Nigel Davenport

actor • assistant_director • soundtrack

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.

Born: May 23, 1928 in Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Died: October 25, 2013 (age 85)

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Known For

7.6

Peeping Tom

Movies & TV Credits

104 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV Movie	—	Actor	Self (archive footage)	2024
The Mumbo Jumbo Movie	4.3	Actor	Major cowpat	2000
David Copperfield Movie	6.8	Actor	Daniel Peggotty	2000
Longitude Limited Series	7.6	Actor	Sir Charles Pelham(1 Episode)	2000
La vuelta del Coyote Movie	4.4	Actor	César de Echagüe	1998
Mosley Movie	—	Actor	Lord Rothermere	1998
El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe Movie	—	Actor	Don César de Echagüe, padre	1998
Mosley TV Show	7.0	Actor	Lord Rothermere(1 Episode)	1998
The Opium War Movie	6.3	Actor	—	1997
Midsomer Murders TV Show	7.7	Actor	William Smithers(1 Episode)	1997
Hotel Shanghai Movie	6.1	Actor	Butler	1997
The Circus Connection Movie	—	Actor	Stadnicki	1996
The Treasure Seekers Movie	6.1	Actor	Lord Blackstock	1996
The Detectives TV Show	7.2	Actor	Sir Arthur Andrews(1 Episode)	1993
The Cutter Short Film	7.8	Actor	—	1992
Keeping Up Appearances TV Show	7.8	Actor	The Commodore(1 Episode)	1990
The Upper Hand TV Show	6.4	Actor	Mr. Hamilton(1 Episode)	1990
The Upper Hand TV Show	6.4	Actor	Mr. Douglas Hamilton(1 Episode)	1990
Without a Clue Movie	7.0	Actor	Lord Smithwick	1988
Caravaggio Movie	6.4	Actor	Giustiniani	1986
Ladies in Charge TV Show	6.1	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1986
Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy Limited Series	7.2	Actor	Ismay(6 Episodes)	1986
Howards' Way TV Show	6.6	Actor	Sir Edward Frere(29 Episodes)	1985
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Movie	6.3	Actor	Major Jack Downing	1984
A Christmas Carol Movie	7.6	Actor	Silas Scrooge	1984
The Biko Inquest Movie	8.1	Actor	Colonel Goosen	1984
Strata Movie	4.8	Actor	Victor	1983
Bird of Prey TV Show	7.2	Actor	—(8 Episodes)	1982
Don't Rock the Boat TV Show	6.4	Actor	—(12 Episodes)	1982
An Inspector Calls Limited Series	6.9	Actor	Arthur Birling(3 Episodes)	1982
Chariots of Fire Movie	7.2	Actor	Lord Birkenhead	1981
Nighthawks Movie	6.2	Actor	Peter Hartman	1981
The Uppercrust Movie	6.7	Actor	Pigel	1981
A Midsummer Night's Dream Movie	6.4	Actor	Theseus	1981
Masada Limited Series	7.6	Actor	Mucianus(4 Episodes)	1981
Cry of the Innocent Movie	4.9	Actor	Gray Harrison Hunt	1980
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd Movie	6.9	Actor	Colonel George Grenfell	1980
The London Connection Movie	5.5	Actor	Arthur Minton	1979
Zulu Dawn Movie	6.5	Actor	Col. Hamilton-Brown	1979
Minder TV Show	7.6	Actor	Ray(1 Episode)	1979
Prince Regent Limited Series	7.8	Actor	King George III(8 Episodes)	1979
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers Movie	4.5	Actor	Driscoll	1977
The Island of Dr. Moreau Movie	6.0	Actor	Montgomery	1977
Romance TV Show	—	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1977
Black Trash Movie	4.6	Actor	Lt. Ben Deel	1976
The Apple Cart Movie	—	Actor	King Magnus	1975
Oil Strike North TV Show	6.1	Actor	—(13 Episodes)	1975
Phase IV Movie	6.2	Actor	Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs	1974
The Regent's Wife Movie	6.2	Actor	Álvaro Mesía	1974
Dracula Movie	6.3	Actor	Van Helsing	1974
South Riding Limited Series	8.1	Actor	—	1974
