Nigel Davenport

Biography

Arthur Nigel Davenport (23 May 1928 – 25 October 2013) was an English stage, television and film actor, best known as the Duke of Norfolk and Lord Birkenhead in the Academy Award-winning films A Man for All Seasons and Chariots of Fire, respectively.

Known For

Chariots of Fire

as Lord Birkenhead

Peeping Tom

as Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

as Major Jack Downing

A Man for All Seasons

as The Duke of Norfolk

Nighthawks

as Peter Hartman

A Christmas Carol

as Silas Scrooge

Midsomer Murders

as William Smithers

Phase IV

as Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs

Without a Clue

as Lord Smithwick

The Island of Dr. Moreau

as Montgomery