Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

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

Chariots of Fire

as Lord Birkenhead

A Man for All Seasons

as The Duke of Norfolk

Cast Credits

David Copperfield

as Daniel Peggotty

The Mumbo Jumbo

as Major cowpat

Longitude

as Sir Charles Pelham

El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe

as Don César de Echagüe, padre

La vuelta del Coyote

as César de Echagüe

Mosley

as Lord Rothermere

The Treasure Seekers

as Lord Blackstock

Without a Clue

as Lord Smithwick

Caravaggio

as Giustiniani

The Biko Inquest

as Colonel Goosen

A Christmas Carol

as Silas Scrooge

An Inspector Calls

as Arthur Birling

Strata

as Victor

Chariots of Fire

as Lord Birkenhead

Nighthawks

as Peter Hartman

Cry of the Innocent

as Gray Harrison Hunt

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

as Colonel George Grenfell

The London Connection

as Arthur Minton

Zulu Dawn

as Col. Hamilton-Brown

Black Trash

as Lt. Ben Deel

The Apple Cart

as King Magnus