Filmography
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Known For
Chariots of Fire Lord Birkenhead (1981) -
A Man for All Seasons Duke of Norfolk (1966) -
Phase IV Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs (1974) -
Known For
The Island of Dr. Moreau Montgomery (1977) -
Actor
Shanghai Knights Old Man (2003) -
David Copperfield Dan Peggotty (2000) -
The Mumbo Jumbo Major Cowpat (2000) -
Midsomer Murders William Smithers (2000) -
Longitude Sir Charles Pelham (2000) -
The Return of El Coyote Félix de Echagüe (1998) -
Mosley Lord Rothermere (1998) -
Shanghai 1937 Butler (1997) -
The Opium War (1997) -
The Treasure Seekers Lord Blackstock (1996) -
![The Upper Hand]( "The Upper Hand")
The Upper Hand Mr. Hamilton (1993-1995) -
![Woof!]( "Woof!")
Woof! Mr Wellesley (1994) -
![Keeping Up Appearances]( "Keeping Up Appearances")
Keeping Up Appearances the Commodore (1993) -
![The Detectives]( "The Detectives")
The Detectives Sir Arthur Andrews (1993) -
![The Cutter]( "The Cutter")
The Cutter The Big Man (1992) -
Trainer James Brant (1991)
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![Howards' Way]( "Howards' Way")
Howards' Way Sir Edward Frere (1987-1990) -
![Without a Clue]( "Without a Clue")
Without a Clue Lord Smithwick (1988) -
![The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams]( "The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams")
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams Supt. Hannam (1986) -
![Ladies in Charge]( "Ladies in Charge")
Ladies in Charge Count Litvinoff (1986) -
![Prospects]( "Prospects")
Prospects The Governor (1986) -
![A Fortunate Life]( "A Fortunate Life")
A Fortunate Life (1986) -
![Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy]( "Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy")
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![Caravaggio]( "Caravaggio")
Caravaggio Giustiniani (1986) -
![A Christmas Carol]( "A Christmas Carol")
A Christmas Carol Silas Scrooge (1984) -
![The Biko Inquest]( "The Biko Inquest")
The Biko Inquest Colonel Goosen, head of security police (1984) -
![Greystoke]( "Greystoke")
Greystoke Major Jack Downing (1984) -
![Strata]( "Strata")
Strata Victor (1983) -
Don't Rock the Boat Jack Hoxton (1982-1983)
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![An Inspector Calls]( "An Inspector Calls")
An Inspector Calls Arthur Birling (1982) -
![Bird of Prey]( "Bird of Prey")
Bird of Prey Charles Bridgnorth (1982) -
![Minder]( "Minder")
Minder Ray (1982) -
![The Uppercrust]( "The Uppercrust")
The Uppercrust Pigel (1981) -
![A Midsummer Night's Dream]( "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
A Midsummer Night's Dream Theseus (1981) -
![Goodbye Darling]( "Goodbye Darling")
Goodbye Darling John March (1981) -
![Nighthawks]( "Nighthawks")
Nighthawks Peter Hartman (1981) -
![Bognor]( "Bognor")
Bognor Edgar Eagerly (1981) -
![Masada]( "Masada")
Masada Senator Mucianus (1981) -
![Chariots of Fire]( "Chariots of Fire")
Chariots of Fire Lord Birkenhead (1981) -
![Cry of the Innocent]( "Cry of the Innocent")
Cry of the Innocent Gray Harrison Hunt (1980) -
![The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd]( "The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd")
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd Col. George Grenfell (1980) -
![Prince Regent]( "Prince Regent")
Prince Regent King George III (1979) -
![Zulu Dawn]( "Zulu Dawn")
Zulu Dawn Col. Hamilton-Brown (1979) -
![The London Connection]( "The London Connection")
The London Connection Arthur Minton (1979) -
![Much Ado About Nothing]( "Much Ado About Nothing")
Much Ado About Nothing Don Pedro (1978) -
Moths Prince Zouroff (1977)
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![The Island of Dr. Moreau]( "The Island of Dr. Moreau")
The Island of Dr. Moreau Montgomery (1977) -
![Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers]( "Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers")
Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers Sgt. Driscoll (1977) -
Romance Prince Zouroff (1977)
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![Death of a Snowman]( "Death of a Snowman")
