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