Name Mark Dignam Role Actor | Siblings Basil Dignam | |
Died September 29, 1989, London, United Kingdom Movies and TV shows Siege of the Saxons, The Charge of the Light, The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare Tragedies: Macbeth, The XYY Man Similar People Basil Dignam, Tony Richardson, Richard Burton, Jack Gold, Nathan H Juran | ||
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Mark Dignam (20 March 1909 – 29 September 1989) was a prolific English actor.
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Born in London, the son of a salesman in the steel industry, Dignam grew up in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, and was educated at the Jesuit College, where he appeared in numerous Shakespearean plays.
He learned his craft touring Britain and America with Ben Greet's Shakespeare company. His range extended from the Louis Macneice radio play, The Dark Tower in the 1940s to the TV thriller, The XYY Man in the late 1970s.
Along with Philip Guard and John Bryning, Dignam can be heard on the fade-out of The Beatles' song "I Am the Walrus", during which is played a 1967 BBC radio broadcast of King Lear, with Dignam in the role of the Duke of Gloucester.
Dignam was married three times, divorced twice (his character in The XYY Man frequently complains about the expense of maintaining multiple ex-wives).
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Family
His brother Basil was also a well-known character actor and his sister-in-law was the actress Mona Washbourne.
Dollis Hill
Mark Dignam lived in Dollis Hill, north-west London, from 1967 until his death in 1989.
Filmography
Actor
1988
On the Black Hill as
Reverand Latimer
1986
Robbery (TV Movie) as
Bank Customer #3
1986
Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy (TV Mini Series) as
Older Man
- Episode #1.1 (1986) - Older Man
1985
The Last Place on Earth (TV Mini Series) as
Sir Reginald Smith
- Rejoice (1985) - Sir Reginald Smith
1984
The Biko Inquest (TV Movie) as
Martinus Prins, magistrate
1984
Squaring the Circle (TV Movie) as
2nd. Witness
1984
The Chain as
Ambrose
1983
Macbeth (TV Movie) as
Duncan
1981
Memoirs of a Survivor as
Newsvendor / Gardener
1979
Suez 1956 (TV Movie) as
General Sir Gerald Templer
1968
ITV Playhouse (TV Series) as
Lord Simon / Popper
- Hess (1978) - Lord Simon
- Inventory for the Summer (1968) - Popper
1978
Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic (TV Mini Series) as
Lord Lyndhurst
- Mary Anne (1978) - Lord Lyndhurst
- Dizzy (1978) - Lord Lyndhurst
1978
Rumpole of the Bailey (TV Series) as
Justice Prestcold
- Rumpole and the Heavy Brigade (1978) - Justice Prestcold
1971
BBC Play of the Month (TV Series) as
Evens / Lord Fermor / Haakon Werle
- The Sea (1978) - Evens
- The Picture of Dorian Gray (1976) - Lord Fermor
- The Wild Duck (1971) - Haakon Werle
1976
The XYY Man (TV Series) as
Fairfax
- Law and Order (1977) - Fairfax
- Whisper Who Dares (1977) - Fairfax
- Now We Are Dead (1977) - Fairfax
- When We Were Very Greedy (1977) - Fairfax
- At the Bottom of the River (1977) - Fairfax
- The Resolution (1976) - Fairfax
- The Execution (1976) - Fairfax
- The Proposition (1976) - Fairfax
1977
Here I Stand... (TV Series) as
Judge Clench
- Margaret Clitheroe (1977) - Judge Clench
1977
The Velvet Glove (TV Series) as
Professor
- Married Love (1977) - Professor
1976
Scene (TV Series) as
Mr. Marchant
- Newsworthy: The Girl Who Saw a Tiger (1976) - Mr. Marchant
1976
Beasts (TV Mini Series) as
Arthur Grace
- Baby (1976) - Arthur Grace
1973
Crown Court (TV Series) as
John Cross QC / Mr. John Cross QC / Mr. Cross / ...
