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.
Known For
A Christmas Carol
(1984)
Silas Scrooge
Peeping Tom
(1960)
Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)
Nighthawks
(1981)
Peter Hartman
Zulu Dawn
(1979)
Col. Hamilton-Brown
Chariots of Fire
(1981)
Lord Birkenhead
A Man for All Seasons
(1966)
The Duke of Norfolk
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
(1984)
Major Jack Downing
The Island of Dr. Moreau
(1977)
Montgomery
Phase IV
(1974)
Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs
Without a Clue
(1988)
Lord Smithwick
Caravaggio
(1986)
Giustiniani
Dracula
(1974)
Van Helsing
The Entertainer
(1960)
Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Play Dirty
(1969)
Capt. Cyril Leech
No Blade of Grass
(1970)
John Custance
Villain
(1971)
Bob Matthews
Full Filmography
Acting
Othello
(1955)
Lodovico
Look Back in Anger
(1959)
1st Commercial Traveller
Peeping Tom
(1960)
Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)
The Entertainer
(1960)
Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Lunch Hour
(1962)
Personnel Manager
Return to Sender
(1963)
In the Cool of the Day
(1963)
Leonard Groves
Bitter Harvest
(1963)
Police Inspector
Ladies Who Do
(1963)
Mr. Strang
The Third Secret
(1964)
Lew Harding
The Verdict
(1964)
The Bone Yard
(1964)
Inspector Potter
A High Wind in Jamaica
(1965)
Mr. Thornton
Sands of the Kalahari
(1965)
Sturdevan
Life at the Top
(1965)
Mottram
Shotgun
(1966)
Joshua
Where the Spies Are
(1966)
Parkington
A Man for All Seasons
(1966)
The Duke of Norfolk
Dial M for Murder
(1967)
Lesgate
The News-Benders
(1968)
Robert Larkin
The Strange Affair
(1968)
Sebastian
(1968)
Gen. Phillips
Sinful Davey
(1969)
Wachtmeister Richardson
The Virgin Soldiers
(1969)
Sgt Driscoll
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
(1969)
De Soto
Play Dirty
(1969)
Capt. Cyril Leech
The Mind of Mr. Soames
(1970)
Dr. Maitland
No Blade of Grass
(1970)
John Custance
The Last Valley
(1971)
Gruber
Mary, Queen of Scots
(1971)
Lord Bothwell
Villain
(1971)
Bob Matthews
Living Free
(1972)
George Adamson
The Assassination
(1972)
CIA Official
Charley-One-Eye
(1973)
The Bounty Hunter
The Picture of Dorian Gray
(1973)
Sir Harry Wotton
Dracula
(1974)
Van Helsing
Phase IV
(1974)
Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs
South Riding
(1974)
The Regent's wife
(1974)
Álvaro Mesía
The Apple Cart
(1975)
King Magnus
Black Trash
(1976)
Lt. Ben Deel
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
(1977)
Driscoll
The Island of Dr. Moreau
(1977)
Montgomery
The London Connection
(1979)
Arthur Minton
Zulu Dawn
(1979)
Col. Hamilton-Brown
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
(1980)
Colonel George Grenfell
Cry of the Innocent
(1980)
Gray Harrison Hunt
The Uppercrust
(1981)
Pigel
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(1981)
Theseus
Chariots of Fire
(1981)
Lord Birkenhead
Nighthawks
(1981)
Peter Hartman
An Inspector Calls
(1982)
Arthur Birling
Strata
(1983)
Victor
A Christmas Carol
(1984)
Silas Scrooge
The Biko Inquest
(1984)
Colonel Goosen
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
(1984)
Major Jack Downing
Caravaggio
(1986)
Giustiniani
Without a Clue
(1988)
Lord Smithwick
The Cutter
(1992)
The Circus Connection
(1996)
Stadnicki
The Treasure Seekers
(1996)
Lord Blackstock
The Opium War
(1997)
Hotel Shanghai
(1997)
Butler
La vuelta del Coyote
(1998)
Félix de Echagüe
El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe
(1998)
Don César de Echagüe, padre
Mosley
(1998)
Lord Rothermere
Longitude
(2000)
Sir Charles Pelham
The Mumbo Jumbo
(2000)
Major cowpat
David Copperfield
(2001)
Dan Peggotty
Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV
(2024)
Self (archive footage)