Arthur Dignam
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1939-09-09
Place of birth: Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
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.
Known for
Moulin Rouge!
2001Christian's Father
The Devil's Playground
1977Brother Francine
Strange Behavior
1981Dr. Le Sange / Nagel
We of the Never Never
1982Aeneas Gunn
Summer of Secrets
1976Dr. Beverley Adams
Comrades
1987Fop
Jock Petersen
1974Prof. Charles Kent
Burke & Wills
1985Sir William Stawell
The Right Hand Man
1987Dr. Redbridge
The Wild Duck
1984Gregory
The Return of Captain Invincible
1983Lawyer
Those Dear Departed
1987Producer
The Dreaming
1988Professor Bernard Thornton
The Nostradamus Kid
1993Pastor Anderson
The Everlasting Secret Family
1988Senator
Australia
2008Father Benedict
Isabelle Eberhardt
1991Cauvet
Libido
1973
Paradise Road
1997Mr. Pike