch
1977
Water Under the Bridge
Maynard Dickens
1980
The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon
Acrisius
1991
Paradise Road
Mr. Pike
1997
Isabelle Eberhardt
Cauvet
1991
The Dreaming
Professor Bernard Thornton
1988
Dating the Enemy
Dr. Kamins
1996
The Return of Captain Invincible
Lawyer
1983
Strange Behavior
Dr. Le Sange / Nagel
1981
King Solomon's Mines
Allan Quatermain (voice)
1986
Comrades
Fop
1987
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Man in Butcher Shop
1978
The Everlasting Secret Family
Senator
1988
The Devil's Playground
Brother Francine
1977
The Right Hand Man
Dr. Redbridge
1987
The Hero
1979
Shadow of the Cobra
1989
We of the Never Never
Aeneas Gunn
1982
Burke & Wills
Sir William Stawell
1985
The Nostradamus Kid
Pastor Anderson
1993
The Wild Duck
Gregory
1984
Gödel Incomplete
Old Kurt Gödel
2014
Grendel Grendel Grendel
The Dragon / Beowulf (voice)
1981
Petersen
Prof. Charles Kent
1974
Libido
1973
Summer of Secrets
Dr. Beverley Adams
1976
Those Dear Departed
Producer
1987
Duet for Four
Doug Quincey
1982Warm Strangers
Old Man
1997