- Stranger in the Night: Part 1 (1976) - John Cross QC
- Dicing: Part 3 (1975) - Mr. John Cross QC
- Dicing: Part 2 (1975) - Mr. John Cross QC
- Dicing: Part 1 (1975) - Mr. John Cross QC
- An Evil Influence: Part 3 (1975) - John Cross QC
- An Evil Influence: Part 2 (1975) - John Cross QC
- An Evil Influence: Part 1 (1975) - John Cross QC
- Contempt of Court: Part 1 (1975) - Edgar Davies
- The Gilded Cage: Part 2 (1973) - Mr. Cross
- The Gilded Cage: Part 1 (1973) - Mr. Cross
1976
Second Verdict (TV Series) as
Sir Sidney Rowan-Hamilton
- Murder on the 10.27 (1976) - Sir Sidney Rowan-Hamilton
1976
The Story of David (TV Movie) as
Samuel / Achish (uncredited)
1976
Omnibus (TV Series documentary) as
Paul Nash
- The Spirit of the Land (1976) - Paul Nash (voice)
1976
Hadleigh (TV Series) as
Sir Frank Pierce
- God Save Us from Moralists (1976) - Sir Frank Pierce
1976
Yes, Honestly (TV Series) as
Tommy
- It Nearly Happened One Night (1976) - Tommy
1975
Zigger Zagger (TV Series) as
Magistrate
- Episode #1.2 (1975) - Magistrate
1975
Wodehouse Playhouse (TV Series) as
Lord Rumbelow
- Romance at Droitgate Spa (1975) - Lord Rumbelow
1975
Further Up Pompeii! (TV Movie) as
Ludicrus Sextus
1974
Dead Cert as
Clifford Tudor
1974
Masquerade (TV Series) as
Fieldman
- Mützen ab! (1974) - Fieldman
1973
John Keats: His Life and Death as
Surgeon
1973
The Man in the Wood (TV Movie) as
Farren
1973
Six Days of Justice (TV Series) as
Houghton
- Excuse Me, Madam (1973) - Houghton
1973
Owen, M.D. (TV Series) as
Dr. Marcus
- An Officially Hot Day (1973) - Dr. Marcus
1970
Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) as
Rev John Wilkinson / Sullivan
- Said the Preacher (1972) - Rev John Wilkinson
- Twenty-Six Efforts at Pornography (1970) - Sullivan
1969
The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (TV Series) as
Lord Nettlefold / Sir James Tithermite
- The Fatal Engagement (1971) - Lord Nettlefold
- The Treasure Hunt (1969) - Sir James Tithermite
1971
Jude the Obscure (TV Mini Series) as
Vicar of Shaston
- To Shaston (1971) - Vicar of Shaston
1970
Man at the Top (TV Series) as
Abe Brown
- Change Partners (1971) - Abe Brown
- The Name But Not the Game (1971) - Abe Brown
- It's All Perfectly True (1970) - Abe Brown
1970
There's a Girl in My Soup as
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1970
Happy Ever After (TV Series) as
Hector Hocking
- The Marriage Vow (1970) - Hector Hocking
1970
A Family at War (TV Series) as
Dennis Pringle
- The Other Side of the Hill (1970) - Dennis Pringle
1970
Play for Today (TV Series) as
Anna's Father
- The Lie (1970) - Anna's Father
1967
Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV Series) as
Sir Roderick Elliot / Mr. Gordon
- The Builders (1970) - Sir Roderick Elliot
- The Greatest Burden (1967) - Mr. Gordon
1970
Manhunt (TV Series) as
Reichwein
- Degrade and Rule (1970) - Reichwein
- Little Man, Big Gun: Part 2 (1970) - Reichwein
- Little Man, Big Gun: Part 1 (1970) - Reichwein
1970
Papillons (TV Movie) as
Friedrich Wieck
1969
Hamlet as
Polonius
1969
Plays of Today (TV Series) as
The Father
- A Voyage Round My Father (1969) - The Father
1968
Isadora (uncredited)
1968
The Saint (TV Series) as
Major Carter
- The Organisation Man (1968) - Major Carter
1967
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
Ferenc Davos
- The Ballad of the Artificial Mash (1968)
- Reason for Sale (1967) - Ferenc Davos
1968
The Charge of the Light Brigade as
Gen. Airey
1967
Die gefrorenen Blitze as
Sir John
1967
The Taming of The Shrew as
Vincentio
1966
The Baron (TV Series) as
Coburn
- You Can't Win Them All (1966) - Coburn
1966
Mystery and Imagination (TV Series) as
Dr. Simson
- The Open Door (1966) - Dr. Simson
1966
The Spies (TV Series) as
Vassilias
- Your Own Hand Strikes You Dead (1966) - Vassilias
1965
Eugenie Grandet (TV Mini Series) as
Grandet of Saumur
- Inheritance (1966) - Grandet of Saumur
- Gold (1965) - Grandet of Saumur
- Love (1965) - Grandet of Saumur
1965
Game for Three Losers as
Attorney General
1965
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Fekete / Colonel Mapleson-Finch
- Solo for the Banker (1965) - Fekete
- The Edwardians #3: Olive Latimer's Husband (1965) - Colonel Mapleson-Finch
1965
For Whom the Bell Tolls (TV Series) as
El Sordo
- Verdict on Pablo (1965) - El Sordo
- The Moon of May (1965) - El Sordo
1965
A Slight Case of... (TV Series)
- Class (1965)
1965
Jury Room (TV Series) as
