
Nigel Davenport
Acting
Arthur Nigel Davenport (23 May 1928 – 25 October 2013) was an English stage, television and film actor, best known as the Duke of Norfolk and Lord Birkenhead in the Academy Award-winning films A Man for All Seasons and Chariots of Fire, respectively.
TV Shows(34)

David Copperfield
Daniel Peggotty
2000

Longitude
Sir Charles Pelham
2000

Mosley
Lord Rothermere
1998

Midsomer Murders
William Smithers
1997

The Detectives
Sir Arthur Andrews
1993

Keeping Up Appearances
The Commodore
1990

The Upper Hand
Mr. Douglas Hamilton
1990

Ladies in Charge
Count Litvinoff
1986

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
Ismay
1986

Howards' Way
Sir Edward Frere
1985

An Inspector Calls
Arthur Birling
1982

Bird of Prey
Charles Bridgnorth
1982

Don't Rock The Boat
1982

Masada
Senator Mucianus
1981

Minder
Ray
1979

Prince Regent
King George III
1979
Romance
Prince Zouroff
1977

Oil Strike North
1975

South Riding
Robert Carne
1974

The Edwardians
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1972

Shirley's World
1972

The Name of the Game
David Windom
1968

BBC Play of the Month
King Magnus
1965

Theatre 625
Donkin
1964

Espionage
Frank Marston
1963

The Saint
Aldo Petri
1962

Man of the World
Grabowsky
1962

Sir Francis Drake
Don Miguel de Cervantes
1961

The Avengers
Lord Barnes
1961
Mister Charlesworth
Sgt. Spence
1957

The Count of Monte Cristo
1956

The Adventures of Robin Hood
Loud Lawrence
1955

The Wonderful World of Disney
Arthur Minton
1954

Sunday Night Theatre
Jackson
1950
Movies(71)

Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV
Self (archive footage)
2024

David Copperfield
Daniel Peggotty
2001

The Mumbo Jumbo
Major cowpat
2000

Longitude
Sir Charles Pelham
2000

El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe
Don César de Echagüe, padre
1998

La vuelta del Coyote
César de Echagüe
1998

Mosley
Lord Rothermere
1998
Hotel Shanghai
Butler
1997

The Treasure Seekers
Lord Blackstock
1996
The Circus Connection
Stadnicki
1996

The Cutter
1992

Without a Clue
Lord Smithwick
1988

The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams
Supt. Hannam
1986

Caravaggio
Giustiniani
1986

The Biko Inquest
Colonel Goosen
1984

A Christmas Carol
Silas Scrooge
1984
An Inspector Calls
Arthur Birling
1984

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Major Jack Downing
1984
Strata
Victor
1983

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Theseus
1981

The Uppercrust
Pigel
1981

Chariots of Fire
Lord Birkenhead
1981

Nighthawks
Peter Hartman
1981

Cry of the Innocent
Gray Harrison Hunt
1980

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
Colonel George Grenfell
1980

The London Connection
Arthur Minton
1979

Zulu Dawn
Col. Hamilton-Brown
1979

The Island of Dr. Moreau
Montgomery
1977

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
Driscoll
1977

Black Trash
Lt. Ben Deel
1976
The Apple Cart
King Magnus
1975

The Regent's Wife
Álvaro Mesía
1974

South Riding
1974

Phase IV
Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs
1974

Dracula
Van Helsing
1974

The Picture of Dorian Gray
Sir Harry Wotton
1973

Charley One-Eye
The Bounty Hunter
1973

The Assassination
CIA Official
1972

Living Free
George Adamson
1972

Mary, Queen of Scots
Lord Bothwell
1971

Villain
Bob Matthews
1971

The Last Valley
Gruber
1971

The Mind of Mr. Soames
Dr. Maitland
1970

No Blade of Grass
John Custance
1970

The Virgin Soldiers
Sgt Driscoll
1969

The Royal Hunt of the Sun
De Soto
1969

Sinful Davey
Richardson
1969

Play Dirty
Capt. Cyril Leech
1969

The Strange Affair
1968

Sebastian
Gen. Phillips
1968

The News-Benders
Robert Larkin
1968

Dial M for Murder
Lesgate
1967

A Man for All Seasons
The Duke of Norfolk
1966
Shotgun
Joshua
1966

Where the Spies Are
Parkington
1966

Life at the Top
Mottram
1965

Sands of the Kalahari
Sturdevan
1965

A High Wind in Jamaica
Mr. Thornton
1965

The Bone Yard
Inspector Potter
1964

The Third Secret
Lew Harding
1964

The Verdict
Larry Mason
1964

Ladies Who Do
Mr. Strang
1963

In the Cool of the Day
Leonard Groves
1963

Bitter Harvest
Police Inspector
1963

Return to Sender
Dino Steffano
1963

Lunch Hour
Personnel Manager
1962

The Entertainer
Theatre Manager (uncredited)
1960

Peeping Tom
Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)
1960

Look Back in Anger
1st Commercial Traveller
1959

Desert Mice
Army Officer (uncredited)
1959

Othello
Lodovico
1955