Basil Dignam

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Basil Dignam

ACTING

1905-10-24

1979-01-31

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

Biography

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

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Biography

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

Best known for:

Filmography:

Maytime in Mayfair poster

Maytime in Mayfair(1949)

Commissionaire (uncredited)

Appointment with Venus poster

Appointment with Venus(1951)

R.A.M.C. Captain

Two on the Tiles poster

Two on the Tiles(1951)

Ship’s Captain

Smart Alec poster

Smart Alec(1951)

Defense Attorney

His Excellency poster

His Excellency(1952)

Security Officer

Hammer the Toff poster

Hammer the Toff(1952)

Superintendent

The Adventures of Robin Hood poster

The Adventures of Robin Hood(1955)

Rich Merchant

The Quatermass Xperiment poster

The Quatermass Xperiment(1955)

Sir Lionel Dean (uncredited)

Touch and Go poster

Touch and Go(1955)

Stevens

They Can't Hang Me poster

They Can't Hang Me(1955)

Wing Commander Riddle

Reach for the Sky poster

Reach for the Sky(1956)

Air Ministry Doctor

Port of Escape poster

Port of Escape(1956)

Det. Sgt. Crawford

The Narrowing Circle poster

The Narrowing Circle(1956)

George Pacey

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst poster

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst(1957)

Sir Lionel Henry Lamb, British Ambassador to China

The Depraved poster

The Depraved(1957)

Tom Wilton

Three Sundays to Live poster

Three Sundays to Live(1957)

Davitt

The Counterfeit Plan poster

The Counterfeit Plan(1957)

Police Commissioner

Brothers in Law poster

Brothers in Law(1957)

Mr. Justice Emery

You Pay Your Money poster

You Pay Your Money(1957)

Currie

Carry On Sergeant poster

Carry On Sergeant(1958)

Third Specialist

Room at the Top poster

Room at the Top(1958)

Priest (uncredited)

Rockets Galore poster

Rockets Galore(1958)

R.A.F. Officer (uncredited)

Further Up the Creek poster

Further Up the Creek(1958)

Flagship Commander

Up the Creek poster

Up the Creek(1958)

Coombes

Innocent Sinners poster

Innocent Sinners(1958)

Dyson

The Four Just Men poster

The Four Just Men(1959)

Judge Advocate

Interpol Calling poster

Interpol Calling(1959)

Insp. Hopkins

I'm All Right Jack poster

I'm All Right Jack(1959)

Minister of Labour

Carlton-Browne of the F.O. poster

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.(1959)

Security Officer

Sapphire poster

Sapphire(1959)

Doctor Burgess

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's poster

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's(1960)

Army Officer

A Touch of Larceny poster

A Touch of Larceny(1960)

Lt. Cmdr. Evans at P.R.O. (uncredited)

Suspect poster

Suspect(1960)

Dr Childs

The Spider's Web poster

The Spider's Web(1960)

Hugo

Sir Francis Drake poster

Sir Francis Drake(1961)

Duke Of Alva

Kraft Mystery Theatre poster

Kraft Mystery Theatre(1961)

Hugo

Gorgo poster

Gorgo(1961)

Admiral Brooks

Victim poster

Victim(1961)

Barrister (uncredited)

The Secret Partner poster

The Secret Partner(1961)

Lyle

The Fourth Square poster

The Fourth Square(1961)

Inspector Forbes

Fate Takes a Hand poster

Fate Takes a Hand(1961)

Wheeler

The Court Martial of Major Keller poster

The Court Martial of Major Keller(1961)

Morrell

Lawrence of Arabia poster

Lawrence of Arabia(1962)

Cavalry General at Field Briefing (uncredited)

The Saint poster

The Saint(1962)

Cmdr. Richardson

Life for Ruth poster

Life for Ruth(1962)

Mapleton

Seven Seas to Calais poster

Seven Seas to Calais(1962)

Sir Francis Walsingham

Espionage poster

Espionage(1963)

Senior Civil Servant

Corridors of Blood poster

Corridors of Blood(1963)

Hospital Chairman

Heavens Above! poster

Heavens Above!(1963)

Prison Governor

80,000 Suspects poster

80,000 Suspects(1963)

Health Officer Boswell

Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625(1964)

Uncle Peregrine

Master Spy poster

Master Spy(1964)

Richard Horton

Ring of Spies poster

Ring of Spies(1964)

Second Member at Lords (uncredited)

Gideon's Way poster

Gideon's Way(1965)

Commissioner Scott-Marle

Rotten to the Core poster

Rotten to the Core(1965)

The General

Londoners poster

Londoners(1965)

Sir Edgar Bliss

Where the Spies Are poster

Where the Spies Are(1966)

Major Harding

Naked Evil poster

Naked Evil(1966)

Jim Benson

The Prisoner poster

The Prisoner(1967)

Supervisor

ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse(1967)

Chief Supt. Elliott

The Jokers poster

The Jokers(1967)

David's Bank Manager

The Cuckoo Patrol poster

The Cuckoo Patrol(1967)

Snodgrass

The Champions poster

The Champions(1968)

Sir Frederick

Twisted Nerve poster

Twisted Nerve(1968)

Doctor

Assignment K poster

Assignment K(1968)

Howlett

Department S poster

Department S(1969)

Howard Finch, Henry Smith

Battle of Britain poster

Battle of Britain(1969)

Tactical Records Officer (uncredited)

The Main Chance poster

The Main Chance(1969)

Mr. Jory

Laughter in the Dark poster

Laughter in the Dark(1969)

Dealer

UFO poster

UFO(1970)

Cabinet Minister

The Six Wives of Henry VIII poster

The Six Wives of Henry VIII(1970)

Bishop Gardiner

The Games poster

The Games(1970)

Sir Harold

Elizabeth R poster

Elizabeth R(1971)

Archbishop Gardiner

The Persuaders!

The Persuaders!(1971)

Prime Minister Norman Russell

Persuasion poster

Persuasion(1971)

Sir Walter Elliot

10 Rillington Place poster

10 Rillington Place(1971)

Member of Medical Board

Justice poster

Justice(1971)

Sir Jules Larsen

A Lizard in a Woman's Skin poster

A Lizard in a Woman's Skin(1971)

Commissioner McCloud (uncredited)

Crown Court poster

Crown Court(1972)

Dr. Sissons

The Protectors poster

The Protectors(1972)

Charles Engleton

The Adventurer poster

The Adventurer(1972)

John Ballard

The Moonstone poster

The Moonstone(1972)

Gabriel Betteredge

Young Winston poster

Young Winston(1972)

Joseph Chamberlain

The Pallisers poster

The Pallisers(1974)

Sir Orlando Drought

Churchill's People poster

Churchill's People(1974)

Lord Henry Howard

Soft Beds, Hard Battles poster

Soft Beds, Hard Battles(1974)

Brigadier

The Sweeney poster

The Sweeney(1975)

Moberly

The Stars Look Down poster

The Stars Look Down(1975)

Richard Barras

The New Avengers poster

The New Avengers(1976)

Hugh Rydercroft

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle poster

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle(1977)

Lawyer Scorpe

Life of Shakespeare poster

Life of Shakespeare(1978)

The Lord Chamberlain

Scorpion Tales poster

Scorpion Tales(1978)

Clem Laidlaw