Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

Birthday: May 23, 1928
Birthplace: Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Bio: A character player even in youth, British actor Nigel Davenport has spent nearly forty years in briskly businesslike stage, screen and TV roles. He made his film debut as the police sergeant in Michael Powell's notorious Peeping Tom (1959). Among his many colorful screen characterizations were the Duke of Norfolk in A Man For All Seasons (1966), Bothwell in Mary… More Bio: A character player even in youth, British actor Nigel Davenport has spent nearly forty years in briskly businesslike stage, screen and TV roles. He made his film debut as the police sergeant in Michael Powell's notorious Peeping Tom (1959). Among his many colorful screen characterizations were the Duke of Norfolk in A Man For All Seasons (1966), Bothwell in Mary Queen of Scots (1971), Van Helsing in the 1973 Frank Langella version of Dracula and Lord Birkenbed in the Oscar-winning Chariots of Fire. Nigel Davenport's TV credits include the miniseries Prince Regent (1979, as King George III), and Masada (1981). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Filmography

Caravaggio (2007)
- Marchese Giustiniani
A High Wind in Jamaica (2003)
- Actor
David Copperfield (2000)
- Dan Peggotty
Mosley (1998)
- Actor
The Treasure Seekers (1996)
- Actor
Without a Clue (1988)
- Lord Smithwick
- 56%
Caravaggio (1986)
- Actor
- 78%
Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy (1985)
- Actor
A Christmas Carol (1984)
- Silas Scrooge
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
- Maj. Jack Downing
- 60%
The Biko Inquest (1984)
- Actor
Upper Crust (1982)
- Journalist Pigel
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1981)
- Theseus
Chariots of Fire (1981)
- Lord Birkenhead
- 87%
An Eye for an Eye (1981)
- Actor
Nighthawks (1981)
- Peter Hartman
- 71%
Cry of the Innocent (1980)
- Actor
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980)
- Actor
Soul Patrol (1980)
- Lt. Ben Deel
Zulu Dawn (1979)
- Col. Hamilton-Brown
- 57%
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
- Montgomery
- 47%
Stand Up Virgin Soldiers (1977)
- Sgt. Driscoll
Phase IV (Phase Four) (1974)
- Ernest Hubbs
- 83%
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1974)
- Lord Henry Wotton
La Regenta (1974)
- Alvaro Mesia
Dracula (1973)
- Doctor Van Helsing
- 60%
The Edwardians (1972)
- Actor
Living Free (1972)
- George Adamson
Black Trash (1972)
- Actor
Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
- James Hepburn
Villain (1971)
- Bob Matthews
The Last Valley (1971)
- Gruber
No Blade of Grass (1970)
- John Custance
The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970)
- Dr. Maitland
Sinful Davey (1969)
- Constable
- 33%
Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)
- De Soto, Director
Play Dirty (1969)
- Director, Cyril Leech
Virgin Soldiers (1969)
- St. Driscoll
Sebastian (1968)
- Phillips
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968)
- Actor
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
- Duke of Norfolk
- 86%
Where the Spies Are (1965)
- Parkington
High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
- Frederick Thornton
Sands of the Kalahari (1965)
- Sturdevant
The Third Secret (1964)
- Lew Harding
Lunch Hour (1961)
- Manager
Peeping Tom (1960)
- Sgt. Miller
- 94%
Look Back in Anger (1958)
- Actor
- 88%
Death by Prescription
- Actor
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