Death of a Snowman Lt. Deel (1976) -
![Oil Strike North]( "Oil Strike North")
Oil Strike North Jim Fraser (1975) -
![Goose with Pepper]( "Goose with Pepper")
Goose with Pepper CSM Goosely (1975) -
![BBC Play of the Month]( "BBC Play of the Month")
BBC Play of the Month King Magnus (1975) -
![La regenta]( "La regenta")
La regenta Álvaro Mesía (1974) -
![South Riding]( "South Riding")
South Riding Robert Carne (1974) -
![Phase IV]( "Phase IV")
Phase IV Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs (1974) -
![Dracula]( "Dracula")
Dracula Van Helsing (1974) -
![Love Story]( "Love Story")
Love Story John (1973) -
![The Picture of Dorian Gray]( "The Picture of Dorian Gray")
The Picture of Dorian Gray Sir Harry Wotton (1973) -
![Charley-One-Eye]( "Charley-One-Eye")
Charley-One-Eye The Bounty Hunter (1973) -
Away from It All Eric (1973)
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![The Edwardians]( "The Edwardians")
The Edwardians Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1972) -
![The Assassination]( "The Assassination")
The Assassination un responsable de la CIA (1972) -
![ITV Sunday Night Theatre]( "ITV Sunday Night Theatre")
ITV Sunday Night Theatre Ed Sterling (1972) -
![Thirty-Minute Theatre]( "Thirty-Minute Theatre")
Thirty-Minute Theatre Major Bartholomew (1968-1972) -
![Living Free]( "Living Free")
Living Free George Adamson (1972) -
![Mary, Queen of Scots]( "Mary, Queen of Scots")
Mary, Queen of Scots Lord Bothwell (1971) -
![Shirley's World]( "Shirley's World")
Shirley's World Richard Burley (1971) -
![Villain]( "Villain")
Villain Bob Matthews (1971) -
![The Last Valley]( "The Last Valley")
The Last Valley Gruber (1971) -
![No Blade of Grass]( "No Blade of Grass")
No Blade of Grass John Custance (1970) -
![The Mind of Mr. Soames]( "The Mind of Mr. Soames")
The Mind of Mr. Soames Dr. Maitland (1970) -
![The Virgin Soldiers]( "The Virgin Soldiers")
The Virgin Soldiers Sergeant Driscoll (1969) -
![The Royal Hunt of the Sun]( "The Royal Hunt of the Sun")
The Royal Hunt of the Sun Hernando de Soto (1969) -
![The Name of the Game]( "The Name of the Game")
The Name of the Game David Windom (1969) -
![Sinful Davey]( "Sinful Davey")
Sinful Davey Richardson (1969) -
![Play Dirty]( "Play Dirty")
Play Dirty Capt. Cyril Leech (1969) -
![The Strange Affair]( "The Strange Affair")
The Strange Affair Defence Counsel (1968) -
![The Avengers]( "The Avengers")
The Avengers Lord Barnes (1966-1968) -
From Chekhov with Love Maxim Gorky (1968)
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![Sebastian]( "Sebastian")
Sebastian Gen. Phillips (1968) -
![Theatre 625]( "Theatre 625")
Theatre 625 Donkin (1968) -
![Dial M for Murder]( "Dial M for Murder")
Dial M for Murder Lesgate (1967) -
Mickey Dunne Bruce Tavey (1967)
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![A Man for All Seasons]( "A Man for All Seasons")
A Man for All Seasons Duke of Norfolk (1966) -
![ITV Play of the Week]( "ITV Play of the Week")
ITV Play of the Week William (1962-1966) -
![Five More]( "Five More")
Five More Joshua (1966) -
![The Wednesday Play]( "The Wednesday Play")
The Wednesday Play Inspector Potter (1966) -
![Where the Spies Are]( "Where the Spies Are")
Where the Spies Are Parkington (1966) -
![Life at the Top]( "Life at the Top")
Life at the Top Mottram (1965) -
![Sands of the Kalahari]( "Sands of the Kalahari")
Sands of the Kalahari Sturdevant (1965) -
![A High Wind in Jamaica]( "A High Wind in Jamaica")
A High Wind in Jamaica Frederick Thornton (1965) -
![The Saint]( "The Saint")
The Saint Charles Voyson (1962-1965) -
![The Verdict]( "The Verdict")
The Verdict Larry Mason (1964) -
![Madame Bovary]( "Madame Bovary")
Madame Bovary Rodolphe (1964) -
![The Third Secret]( "The Third Secret")
The Third Secret Lew Harding (1964) -
![The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre]( "The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre")
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre Larry Mason (1963-1964) -
![Espionage]( "Espionage")
Espionage Frank Marston (1964) -
![Return to Sender]( "Return to Sender")
Return to Sender Dino Steffano (1963) -
![Lunch Hour]( "Lunch Hour")
Lunch Hour Personnel Manager (1963) -
