Basil Dignam

male

Born on October 24, 1905 (120 years old)

Passed Away on January 31, 1979

From Sheffield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Known for Acting

Biography

Basil Dignam (24 October 1905 - 31 January 1979) was an English character actor.

Cast Credits

1978
- Life of Shakespeare
  as
  The Lord Chamberlain
  1978
- Scorpion Tales
  as
  Clem Laidlaw
  1978
1977
- Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
  as
  Lawyer Scorpe
  1977
1976
- The New Avengers
  as
  Hugh Rydercroft
  1976
1975
- no image
  Mr. Garrick and Mrs. Woffington
  as
  Mr. Hallam
  1975
- The Sweeney
  as
  Moberly
  1975
- The Stars Look Down
  as
  Richard Barras
  1975
1974
- Soft Beds, Hard Battles
  as
  Brigadier
  1974
- Churchill's People
  as
  Lord Henry Howard
  1974
- The Pallisers
  as
  Sir Orlando Drought
  1974
1972
- no image
  I Spy a Stranger
  as
  Mr. Hufson
  1972
- Young Winston
  as
  Joseph Chamberlain
  1972
- The Adventurer
  as
  John Ballard
  1972
- Crown Court
  as
  Dr. Sissons
  1972
- The Protectors
  as
  Charles Engleton
  1972
- The Moonstone
  as
  Gabriel Betteredge
  1972
1971
- 10 Rillington Place
  as
  Member of Medical Board
  1971
- A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
  as
  Commissioner McCloud (uncredited)
  1971
- Elizabeth R
  as
  Archbishop Gardiner
  1971
- The Persuaders!
  as
  Prime Minister Norman Russell
  1971
- Jason King
  1971
- Fathers and Sons
  1971
- Justice
  as
  Sir Jules Larsen
  1971
- Persuasion
  as
  Sir Walter Elliot
  1971
1970
- The Games
  as
  Sir Harold
  1970
- UFO
  as
  Cabinet Minister
  1970
- The Six Wives of Henry VIII
  as
  Bishop Gardiner
  1970
1969
- Laughter in the Dark
  as
  Dealer
  1969
- Battle of Britain
  as
  Tactical Records Officer (uncredited)
  1969
- Department S
  as
  Howard Finch
  1969
- Judge Dee
  1969
- The Main Chance
  as
  Mr. Jory
  1969
- Department S
  as
  Henry Smith
  1969
1968
- Assignment K
  as
  Howlett
  1968
- no image
  Number Ten
  as
  Sebastian Fleming
  1968
- Twisted Nerve
  as
  Doctor
  1968
- The Champions
  as
  Sir Frederick
  1968
1967
- The Jokers
  as
  David's Bank Manager
  1967
- I'll Never Forget What's'isname
  1967
- The Cuckoo Patrol
  as
  Snodgrass
  1967
- The Prisoner
  as
  Supervisor
  1967
- Man in a Suitcase
  1967
1966
- Naked Evil
  as
  Jim Benson
  1966
- Where the Spies Are
  as
  Major Harding
  1966
1965
- Rotten to the Core
  as
  The General
  1965
- Gideon's Way
  as
  Commissioner Scott-Marle
  1965
- no image
  United!
  1965
- Londoners
  as
  Sir Edgar Bliss
  1965
1964
- Ring of Spies
  as
  Second Member at Lords (uncredited)
  1964
- Master Spy
  as
  Richard Horton
  1964
- Theatre 625
  as
  Uncle Peregrine
  1964
1963
- Corridors of Blood
  as
  Hospital Chairman
  1963
- 80,000 Suspects
  as
  Health Officer Boswell
  1963
- Heavens Above!
  as
  Prison Governor
  1963
1962
- Seven Seas to Calais
  as
  Sir Francis Walsingham
  1962
- Lawrence of Arabia
  as
  Cavalry General at Field Briefing (uncredited)
  1962
- Life for Ruth
  as
  Mapleton
  1962
- The Saint
  as
  Cmdr. Richardson
  1962
1961
- The Court Martial of Major Keller
  as
  Morrell
  1961
- The Secret Partner
  as
  Lyle
  1961
- Victim
  as
  Barrister (uncredited)
  1961
- Gorgo
  as
  Admiral Brooks
  1961
- Fate Takes a Hand
  as
  Wheeler
  1961
- The Fourth Square
  as
  Inspector Forbes
  1961
- The Avengers
  1961
- Sir Francis Drake
  as
  Duke Of Alva
  1961
- Kraft Mystery Theatre
  as
  Hugo
  1961
1960
- Suspect
  as
  Dr Childs
  1960
- no image
  Sentenced for Life
  as
  Ralph Thompson
  1960
- The Spider's Web
  as
  Hugo
  1960
- The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
  as
  Army Officer
  1960
- A Touch of Larceny
  as
  Lt. Cmdr. Evans at P.R.O. (uncredited)
  1960
1959
- Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
  as
  Security Officer
  1959
- I'm All Right Jack
  as
  Minister of Labour
  1959
- Sapphire
  as
  Doctor Burgess
  1959
- Interpol Calling
  as
  Insp. Hopkins
  1959
- No Hiding Place
  1959
- The Four Just Men
  as
  Judge Advocate
  1959
1958
- no image
  Son of a Stranger
  as
  Dr. Delaney
  1958
- no image
  The Nice Americans
  as
  Inspector Adams
  1958
- Up the Creek
  as
  Coombes
  1958
- Innocent Sinners
  as
  Dyson
  1958
- Further Up the Creek
  as
  Flagship Commander
  1958
- Room at the Top
  as
  Priest (uncredited)
  1958
- Rockets Galore
  as
  R.A.F. Officer (uncredited)
  1958
- Carry On Sergeant
  as
  Third Specialist
  1958
1957
- The Depraved
  as
  Tom Wilton
  1957
- Three Sundays to Live
  as
  Davitt
  1957
- You Pay Your Money
  as
  Currie
  1957
- The Counterfeit Plan
  as
  Police Commissioner
  1957
- Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
  as
  Sir Lionel Henry Lamb, British Ambassador to China
  1957
- Brothers in Law
  as
  Mr. Justice Emery
  1957
1956
- The Weapon
  1956
- The Narrowing Circle
  as
  George Pacey
  1956
- Reach for the Sky
  as
  Air Ministry Doctor
  1956
- Port of Escape
  as
  Det. Sgt. Crawford
  1956
1955
- Touch and Go
  as
  Stevens
  1955
- The Quatermass Xperiment
  as
  Sir Lionel Dean (uncredited)
  1955
- They Can't Hang Me
  as
  Wing Commander Riddle
  1955
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
  as
  Rich Merchant
  1955
1954
- Carrington V.C.
  1954
- Sherlock Holmes
  1954
1952
- Hammer the Toff
  as
  Superintendent
  1952
- His Excellency
  as
  Security Officer
  1952
1951
- Smart Alec
  as
  Defense Attorney
  1951
- Two on the Tiles
  as
  Ship’s Captain
  1951
- The Lady with a Lamp
  1951
- Appointment with Venus
  as
  R.A.M.C. Captain
  1951
1949
- Maytime in Mayfair
  as
  Commissionaire (uncredited)
  1949