Sir Edward Clarke - Counsel for the Plaintiff
- The Baccarat Scandal (1965) - Sir Edward Clarke - Counsel for the Plaintiff
1965
Theatre 625 (TV Series) as
Professor Kroll / Ormston
- Rosmersholm (1965) - Professor Kroll
- The Minister (1965) - Ormston
1965
The Mind of the Enemy (TV Mini Series) as
Fortescue
- The Fatal Slip (1965) - Fortescue
- Process of Elimination (1965) - Fortescue
- A Forcing Bid (1965) - Fortescue
- The Trap (1965) - Fortescue
- The New Member (1965) - Fortescue
1965
The Rise and Fall of César Birotteau (TV Series) as
Raoul Roguin
- Land Near the Madeleine (1965) - Raoul Roguin
- Plans for Vengeance (1965) - Raoul Roguin
- Chevalier of the Legion of Honour (1965) - Raoul Roguin
1965
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV Series) as
Attorney General
- Game for Three Losers (1965) - Attorney General
1965
The Mill on the Floss (TV Series) as
Mr. Deane
- Flood (1965) - Mr. Deane
- Ebb Tide (1965) - Mr. Deane
- High Tide (1965) - Mr. Deane
1965
Secret Agent (TV Series) as
British Ambassador
- A Room in the Basement (1965) - British Ambassador
1964
Escape by Night as
Sydney Selwyn
1964
The Eyes of Annie Jones as
Orphanage director
1964
Love Story (TV Series) as
Captain Haggerty
- Three Piece Suite (1964) - Captain Haggerty
1964
They All Died Laughing as
The Master
1964
Espionage (TV Series) as
General Burgoyne
- The Frantick Rebel (1964) - General Burgoyne
1963
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Archbishop / The Bishop
- The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh: Part 3 (1963) - Archbishop
- The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh: Part 2 (1963) - Archbishop
- The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh: Part 1 (1963) - The Bishop
1963
No Hiding Place (TV Series) as
Sir Leonard de Braie
- Formula for Death (1963) - Sir Leonard de Braie
1963
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow as
The Bishop
1959
Boyd Q.C. (TV Series) as
Captain Adams
- The Hurricane (1963) - Captain Adams
- Escape (1959)
1963
Sergeant Cork (TV Series) as
Sir Henry Melrose
- The Case of the Sleeping Coachman (1963) - Sir Henry Melrose
1963
Siege of the Saxons as
King Arthur
1963
Tom Jones as
Lieutenant
1963
Sword of Lancelot as
Merlin
1963
Jane Eyre (TV Series) as
Mr. Brocklehurst
- Episode #1.1 (1963) - Mr. Brocklehurst
1963
Jezebel ex UK (TV Series) as
Mr. Ormiston
- Sea of Doubt (1963) - Mr. Ormiston
1963
The Human Jungle (TV Series) as
Sir Godfrey
- The Vacant Chair (1963) - Sir Godfrey
1962
About Religion (TV Series)
- Dinner with the Devil (1962)
1962
The Monsters (TV Series) as
Hopkins
- Episode #1.4 (1962) - Hopkins
- Episode #1.3 (1962) - Hopkins
- Episode #1.2 (1962) - Hopkins
- Episode #1.1 (1962) - Hopkins
1962
In Search of the Castaways as
Rich Man at Yacht Party
1962
Man of the World (TV Series) as
Dalguib
- Death of a Conference (1962) - Dalguib
1961
Hamlet (TV Series) as
Claudius
- The Dread Command: The Readiness Is All (1961) - Claudius
- The Dread Command: The Play's the Thing (1961) - Claudius
- The Dread Command: The Trail of Policy (1961) - Claudius
- The Dread Command: Foul Deeds Will Rise (1961) - Claudius
- The Dread Command: The Sovereign Power (1961) - Claudius
1961
Four Winds Island as
Lawyer
1961
No Love for Johnnie as
Earnley Constituent (uncredited)
1960
Conscience Bay as
Caleb
1960
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's as
Prosecuting Counsel
1960
Fredric March Presents Tales from Dickens (TV Series) as
Nutkins
- Pickwick's Dilemma (1960) - Nutkins
1960
Paul of Tarsus (TV Series) as
The High Priest
- The Feast of Pentecost (1960) - The High Priest
1960
International Detective (TV Series) as
Geoffrey Redding
- The Dennison Case (1960) - Geoffrey Redding
1960
Sink the Bismarck! as
Captain Loben Mound - HMS Ark Royal
1960
BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) as
James How
- Twentieth Century Theatre: Justice (1960) - James How
1959
The Four Just Men (TV Series) as
Falworth
- Their Man in London (1959) - Falworth
1959
Saturday Playhouse (TV Series) as
Canon Ronder
- The Cathedral (1959) - Canon Ronder
1959
Heidi (TV Series) as
Grandfather
- Happy Ending (1959) - Grandfather
- Home Again (1959) - Grandfather
- Two Visitors (1959) - Grandfather
- Up the Mountain (1959) - Grandfather
1952
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Sir George Surrey / Dr. Harvester / Colonel Julyan / ...
