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class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Nigel Davenport</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Dracula_(1973)_-_Nigel_Davenport_2.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Dracula_%281973%29_-_Nigel_Davenport_2.png/220px-Dracula_%281973%29_-_Nigel_Davenport_2.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Dracula_%281973%29_-_Nigel_Davenport_2.png/330px-Dracula_%281973%29_-_Nigel_Davenport_2.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Dracula_%281973%29_-_Nigel_Davenport_2.png/440px-Dracula_%281973%29_-_Nigel_Davenport_2.png 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="868" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Davenport as <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Van_Helsing" title="Abraham Van Helsing">Abraham Van Helsing</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Bram_Stoker%27s_Dracula_(1974_film)" title="Bram Stoker&#39;s Dracula (1974 film)">Bram Stoker's Dracula</a></i></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Arthur Nigel Davenport</div><br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1928-05-23</span>)</span>23 May 1928<br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Great_Shelford" title="Great Shelford">Great Shelford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cambridgeshire" title="Cambridgeshire">Cambridgeshire</a>, England</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">25 October 2013<span style="display:none">(2013-10-25)</span> (aged&#160;85)<br /><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace"><a href="/wiki/Gloucester" title="Gloucester">Gloucester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire" title="Gloucestershire">Gloucestershire</a>, England</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years&#160;active</th><td class="infobox-data">1953–2003</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouses</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Helena White</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px">&#8203;</div>&#32;<div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;">&#8203;</div>&#40;<abbr title="married">m.</abbr>&#160;1951&#59;&#32;<abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr>&#160;1960&#41;<wbr />&#8203;</div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"></li></ul> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Maria_Aitken" title="Maria Aitken">Maria Aitken</a></div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px">&#8203;</div>&#32;<div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;">&#8203;</div>&#40;<abbr title="married">m.</abbr>&#160;1972&#59;&#32;<abbr title="divorced">div.</abbr>&#160;1981&#41;<wbr />&#8203;</div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">3, including <a href="/wiki/Jack_Davenport" title="Jack Davenport">Jack Davenport</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Arthur Nigel Davenport</b> (23 May 1928 – 25 October 2013) was an English stage, television and film actor,<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> best known as the <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Howard,_3rd_Duke_of_Norfolk" title="Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk">Duke of Norfolk</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lord_Birkenhead" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Birkenhead">Lord Birkenhead</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Academy Award">Academy Award</a>-winning films <i><a href="/wiki/A_Man_for_All_Seasons_(1966_film)" title="A Man for All Seasons (1966 film)">A Man for All Seasons</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Chariots_of_Fire" title="Chariots of Fire">Chariots of Fire</a></i>, respectively. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nigel_Davenport&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Davenport was born in <a href="/wiki/Great_Shelford" title="Great Shelford">Great Shelford</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Cambridgeshire" title="Cambridgeshire">Cambridgeshire</a>, son of Arthur Henry Davenport and Katherine Lucy (<a href="/wiki/N%C3%A9e" class="mw-redirect" title="Née">née</a> Meiklejohn).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His father was an engineer, educated at <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Sussex_College,_Cambridge" title="Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge">Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge</a> before being employed as an engineer for the <a href="/wiki/Midland_Railway" title="Midland Railway">Midland Railway</a>, and was later a lecturer in engineering, a <a href="/wiki/Fellow#In_ancient_universities" title="Fellow">Fellow</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Bursar" title="Bursar">bursar</a> at his <a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">alma mater</a>, Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge;<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Arthur Davenport had served for four years in the Royal Engineers during World War I, and was awarded a <a href="/wiki/Military_Cross" title="Military Cross">Military Cross</a>. Nigel's great-uncle, Major <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Fontaine_Maury_Meiklejohn" title="Matthew Fontaine Maury Meiklejohn">Matthew Fontaine Maury Meiklejohn</a>, was awarded a <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross" title="Victoria Cross">Victoria Cross</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Second_Boer_War" title="Second Boer War">Second Boer War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>He grew up in an academic family and was educated at <a href="/wiki/St_Peter%27s_School,_Seaford" title="St Peter&#39;s School, Seaford">St Peter's School</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seaford,_East_Sussex" title="Seaford, East Sussex">Seaford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cheltenham_College" title="Cheltenham College">Cheltenham College</a> and <a href="/wiki/Trinity_College,_Oxford" title="Trinity College, Oxford">Trinity College, Oxford</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBCnews_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCnews-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Originally he chose to study <a href="/wiki/Philosophy,_Politics_and_Economics" class="mw-redirect" title="Philosophy, Politics and Economics">Philosophy, Politics and Economics</a> but switched to English on the advice of one of his tutors.