Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 24, 1905
Died
Jan 31, 1979
Place of Birth
Sheffield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Credits
115 titles
Basil Dignam
Biography
Basil Dignam (24 October 1905 - 31 January 1979) was an English character actor.
Known For
Filmography
Life of Shakespeare
The Lord Chamberlain
Scorpion Tales
Clem Laidlaw
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
Lawyer Scorpe
The New Avengers
Hugh Rydercroft
John Macnab
Colonel Raden
The Stars Look Down
Richard Barras
Mr. Garrick and Mrs. Woffington
Mr. Hallam
The Sweeney
Moberly
Churchill's People
Lord Henry Howard
Happy Ever After
Judge
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
Brigadier
The Pallisers
Sir Orlando Drought
Crown Court
Dr. Sissons
The Protectors
Charles Engleton
The Adventurer
John Ballard
I Spy a Stranger
Mr. Hufson
Young Winston
Joseph Chamberlain
The Moonstone
Gabriel Betteredge
Fathers and Sons
Dr. Bazarov
Justice
Sir Jules Larsen
The Persuaders!
Prime Minister Norman Russell
Jason King
Persuasion
Sir Walter Elliot
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Commissioner McCloud (uncredited)
Elizabeth R
Archbishop Gardiner
10 Rillington Place
Member of Medical Board
UFO
Cabinet Minister
The Games
Sir Harold
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Bishop Gardiner
Battle of Britain
Tactical Records Officer (uncredited)
Department S
Howard Finch
The Main Chance
Mr. Jory
Laughter in the Dark
Dealer
Judge Dee
Twisted Nerve
Doctor
Number Ten
Sebastian Fleming
The Champions
Sir Frederick
Assignment K
Howlett
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
The Prisoner
Supervisor
Man in a Suitcase
ITV Playhouse
Chief Supt. Elliott
The Cuckoo Patrol
Snodgrass
The Jokers
David's Bank Manager
Naked Evil
Jim Benson
Where the Spies Are
Major Harding
United!
David Madox-Jones
Rotten to the Core
The General
Londoners
Sir Edgar Bliss
Gideon's Way
Commissioner Scott-Marle