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Arthur Dignam
Acting
Biography
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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…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Gödel Incomplete
as Old Kurt Gödel
Australia
as Father Benedict
Moulin Rouge!
as Christian's Father
Gods and Monsters
as Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)
Paradise Road
as Mr. Pike
Warm Strangers
as Old Man
Dating the Enemy
as Dr. Kamins
The Nostradamus Kid
as Pastor Anderson
Isabelle Eberhardt
as Cauvet
Shadow of the Cobra
TV Shows
Escape from Jupiter
as Professor Ingessol · 13 ep.
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
as Acrisius · 1 ep.
The Flying Doctors
as Royce Phelan QC · 1 ep.
Bodyline
as Mr. Jardine · 7 ep.
Water Under the Bridge
as Maynard Dickens · 9 ep.
Minder
as Geoffrey Evans · 1 ep.
The New Avengers
as Dr. Graham · 1 ep.