<sup id="cite_ref-Independent_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Independent-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1950s Davenport undertook <a href="/wiki/Conscription_in_the_United_Kingdom#After_1945" title="Conscription in the United Kingdom">National Service</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Army_Service_Corps" title="Royal Army Service Corps">Royal Army Service Corps</a> as a disc jockey on the <a href="/wiki/British_Forces_Broadcasting_Service" title="British Forces Broadcasting Service">British Forces Broadcasting Service</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hamburg" title="Hamburg">Hamburg</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nigel_Davenport&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Davenport first appeared on stage at the <a href="/wiki/Savoy_Theatre" title="Savoy Theatre">Savoy Theatre</a> and then with the Shakespeare Memorial Company, before joining the English Stage Company, one of its earliest members, at the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Court_Theatre" title="Royal Court Theatre">Royal Court Theatre</a> in 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-telegraph_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-telegraph-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He began appearing in British film and television productions in supporting roles, including a walk-on in <a href="/wiki/Tony_Richardson" title="Tony Richardson">Tony Richardson</a>'s film, <i><a href="/wiki/Look_Back_in_Anger_(1959_film)" title="Look Back in Anger (1959 film)">Look Back in Anger</a></i> (1959). Subsequent roles included a theatre manager opposite <a href="/wiki/Laurence_Olivier" title="Laurence Olivier">Laurence Olivier</a> in the film version of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Entertainer_(film)" title="The Entertainer (film)">The Entertainer</a></i> and a policeman in <a href="/wiki/Michael_Powell" title="Michael Powell">Michael Powell</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Peeping_Tom_(1960_film)" title="Peeping Tom (1960 film)">Peeping Tom</a></i> (both 1960).<sup id="cite_ref-telegraph_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-telegraph-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nigel_Davenport_Angela_Lansbury_A_Taste_of_Honey_1960.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Nigel_Davenport_Angela_Lansbury_A_Taste_of_Honey_1960.jpg/220px-Nigel_Davenport_Angela_Lansbury_A_Taste_of_Honey_1960.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="282" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Nigel_Davenport_Angela_Lansbury_A_Taste_of_Honey_1960.jpg/330px-Nigel_Davenport_Angela_Lansbury_A_Taste_of_Honey_1960.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Nigel_Davenport_Angela_Lansbury_A_Taste_of_Honey_1960.jpg/440px-Nigel_Davenport_Angela_Lansbury_A_Taste_of_Honey_1960.jpg 2x" data-file-width="846" data-file-height="1084" /></a><figcaption>Davenport as Peter with <a href="/wiki/Angela_Lansbury" title="Angela Lansbury">Angela Lansbury</a> as Helen in <i><a href="/wiki/A_Taste_of_Honey" title="A Taste of Honey">A Taste of Honey</a></i> on Broadway, in 1960</figcaption></figure> <p>In the 1962 last episode of the first season of the TV series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Saint_(TV_series)" title="The Saint (TV series)">The Saint</a></i>, titled "The Charitable Countess", with <a href="/wiki/Roger_Moore" title="Roger Moore">Roger Moore</a> as <a href="/wiki/Simon_Templar" class="mw-redirect" title="Simon Templar">Simon Templar</a> and Patricia Donahue as Countess Rovagna, Davenport played a supporting role as the Countess's confidant, Aldo Petri. Davenport appeared again in <i>The Saint</i> in season 3, episode 16 (titled "The Rhine Maiden") as Charles Voyson. </p><p>He made an impression as <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Howard,_3rd_Duke_of_Norfolk" title="Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk">Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/A_Man_for_All_Seasons_(1966_film)" title="A Man for All Seasons (1966 film)">A Man for All Seasons</a></i> (1966),<sup id="cite_ref-auto_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> co-starred with <a href="/wiki/Michael_Caine" title="Michael Caine">Michael Caine</a> in the war movie <i><a href="/wiki/Play_Dirty_(1969_film)" title="Play Dirty (1969 film)">Play Dirty</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-Independent_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Independent-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and had a major role as Lord Bothwell in <i><a href="/wiki/Mary,_Queen_of_Scots_(1971_film)" title="Mary, Queen of Scots (1971 film)">Mary, Queen of Scots</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 1972, he appeared as <a href="/wiki/George_Adamson" title="George