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Arthur Dignam

Arthur Dignam

Birthday: 1939-09-09 | Place of Birth: Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Dignam, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1989
The Everlasting Secret Family

as    Senator

1981
Strange Behavior

as    Dr. Le Sange / Nagel

1981
Grendel Grendel Grendel

as    The Dragon / Beowulf (voice)

1974
Jock Petersen

as    Prof. Charles Kent