Basil Dignam

Basil Dignam
inThe Prisoner:Checkmate(1967)
Born	Basil Martin Dignam (1905-10-24)24 October 1905 Sheffield,West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	31 January 1979(1979-01-31)(aged 73) Westminster,London, England
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.

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.He often appeared as an authority figure, such asMr JusticePoynter inCrown Court,as a police officer, army general or peer.Television appearances includeThe Prisoner:Checkmate(1967) andThe Champions(1968), as Sir Frederick in episode 2 "The Invisible Man".

Personal life

He was married to actressMona Washbournefrom 1940 until his death in 1979.His brotherMark Dignamwas also a professional actor.Basil Dignam died, aged 73, inWestminster,London.

Selected filmography

• 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

External links

• Basil DignamatIMDb