Adamson">George Adamson</a>, opposite <a href="/wiki/Susan_Hampshire" title="Susan Hampshire">Susan Hampshire</a> in <i>Living Free</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-Independent_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Independent-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the sequel to <i><a href="/wiki/Born_Free" title="Born Free">Born Free</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-BBCnews_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCnews-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the production of <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Kubrick" title="Stanley Kubrick">Stanley Kubrick</a>'s 1968 film <i><a href="/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="2001: A Space Odyssey (film)">2001: A Space Odyssey</a></i>, Davenport read the lines of HAL 9000 off-camera during the computer's dialogues with actors <a href="/wiki/Keir_Dullea" title="Keir Dullea">Keir Dullea</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gary_Lockwood" title="Gary Lockwood">Gary Lockwood</a>. However, Kubrick thought that Davenport's English accent was too distracting and dismissed him after a few weeks. Canadian actor <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Rain" title="Douglas Rain">Douglas Rain</a> was ultimately chosen for the role.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC2001_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC2001-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Davenport took the leading role in the off-beat <i><a href="/wiki/Phase_IV_(1974_film)" title="Phase IV (1974 film)">Phase IV</a></i> (1974), which failed to find an audience. In 1979, he portrayed King <a href="/wiki/George_III" title="George III">George III</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Prince_Regent_(TV_series)" title="Prince Regent (TV series)">Prince Regent</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>He appeared as Ebenezer Scrooge's grudging father Silas in the <a href="/wiki/George_C._Scott" title="George C. Scott">George C. Scott</a> version of <i><a href="/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol_(1984_film)" title="A Christmas Carol (1984 film)">A Christmas Carol</a></i> (1984), and played opposite <a href="/wiki/Michael_Caine" title="Michael Caine">Michael Caine</a> again in the 1988 Sherlock Holmes spoof <i><a href="/wiki/Without_A_Clue" class="mw-redirect" title="Without A Clue">Without A Clue</a></i>, which was Davenport's second-last feature film. </p><p>He portrayed The Duke of Holdernesse in a 1993 BBC Radio dramatisation of the <a href="/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes" title="Sherlock Holmes">Sherlock Holmes</a> story "<a href="/wiki/The_Adventure_of_the_Priory_School" title="The Adventure of the Priory School">The Adventure of the Priory School</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 1997, Davenport was the subject of <i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_Your_Life_(British_TV_series)" title="This Is Your Life (British TV series)">This Is Your Life</a></i> when he was surprised by <a href="/wiki/Michael_Aspel" title="Michael Aspel">Michael Aspel</a> at David Nicholson's stables near Cheltenham.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p><p>He was president of <a href="/wiki/Equity_(British_trade_union)" title="Equity (British trade union)">Equity</a> from 1986 to 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nigel_Davenport&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Davenport was married twice, first to Helena Margaret White<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> whom he met while he was studying at <a href="/wiki/University_of_Oxford" title="University of Oxford">Oxford University</a>. They married in 1951 and had a daughter, Laura, and a son, Hugo.<sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBCnews_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCnews-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> His second wife was actress <a href="/wiki/Maria_Aitken" title="Maria Aitken">Maria Aitken</a><sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> with whom he had a second son, <a href="/wiki/Jack_Davenport" title="Jack Davenport">Jack</a>, also an actor, best known for appearing in <i><a href="/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean" title="Pirates of the Caribbean">Pirates of the Caribbean</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-BBC_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBCnews_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCnews-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> According to <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Bruckheimer" title="Jerry Bruckheimer">Jerry Bruckheimer</a>, producer of the <i>Pirates of the Caribbean</i> films, Jack was cast as the <a href="/wiki/James_Norrington" class="mw-redirect" title="James Norrington">James Norrington</a> character, partly because of Nigel's involvement in <i><a href="/wiki/A_High_Wind_in_Jamaica_(film)" title="A High Wind in Jamaica (film)">A High Wind in Jamaica</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nigel_Davenport&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film">Film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nigel_Davenport&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Reference">Ref.</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1959 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Look_Back_in_Anger_(1959_film)" title="Look Back in Anger (1959 film)">Look Back in Anger</a></i> </td> <td>1st Commercial Traveller </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-telegraph_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-telegraph-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1960 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Peeping_Tom_(1960_film)" title="Peeping Tom (1960 film)">Peeping Tom</a></i> </td> <td>Det. Sgt. Miller </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-telegraph_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-telegraph-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Entertainer_(film)" title="The Entertainer (film)">The Entertainer</a></i> </td> <td>Theatre Manager </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Independent_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Independent-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1962 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mix_Me_a_Person" title="Mix Me a Person">Mix Me a Person</a></i> </td> <td>Juke's Stepfather </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1963 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ladies_Who_Do" title="Ladies Who Do">Ladies Who Do</a></i> </td> <td>Mr Strang </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bitter_Harvest_(1963_film)" title="Bitter Harvest (1963 film)">Bitter Harvest</a></i> </td> <td>Police Inspector </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1964 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Third_Secret_(film)" title="The Third Secret (film)">The Third Secret</a></i> </td> <td>Lew Harding </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1965 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_High_Wind_in_Jamaica_(film)" title="A High Wind in Jamaica (film)">A High Wind in Jamaica</a></i> </td> <td>Mr Thornton </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sands_of_the_Kalahari" title="Sands of the Kalahari">Sands of the Kalahari</a></i> </td> <td>Sturdevant </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1966 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Man_for_All_Seasons_(1966_film)" title="A Man for All Seasons (1966 film)">A Man for All Seasons</a></i> </td> <td>Duke of Norfolk </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Where_the_Spies_Are" title="Where the Spies Are">Where the Spies Are</a></i> </td> <td>Parkington </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1968 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Play_Dirty_(1969_film)" title="Play Dirty (1969 film)">Play Dirty</a></i> </td> <td>Captain Cyril Leech </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-telegraph_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-telegraph-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1969 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Virgin_Soldiers_(film)" title="The Virgin Soldiers (film)">The Virgin Soldiers</a></i> </td> <td>Sergeant Driscoll </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-telegraph_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-telegraph-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sinful_Davey" title="Sinful Davey">Sinful Davey</a></i> </td> <td>Richardson </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Royal_Hunt_of_the_Sun_(film)" title="The Royal Hunt of the Sun (film)">The Royal Hunt of the Sun</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hernando_de_Soto" title="Hernando de Soto">Hernando de Soto</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1970 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/No_Blade_of_Grass_(film)" title="No Blade of Grass (film)">No Blade of Grass</a></i> </td> <td>John Custance </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mind_of_Mr._Soames" title="The Mind of Mr. Soames">The Mind of Mr. Soames</a></i> </td> <td>Dr Maitland </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1971 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Villain_(1971_film)" title="Villain (1971 film)">Villain</a></i> </td> <td>Bob Matthews </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mary,_Queen_of_Scots_(1971_film)" title="Mary, Queen of Scots (1971 film)">Mary, Queen of Scots</a></i> </td> <td>Lord Bothwell </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Independent_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Independent-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Valley_(1971_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Last Valley (1971 film)">The Last Valley</a></i> </td> <td>Gruber </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Living_Free" title="Living Free">Living Free</a></i> </td> <td>George Adamson </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Independent_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Independent-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBCnews_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCnews-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973 </td> <td><i>The Picture of Dorian Gray</i> </td> <td>Lord Harry Wotton </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-auto_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1974 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bram_Stoker%27s_Dracula_(1974_film)" title="Bram Stoker&#39;s Dracula (1974 film)">Bram Stoker's Dracula</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Van_Helsing" class="mw-redirect" title="Van Helsing">Van Helsing</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-auto_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Phase_IV_(1974_film)" title="Phase IV (1974 film)">Phase IV</a></i> </td> <td>Dr Ernest D. Hubbs </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Regent%27s_Wife" title="The Regent&#39;s Wife">The Regent's Wife</a></i> </td> <td>Álvaro Mesía </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td><i>Death of a Snowman</i> </td> <td>Lt. Ben Deel </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1977 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Island_of_Dr._Moreau_(1977_film)" title="The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977 film)">The Island of Dr. Moreau</a></i> </td> <td>Montgomery </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Stand_Up,_Virgin_Soldiers" title="Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers">Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers</a></i> </td> <td>Sgt. Driscoll </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Independent_7-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Independent-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1979 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Omega_Connection" title="The Omega Connection">The Omega Connection</a></i> </td> <td>Arthur Minton </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Zulu_Dawn" title="Zulu Dawn">Zulu Dawn</a></i> </td> <td>Colonel Hamilton-Brown </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cry_of_the_Innocent" title="Cry of the Innocent">Cry of the Innocent</a></i> </td> <td>Gray Harrison Hunt </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1981 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Chariots_of_Fire" title="Chariots of Fire">Chariots of Fire</a></i> </td> <td>Lord Birkenhead </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Nighthawks_(1981_film)" title="Nighthawks (1981 film)">Nighthawks</a></i> </td> <td>Peter Hartman </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1984 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol_(1984_film)" title="A Christmas Carol (1984 film)">A Christmas Carol</a></i> </td> <td>Silas Scrooge </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Greystoke:_The_Legend_of_Tarzan,_Lord_of_the_Apes" title="Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes">Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes</a></i> </td> <td>Major Jack Downing </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Guardian_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Guardian-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Caravaggio_(1986_film)" title="Caravaggio (1986 film)">Caravaggio</a></i> </td> <td>Giustiniani </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Without_a_Clue" title="Without a Clue">Without a Clue</a></i> </td> <td>Lord Smithwick </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Opium_War_(film)" title="The Opium War (film)">The Opium War</a></i> </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-telegraph_8-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-telegraph-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nigel_Davenport&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th>Notes </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Reference">Ref.</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1957–1958 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Robin_Hood_(TV_series)" title="The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)">The Adventures of Robin Hood</a></i> </td> <td>St Peter Marston, Claude the Seneschal, Barty and others </td> <td>7 episodes </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-BBC_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1957 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mister_Charlesworth" title="Mister Charlesworth">Mister Charlesworth</a></i> </td> <td>Sergeant Spence </td> <td>6 episodes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1958 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Big_Guns_(TV_series)" title="Big Guns (TV series)">Big Guns</a></i> </td> <td>Sergeant Spence </td> <td>6 episodes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1962 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Sir_Francis_Drake_(TV_series)" title="Sir Francis Drake (TV series)">Sir Francis Drake</a></i> </td> <td>Miguel Cervantes </td> <td>1 episode </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1962-1965 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Saint_(TV_series)" title="The Saint (TV series)">The Saint</a></i> </td> <td>Aldo Petri/Charles Voyson </td> <td>2 episodes </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Empire_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Empire-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1963 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Edgar_Wallace_Mysteries" title="Edgar Wallace Mysteries">The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre</a></i> </td> <td>Dino Stefano/Larry Mason </td> <td>2 episodes: NB: <i><a href="/wiki/The_Verdict_(1964_film)" title="The Verdict (1964 film)">The Verdict</a></i> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1964 </td> <td><i>Madame Bovary</i> </td> <td>Rodolphe </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Independent_7-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Independent-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1966–68 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Avengers_(TV_series)" title="The Avengers (TV series)">The Avengers</a></i> </td> <td>Lord Barnes / Robertson </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-BBC_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBCnews_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCnews-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1969 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Name_of_the_Game_(TV_series)" title="The Name of the Game (TV series)">The Name of the Game</a></i> </td> <td>David Windom </td> <td>1 episode </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Edwardians_(miniseries)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Edwardians (miniseries)">The