Basil Dignam

Biography

Cast Credits

Life of Shakespeare

Scorpion Tales

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle

The New Avengers

Mr. Garrick and Mrs. Woffington

The Sweeney

The Stars Look Down

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

Churchill's People

The Pallisers

I Spy a Stranger

Young Winston

The Adventurer

Crown Court

The Protectors

The Moonstone

10 Rillington Place

A Lizard in a Woman's Skin

Elizabeth R

The Persuaders!

Jason King

Fathers and Sons

Justice

Persuasion

The Games

UFO

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Laughter in the Dark

Battle of Britain

Department S

Judge Dee

The Main Chance

Department S

Assignment K

Number Ten

Twisted Nerve

The Champions

The Jokers

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

The Cuckoo Patrol

The Prisoner

Man in a Suitcase

Naked Evil

Where the Spies Are

Rotten to the Core

Gideon's Way

United!

Londoners

Ring of Spies

Master Spy

Theatre 625

Corridors of Blood

80,000 Suspects

Heavens Above!

Seven Seas to Calais

Lawrence of Arabia

Life for Ruth

The Saint

The Court Martial of Major Keller

The Secret Partner

Victim

Gorgo

Fate Takes a Hand

The Fourth Square

The Avengers

Sir Francis Drake

Kraft Mystery Theatre

Suspect

Sentenced for Life

The Spider's Web

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

A Touch of Larceny

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

I'm All Right Jack

Sapphire

Interpol Calling

No Hiding Place