Arthur Dignam
Biography
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.
Movie Appearances
Moulin Rouge!
as Christian's Father
2001
The Devil's Playground
as Brother Francine
1977
Strange Behavior
as Dr. Le Sange / Nagel
1981
We of the Never Never
as Aeneas Gunn
1982
Summer of Secrets
as Dr. Beverley Adams
1976
Comrades
as Fop
1987
Jock Petersen
as Prof. Charles Kent
1974
Burke & Wills
as Sir William Stawell
1985
The Right Hand Man
as Dr. Redbridge
1987
The Wild Duck
as Gregory
1984
The Return of Captain Invincible
as Lawyer
1983
Those Dear Departed
as Producer
1987
The Dreaming
as Professor Bernard Thornton
1988
The Nostradamus Kid
as Pastor Anderson
1993
The Everlasting Secret Family
as Senator
1988
Australia
as Father Benedict
2008
Isabelle Eberhardt
as Cauvet
1991
Libido
1973
Paradise Road
as Mr. Pike
1997
Dating the Enemy
as Dr. Kamins
1996
