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Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

Acting Born: May 23, 1928 • 85 years old (deceased) • Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Biography

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.

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Also Known As

Arthur Nigel Davenport

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Known For

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as William Smithers

Minder

Minder

as Ray

The Saint

The Saint

as Aldo Petri

The Avengers

The Avengers

as Lord Barnes

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as King Magnus

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as David Windom

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

as Donkin

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Loud Lawrence

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as Jackson

The Upper Hand

The Upper Hand

as Mr. Douglas Hamilton

Howards' Way

Howards' Way

as Sir Edward Frere

Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances

as The Commodore

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Arthur Minton

The Opium War

The Opium War

Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake

as Don Miguel de Cervantes

The Detectives

The Detectives

as Sir Arthur Andrews

Nighthawks

Nighthawks

as Peter Hartman

The Edwardians

The Edwardians

as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Play Dirty

Play Dirty

as Capt. Cyril Leech

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo