Nigel Davenport(1928-2013)

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Chariots of Fire (1981)

Nigel Davenport was born on 23 May 1928 in Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for A Man for All Seasons (1966), Chariots of Fire (1981) and The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977). He was married to Maria Aitken and Helena Margaret White. He died on 25 October 2013 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

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A Man for All Seasons

7.7

Duke of Norfolk

1966

Brad Davis, Ben Cross, Yves Beneyton, Colin Bruce, Ian Charleson, Dennis Christopher, Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Farrell, Daniel Gerroll, Stephen Mallatratt, Alan Polonsky, Struan Rodger, Edward Wiley, Benny Young, and David John in Chariots of Fire (1981)

Chariots of Fire

7.1

Lord Birkenhead

1981

The Island of Dr. Moreau

5.9

Montgomery

1977

Phase IV

6.4

Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs

1974

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Shanghai Knights
6.2
- Old Man (uncredited)
- 2003
David Copperfield
7.0
TV Movie
- Dan Peggotty
- 2000
The Mumbo Jumbo
4.6
- Major Cowpat
- 2000
Midsomer Murders
7.9
TV Series
- William Smithers
- 2000
Longitude
7.8
TV Mini Series
- Sir Charles Pelham
- 2000
The Adventures of Captain Pugwash
7.3
TV Series
- Narrator (voice)
- 1998–1999
La vuelta de El Coyote
4.3
- Félix de Echagüe
- 1998
Mosley
7.2
TV Series
- Lord Rothermere
- 1998
The Opium War
6.5
- 1997
Hotel Shanghai
6.0
TV Movie
- Butler
- 1997
The Treasure Seekers
6.3
TV Movie
- Lord Blackstock
- 1996
Saturday Playhouse
Podcast Series
- Marquis of Queensberry (voice)
- 1996
The Circus Connection
- Stadnicki
- 1995
The Upper Hand
6.6
TV Series
- Mr. Hamilton
- Mr. Douglas Hamilton
- 1993–1995
Woof!
7.1
TV Series
- Mr Wellesley
- 1994

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Height
- 5′ 11¾″ (1.82 m)
Born
- May 23, 1928
- Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Died
- October 25, 2013
- Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK(undisclosed)
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Other works
He acted in William Wycherley's play, "The Country Wife," at the Royal Court Theatre in London, England with Laurence Harvey, Esme Percy, Diana Churchill, Sheila Ballantine, Sir Alan Bates CBE, Sir Robert Stephens, John Moffat, George Devine, Dame Joan Plowright CBE, and Moyra Fraser in the cast. George Devine was also director.
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Trivia
What Davenport referred to as his "dodgy eyes" was the consequence of a botched childhood operation to correct a squint. The vision in his right eye remained blurred for the rest of his life.

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[In his 2010 Shock Cinema interview with journalist Anthony Petkovich about working with Jack Palance on the Dan Curtis production of Dracula (1974)] I was pretty frightened of that gentleman, because he was so bloody tall! He was six-foot-four and, as he wanted to look like Dracula, he had three-inch lifts in his shoes, so he was like six-foot-seven - and he was a big guy.