Acting credits
106
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Basil Dignam
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 63Series: 43
TMDB ID: 106627
IMDb ID: nm0226584
Known for: Acting
Born: October 24, 1905
Died: January 31, 1979
Age: 73
Place of birth: Sheffield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1949 - 1978
Years active: 30
Average TMDB rating: 6.94
Wikidata: Q474518
Also known as
Basil Martin Dignam
Biography
Basil Dignam (24 October 1905 - 31 January 1979) was an English character actor.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Basil Dignam.
as Brigadier
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
1974 • Movie
as Joseph Chamberlain
Young Winston
1972 • Movie
as Commissioner McCloud (uncredited)
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
1971 • Movie
as Member of Medical Board
10 Rillington Place
1971 • Movie
as Sir Harold
The Games
1970 • Movie
as Tactical Records Officer (uncredited)
Battle of Britain
1969 • Movie
as Dealer
Laughter in the Dark
1969 • Movie
as Doctor
Twisted Nerve
1968 • Movie
as Howlett
Assignment K
1968 • Movie
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967 • Movie
as Snodgrass
The Cuckoo Patrol
1967 • Movie
as David's Bank Manager
The Jokers
1967 • Movie
as Jim Benson
Naked Evil
1966 • Movie
as Major Harding
Where the Spies Are
1966 • Movie
as The General
Rotten to the Core
1965 • Movie
as Richard Horton
Master Spy
1964 • Movie
as Second Member at Lords (uncredited)
Ring of Spies
1964 • Movie
as Health Officer Boswell
80,000 Suspects
1963 • Movie
as Prison Governor
Heavens Above!
1963 • Movie
as Sir Francis Walsingham
Seven Seas to Calais
1962 • Movie
as Cavalry General at Field Briefing (uncredited)
Lawrence of Arabia
1962 • Movie
as Mapleton
Life for Ruth
1962 • Movie
as Morrell
The Court Martial of Major Keller
1961 • Movie
as Wheeler
Fate Takes a Hand
1961 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Basil Dignam.
as The Lord Chamberlain • 1 eps
Life of Shakespeare
1978 • Series
as Clem Laidlaw • 1 eps
Scorpion Tales
1978 • Series
as Lawyer Scorpe • 1 eps
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
1977 • Series
as Hugh Rydercroft • 1 eps
The New Avengers
1976 • Series
as Colonel Raden • 3 eps
John Macnab
1976 • Series
as Richard Barras • 13 eps
The Stars Look Down
1975 • Series
as Moberly • 1 eps
The Sweeney
1975 • Series
as Lord Henry Howard • 1 eps
Churchill's People
1974 • Series
as Judge • 1 eps
Happy Ever After
1974 • Series
as Sir Orlando Drought • 4 eps
The Pallisers
1974 • Series
as Dr. Sissons • 1 eps
Crown Court
1972 • Series
as Charles Engleton • 1 eps
The Protectors
1972 • Series
as John Ballard • 1 eps
The Adventurer
1972 • Series
as Gabriel Betteredge • 5 eps
The Moonstone
1972 • Series
as Dr. Bazarov • 1 eps
Fathers and Sons
1971 • Series
as Sir Jules Larsen • 1 eps
Justice
1971 • Series
as Prime Minister Norman Russell • 1 eps
The Persuaders!
1971 • Series
1 eps
Jason King
1971 • Series
as Sir Walter Elliot • 5 eps
Persuasion
1971 • Series
as Archbishop Gardiner • 1 eps
Elizabeth R
1971 • Series
as Cabinet Minister • 2 eps
UFO
1970 • Series
as Bishop Gardiner • 3 eps
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970 • Series
as Howard Finch • 1 eps
Department S
1969 • Series
as Mr. Jory • 1 eps
The Main Chance
1969 • Series