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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.
The roles that explain the career.
23 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Gödel Incomplete | Old Kurt Gödel | Film |
| 2008 | Australia | Father Benedict | Film |
| 2001 | Moulin Rouge! | Christian's Father | Film |
| 1998 | Gods and Monsters | Ernest Thesiger (uncredited) | Film |
| 1996 | Dating the Enemy | Dr. Kamins | Film |
| 1994 | Escape from Jupiter | Professor Ingessol | TV |
| 1993 | The Nostradamus Kid | Pastor Anderson | Film |
| 1991 | Isabelle Eberhardt | Cauvet | Film |
| 1988 | The Everlasting Secret Family | Senator | Film |
| 1988 | The Dreaming | Professor Bernard Thornton | Film |
| 1987 | Comrades | Fop | Film |
| 1986 | King Solomon's Mines | Allan Quatermain (voice) | Film |
| 1985 | Burke & Wills | Sir William Stawell | Film |
| 1984 | Bodyline | Mr. Jardine | TV |
| 1983 | The Return of Captain Invincible | Lawyer | Film |
| 1982 | We of the Never Never | Aeneas Gunn | Film |
| 1981 | Strange Behavior | Dr. Le Sange / Nagel | Film |
| 1981 | Grendel Grendel Grendel | The Dragon / Beowulf (voice) | Film |
| 1978 | The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith | Man in Butcher Shop | Film |
| 1977 | The Duellists | Captain with Eyepatch | Film |
| 1977 | The Devil's Playground | Brother Francine | Film |
| 1976 | Summer of Secrets | Dr. Beverley Adams | Film |
| 1974 | Jock Petersen | Prof. Charles Kent | Film |
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