Arthur Dignam

Arthur Dignam

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...

Known For

Moulin Rouge!

as Christian's Father

Australia

as Father Benedict

The Duellists

as Captain with Eyepatch

Cast Credits

Gödel Incomplete

as Old Kurt Gödel

Australia

as Father Benedict

Moulin Rouge!

as Christian's Father

Gods and Monsters

as Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)

Paradise Road

as Mr. Pike

Warm Strangers

as Old Man

Dating the Enemy

as Dr. Kamins

The Nostradamus Kid

as Pastor Anderson

The Dreaming

as Professor Bernard Thornton

The Right Hand Man

as Dr. Redbridge

Comrades

as Fop

King Solomon's Mines

as Allan Quatermain (voice)

Burke & Wills

as Sir William Stawell

The Wild Duck

as Gregory

We of the Never Never

as Aeneas Gunn

Duet for Four

as Doug Quincey

Strange Behavior

as Dr. Le Sange / Nagel

Grendel Grendel Grendel

as The Dragon / Beowulf (voice)

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

as Man in Butcher Shop

The Devil's Playground

as Brother Francine

The Duellists

as Captain with Eyepatch

Summer of Secrets

as Dr. Beverley Adams

Jock Petersen

as Prof. Charles Kent