Charley-One-Eye Movie	5.7	Actor	The Bounty Hunter	1973
The Picture of Dorian Gray Movie	6.1	Actor	Sir Harry Wotton	1973
Living Free Movie	5.8	Actor	George Adamson	1972
The Assassination Movie	6.8	Actor	CIA Official	1972
The Edwardians Limited Series	6.9	Actor	Sir Arthur Conan Doyle(1 Episode)	1972
The Last Valley Movie	7.1	Actor	Gruber	1971
Mary, Queen of Scots Movie	6.9	Actor	Lord Bothwell	1971
Villain Movie	6.7	Actor	Bob Matthews	1971
Shirley's World TV Show	6.0	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1971
No Blade of Grass Movie	5.6	Actor	John Custance	1970
The Mind of Mr. Soames Movie	6.0	Actor	Dr. Maitland	1970
Sinful Davey Movie	5.5	Actor	Wachtmeister Richardson	1969
The Royal Hunt of the Sun Movie	5.8	Actor	De Soto	1969
Play Dirty Movie	6.6	Actor	Capt. Cyril Leech	1969
The Virgin Soldiers Movie	5.9	Actor	Sgt Driscoll	1969
The Strange Affair Movie	6.1	Actor	—	1968
Sebastian Movie	5.9	Actor	Gen. Phillips	1968
The News-Benders Movie	8.9	Actor	Robert Larkin	1968
The Name of the Game TV Show	7.4	Actor	David Windom(1 Episode)	1968
Dial M for Murder Movie	8.0	Actor	Lesgate	1967
A Man for All Seasons Movie	7.6	Actor	The Duke of Norfolk	1966
Where the Spies Are Movie	5.4	Actor	Parkington	1966
Shotgun Movie	—	Actor	Joshua	1966
A High Wind in Jamaica Movie	6.4	Actor	Mr. Thornton	1965
Life at the Top Movie	6.5	Actor	Mottram	1965
Sands of the Kalahari Movie	6.5	Actor	Sturdevan	1965
BBC Play of the Month TV Show	6.6	Actor	King Magnus(1 Episode)	1965
The Third Secret Movie	6.3	Actor	Lew Harding	1964
The Verdict Movie	6.9	Actor	Larry Mason	1964
The Bone Yard Movie	6.8	Actor	Inspector Potter	1964
In the Cool of the Day Movie	4.9	Actor	Leonard Groves	1963
Return to Sender Movie	6.1	Actor	Dino Steffano	1963
Bitter Harvest Movie	6.0	Actor	Police Inspector	1963
Ladies Who Do Movie	6.7	Actor	Mr. Strang	1963
Lunch Hour Movie	6.3	Actor	Personnel Manager	1962
The Saint TV Show	7.3	Actor	Charles Voyson(1 Episode)	1962
Man of the World TV Show	7.4	Actor	Grabowsky(1 Episode)	1962
The Saint TV Show	7.3	Actor	Aldo Petri(1 Episode)	1962
The Avengers TV Show	8.1	Actor	Lord Barnes(2 Episodes)	1961
Sir Francis Drake TV Show	6.8	Actor	Don Miguel de Cervantes(1 Episode)	1961
Peeping Tom Movie	7.7	Actor	Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)	1960
The Entertainer Movie	6.9	Actor	Theatre Manager (uncredited)	1960
Look Back in Anger Movie	7.1	Actor	1st Commercial Traveller	1959
The Count of Monte Cristo TV Show	7.5	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1956
The Adventures of Robin Hood TV Show	7.4	Actor	Sir Peter Marston(1 Episode)	1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood TV Show	7.4	Actor	Loud Lawrence(1 Episode)	1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood TV Show	7.4	Actor	Captain(1 Episode)	1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood TV Show	7.4	Actor	Barty(1 Episode)	1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood TV Show	7.4	Actor	Claude the Seneschal(1 Episode)	1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood TV Show	7.4	Actor	Sentry(1 Episode)	1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood TV Show	7.4	Actor	Sir James(1 Episode)	1955
Othello Movie	7.1	Actor	Lodovico	1955
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre TV Show	7.0	Actor	Jackson(1 Episode)	1950

Nigel Davenport

Known For

A Man for All Seasons

Chariots of Fire

Nighthawks

Peeping Tom

Movies & TV Credits