Arthur Dignam
Known for ActingBorn 1939-09-09Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
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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.
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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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Known for
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