Edwardians</a></i> </td> <td>Sir Arthur Conan Doyle </td> <td>1 episode </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-BBCnews_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCnews-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974 </td> <td><i>South Riding</i> </td> <td>Robert Carne </td> <td>11 episodes </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-telegraph_8-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-telegraph-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Empire_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Empire-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Oil_Strike_North" title="Oil Strike North">Oil Strike North</a></i> </td> <td>Jim Fraser </td> <td>13 episodes </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-telegraph_8-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-telegraph-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBCnews_6-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCnews-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1979 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Prince_Regent_(TV_series)" title="Prince Regent (TV series)">Prince Regent</a></i> </td> <td>King George III </td> <td>8 episodes, TV mini-series </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-telegraph_8-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-telegraph-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1981 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Masada_(miniseries)" title="Masada (miniseries)">Masada</a></i> </td> <td>Sen. Mucianus </td> <td>Part 1 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Midsummer_Night%27s_Dream" title="A Midsummer Night&#39;s Dream">A Midsummer Night's Dream</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Theseus" title="Theseus">Theseus</a> </td> <td>TV movie </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1982 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Minder_(TV_series)" title="Minder (TV series)">Minder</a></i> </td> <td>Ray </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bird_of_Prey_(TV_serial)" title="Bird of Prey (TV serial)">Bird of Prey</a></i> </td> <td>Charles Bridgnorth </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Independent_7-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Independent-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982–83 </td> <td><i>Don't Rock The Boat</i> </td> <td>Jack Hoxton </td> <td>12 episodes, TV mini-series </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Independent_7-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Independent-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985–1990 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Howards%27_Way" title="Howards&#39; Way">Howards' Way</a></i> </td> <td>Sir Edward Frere </td> <td>29 episodes </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-BBC_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBCnews_6-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCnews-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1986 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ladies_in_Charge" title="Ladies in Charge">Ladies in Charge</a></i> </td> <td>Count Litvinoff </td> <td>1 episode </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Lord_Mountbatten:_The_Last_Viceroy" title="Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy">Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy</a></i> </td> <td>Lord Ismay </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Trainer_(TV_series)" title="Trainer (TV series)">Trainer</a></i> </td> <td>James Brant </td> <td>13 episodes </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-BBCnews_6-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCnews-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Keeping_Up_Appearances" title="Keeping Up Appearances">Keeping Up Appearances</a></i> </td> <td>The Commodore </td> <td>1 episode: <i>The Commodore</i> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-BBC_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBCnews_6-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCnews-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Woof!" title="Woof!">Woof!</a></i> </td> <td>Mr. Wellesby </td> <td>1 episode </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Treasure_Seekers_(1996_film)" title="The Treasure Seekers (1996 film)">The Treasure Seekers</a></i> </td> <td>Lord Blackstock </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-telegraph_8-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-telegraph-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Captain_Pugwash" title="Captain Pugwash">The Adventures of Captain Pugwash</a></i> </td> <td>Narrator </td> <td>26 episodes </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2000 </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/David_Copperfield_(2000_film)" title="David Copperfield (2000 film)">David Copperfield</a></i> </td> <td>Dan Peggotty </td> <td>TV movie </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-BBC_12-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Midsomer_Murders" title="Midsomer Murders">Midsomer Murders</a></i> </td> <td>William Smithers </td> <td>1 episode </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-BBC_12-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBC-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBCnews_6-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCnews-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Longitude_(TV_series)" title="Longitude (TV series)">Longitude</a></i> </td> <td>Sir Charles Pelham </td> <td>TV movie </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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