![Ladies Who Do]( "Ladies Who Do")
Ladies Who Do Mr. Strang (1963) -
![Bitter Harvest]( "Bitter Harvest")
Bitter Harvest Police Inspector (1963) -
![Zero One]( "Zero One")
Zero One Mills (1963) -
![ITV Television Playhouse]( "ITV Television Playhouse")
ITV Television Playhouse Philip Maybrick (1956-1963) -
![The DuPont Show of the Week]( "The DuPont Show of the Week")
The DuPont Show of the Week Philip Maybrick (1963) -
![In the Cool of the Day]( "In the Cool of the Day")
In the Cool of the Day Leonard Groves (1963) -
![Man of the World]( "Man of the World")
Man of the World Grabowsky (1963) -
![Mix Me a Person]( "Mix Me a Person")
Mix Me a Person Harry's Mother's Boyfriend (1962) -
The Wrong Way Back Ted Mason (1962)
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![Sir Francis Drake]( "Sir Francis Drake")
Sir Francis Drake Don Miguel de Cervantes (1962) -
![Boyd Q.C.]( "Boyd Q.C.")
Boyd Q.C. Meadows QC (1961) -
![BBC Sunday-Night Play]( "BBC Sunday-Night Play")
BBC Sunday-Night Play Mr. Bartram (1960) -
![The Adventures of Robin Hood]( "The Adventures of Robin Hood")
The Adventures of Robin Hood Sir Peter Marston (1957-1960) -
![The Entertainer]( "The Entertainer")
The Entertainer Theatre Manager (1960) -
![Peeping Tom]( "Peeping Tom")
Peeping Tom Det. Sgt. Miller (1960) -
![Desert Mice]( "Desert Mice")
Desert Mice Army Officer (1959) -
![Look Back in Anger]( "Look Back in Anger")
Look Back in Anger 1st. Commercial Traveller (1959) -
Great Expectations Bentley Drummle (1959)
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Big Guns Sgt. Spence (1958)
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![Sword of Freedom]( "Sword of Freedom")
Sword of Freedom Berto (1957) -
Mister Charlesworth Sgt. Spence (1957)
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A Woman of Property Ernest Goodwill (1957)
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![The Count of Monte Cristo]( "The Count of Monte Cristo")
The Count of Monte Cristo The Stranger (1956) -
Tales from Soho Det. Sgt. Spence (1956)
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London Playhouse Sgt. Buxton (1956)
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Theatre Royal Adjutant Anstey (1956)
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Othello Lodovico (1955)
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![BBC Sunday-Night Theatre]( "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre")
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre Jackson (1955) -
ActorWednesday Theatre (1953)
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Soundtrack
![The Avengers]( "The Avengers")
The Avengers (1966) -
Archive footage
![Cineficción Radio]( "Cineficción Radio")
Cineficción Radio (2019) -
![Keeping Up Appearances: Life Lessons from Onslow]( "Keeping Up Appearances: Life Lessons from Onslow")
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Archive footage
![Arena]( "Arena")
Arena (2001) -
![The Magical World of Disney]( "The Magical World of Disney")
The Magical World of Disney (1979) -
Second Unit Director or Assistant DirectorTrolley Boys (2010)
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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
![The Bucks Party]( "The Bucks Party")
The Bucks Party (2010)
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Did You Know
Trivia
He has two roles in common with Peter Cushing, Frank Finlay and David Warner: (1) Cushing played Professor Van Helsing in Horror of Dracula (1958), The Brides of Dracula (1960), Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972), The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) and The ...
Quotes
[In his 2010 Shock Cinema interview with journalist Anthony Petkovich about working with Jack Palance on the Dan Curtis production of Dracula (1974)] I was pretty frightened of that gentleman, because he was so bloody tall! He was six-foot-four and,...
Trademark
Deep smooth voice
Star Sign
Gemini
Personal Details
Born
Arthur Nigel Davenport
Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Died
(age 85)
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK
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