Basil Dignam
Appearance
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Basil Dignam | |
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Born | Basil Martin Dignam[1] 24 October 1905 Sheffield,West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Died | 31 January 1979 Westminster,London, England | (aged 73)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1938–1978 |
Spouse | Mona Washbourne(1940–1979) (his death) |
Basil Dignam(24 October 1905 – 31 January 1979) was an English character actor.[2]
Basil Dignam was born inSheffield,West Riding of Yorkshire. Before the acting, he tried many jobs, from a company clerk to a journalist. He acted on film and television between 1948 and 1978.[2]He often appeared as an authority figure, such asMr JusticePoynter inCrown Court,as a police officer, army general or peer.[3]Television appearances includeThe Prisoner:Checkmate(1967) andThe Champions(1968), as Sir Frederick in episode 2 "The Invisible Man".
Personal life
[edit]He was married to actressMona Washbournefrom 1940 until his death in 1979.[4]His brotherMark Dignamwas also a professional actor.[4]Basil Dignam died, aged 73, inWestminster,London.
Selected filmography
[edit]- Maytime in Mayfair(1949) – Commissionaire (uncredited)
- Smart Alec(1951) – Defending Counsel
- Two on the Tiles(1951) – Ship's Captain
- The Lady with a Lamp(1951)
- Appointment with Venus(1951) – R.A.M.C. Captain
- His Excellency(1952) – Security Officer
- Hammer the Toff(1952) – Superintendent
- There Was a Young Lady(1953)
- Carrington V.C.(1954)
- The Quatermass Xperiment(1955) – Sir Lionel Dean (uncredited)
- They Can't Hang Me(1955) – Wing Commander Riddle
- Touch and Go(1955) – Stevens
- The Narrowing Circle(1956) – George Pacey
- Private's Progress(1956) – Col. Martin (uncredited)
- Port of Escape(1956) – Det. Insp. Crawford
- The Intimate Stranger(1956) – Dr. Gray
- Reach for the Sky(1956) – Air Ministry Doctor (uncredited)
- The Weapon(1956) – (uncredited)
- The Counterfeit Plan(1957) – Police Commissioner
- You Pay Your Money(1957) – Currie
- Brothers in Law(1957) – Mr. Justice Emery
- Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst(1957) – Sir Lionel Henry Lamb, British Ambassador at Nanking
- Man in the Shadow(1957) – Bit Part (uncredited)
- Three Sundays to Live(1957) – Davitt
- The Depraved(1957) – Tom Wilton
- Son of a Stranger(1957) – Dr. Delaney
- The Safecracker(1958) – Air Vice Marshal
- Them Nice Americans– Inspector Adams
- Innocent Sinners(1958) – Mr. Dyson – Olivia's Solicitor (uncredited)
- Up the Creek(1958) – Coombes
- The Spaniard's Curse(1958) – Guy Stevenson (uncredited)
- A Cry from the Streets(1958) – Police Inspector (uncredited)
- Carry On Sergeant(1958) – Third Specialist
- Further Up the Creek(1958) – Flagship Commander
- I Only Arsked!(1958) – (uncredited)
- Corridors of Blood(1958) – Chairman
- Room at the Top(1959) – Priest (uncredited)
- Carlton-Browne of the F.O.(1959) – Security Officer
- Sapphire(1959) – Doctor Burgess (uncredited)
- I'm All Right Jack(1959) – Minister of Labour
- A Touch of Larceny(1959) – Lt. Cmdr. Evans at P.R.O. (uncredited)
- The Spider's Web(1960) – Hugo
- Suspect(1960) – Dr Childs
- The Pure Hell of St Trinian's(1960) – Army Officer
- Sentenced for Life(1960) – Ralph Thompson
- Gorgo(1961) – Admiral Brooks
- The Secret Partner(1961) – Lyle
- The Fourth Square(1961) - Inspector Forbes
- The Court Martial of Major Keller(1961) – Morrell
- Fate Takes a Hand(1961) – Wheeler
- Life for Ruth(1962) – Lawyer Mapleton
- Lawrence of Arabia(1962) – Cavalry General at Field Briefing (uncredited)
- Seven Seas to Calais(1962) – SirFrancis Walsingham
- Master Spy(1963) – Richard Horton
- Heavens Above!(1963) – Prison Governor
- 80,000 Suspects(1963) – Medical Officer Boswell
- Ring of Spies(1964) – 2nd Member at Lord's (uncredited)
- Joey Boy(1965) – General
- The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders(1965) – Lawyer
- Rotten to the Core(1965) – The General
- Where the Spies Are(1965) – Major Harding
- Naked Evil(1966) – Jim Benson
- The Jokers(1967) – Bank Manager
- Cuckoo Patrol(1967) – Snodgrass
- I'll Never Forget What's'isname(1967)
- Assignment K(1968) – Howlett
- Twisted Nerve(1968) – Doctor
- Laughter in the Dark(1969) – Dealer
- Battle of Britain(1969) – Tactical Records Officer (uncredited)
- The Great White Hope(1970) – English Official (uncredited)
- 10 Rillington Place(1971) – Medical Board
- Persuasion(1971) - Sir Walter Elliot
- A Lizard in a Woman's Skin(1971) – The Commissioner (uncredited)
- Young Winston(1972) – Joseph Chamberlain
- Soft Beds, Hard Battles(1974) – Brigadier
- Edward the Seventh(1975) - Prime Minister Asquith
References
[edit]- ^"Basil Dignam".TV.com. Archived fromthe originalon 1 December 2017.Retrieved22 May2015.
- ^ab"Basil Dignam".BFI.Archived fromthe originalon 4 August 2012.
- ^"Basil Dignam".aveleyman.com.
- ^abHal Erickson."Basil Dignam – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos – AllMovie".AllMovie.