Arthur Dignam
Born in Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia — Sep 09 1939
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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 Australi…
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Minder
Geoffrey Evans
The Flying Doctors
Royce Phelan QC
The New Avengers
Dr. Graham
Moulin Rouge!
Christian's Father
Bodyline
Mr. Jardine
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
Acrisius
Australia
Father Benedict
Water Under the Bridge
Maynard Dickens
The Duellists
Captain with Eyepatch
Escape from Jupiter
Professor Ingessol
The Return of Captain Invincible
Lawyer
Gods and Monsters
Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)
Paradise Road
Mr. Pike
Burke & Wills
Sir William Stawell
Comrades
Fop
Isabelle Eberhardt
Cauvet
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Man in Butcher Shop
Strange Behavior
Dr. Le Sange / Nagel
The Dreaming
Professor Bernard Thornton
The Devil's Playground
Brother Francine
The Nostradamus Kid
Pastor Anderson
Dating the Enemy
Dr. Kamins
The Wild Duck
Gregory
Duet for Four
Doug Quincey
Gödel Incomplete
Old Kurt Gödel
Those Dear Departed
Producer
Jock Petersen
Prof. Charles Kent
The Hero
The Right Hand Man
Dr. Redbridge
Libido
Shadow of the Cobra
We of the Never Never
Aeneas Gunn
Grendel Grendel Grendel
The Dragon / Beowulf (voice)
King Solomon's Mines
Allan Quatermain (voice)
The Everlasting Secret Family
Senator
Warm Strangers
Old Man
Summer of Secrets
Dr. Beverley Adams