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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 Nicholas Gledhill.
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Moulin Rouge!
2001 · as Christian's Father

Australia
2008 · as Father Benedict

The Duellists
1977 · as Captain with Eyepatch

Paradise Road
1997 · as Mr. Pike

Gods and Monsters
1998 · as Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)

Isabelle Eberhardt
1991 · as Cauvet

The Dreaming
1988 · as Professor Bernard Thornton

Burke & Wills
1985 · as Sir William Stawell

Dating the Enemy
1996 · as Dr. Kamins

The Right Hand Man
1987 · as Dr. Redbridge

Strange Behavior
1981 · as Dr. Le Sange / Nagel

The Return of Captain Invincible
1983 · as Lawyer

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
1978 · as Man in Butcher Shop

The Devil's Playground
1977 · as Brother Francine

We of the Never Never
1982 · as Aeneas Gunn

Comrades
1987 · as Fop

Shadow of the Cobra
1989

The Wild Duck
1984 · as Gregory