- The Fortrose Incident (1959) - Sir George Surrey
- The Sacred Flame (1955) - Dr. Harvester
- Rebecca (1954) - Colonel Julyan
- Mourning Becomes Elektra (1952) - Brigadier-General Ezra Mannon
1959
Television Playwright (TV Series) as
Arthur
- Walk on the Grass (1959) - Arthur
1959
Result of an Accident (TV Movie) as
Douglas Marmion, QC, Counsel for the Defendant
1958
Television World Theatre (TV Series) as
Captain Shotover
- Heartbreak House (1958) - Captain Shotover
1957
When We Are Married (TV Movie) as
Councillor Albert Parker
1955
Three Cornered Fate as
Clive Hastings
1955
Quentin Durward as
Innkeeper (uncredited)
1955
They Can't Hang Me as
Prison Governor
1955
Appointment with Drama (TV Series) as
Secretary General
- The Apollo of Bellac (1955) - Secretary General
1955
Escapade as
Sykes
1955
The Prisoner as
The Governor
1955
The Vise (TV Series) as
Clive Hastings
- Cruel Test (1955) - Clive Hastings
1954
Court Martial as
Prosecutor
1954
The Passing Stranger as
Inspector
1954
Lease of Life as
Mr. Black
1954
Beau Brummell as
Mr. Burke
1954
Doctor in the House as
Examiner at Microscope (uncredited)
1954
High and Dry as
The Laird
1953
A Time to Be Born (TV Movie) as
Shepherd
1953
The Foolish Gentlewoman (TV Movie) as
Simon Brocken
1952
The Dybbuk (TV Movie) as
Rabbi Azrael of Miropol
1952
Happy and Glorious (TV Series) as
King of Hanover
- 1837 (1952) - King of Hanover
1952
The Star Maiden (TV Short) as
Chief Gentle Thunder
1951
Murder in the Cathedral as
First Knight
1949
Train of Events as
Bolingbroke (segment "The Actor")
1949
Behold the Man (TV Movie) as
Leonardo da Vinci
1949
Macbeth/II (TV Movie) as
Macduff
1949
Macbeth (TV Movie) as
Macduff
1948
Volpone (TV Movie) as
Voltore, the vulture
1947
Jim the Penman as
James T.Saward
1947
Rosmersholm (TV Movie) as
John Rosmer
1947
Mourning Becomes Electra (TV Mini Series) as
Brigadier-General Ezra Mannon
- Part 2 (1947) - Brigadier-General Ezra Mannon
- Part 1 (1947) - Brigadier-General Ezra Mannon
1946
The Rose and Crown (TV Movie) as
A stranger
1946
The Words Upon the Window Pane (TV Movie) as
Abraham Johnson
1940
Who Killed Jack Robins?
1939
The Parnell Commission (TV Movie) as
Parnell
1939
The Fame of Grace Darling (TV Movie) as
William Darling
1938
Bardell Against Pickwick (TV Movie) as
Mr. Skimpin
1938
The Marvellous History of St. Bernard (TV Movie) as
Richard de Menthon
Self
1985
Johann Sebastian Bach (Documentary) as
Narrator (English version, voice)
1970
Omnibus (TV Series documentary) as
Self - Reader
- Ralph Vaughan Williams (1970) - Self - Reader
Archive Footage
1978
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Rich Man at Yacht Party
- In Search of the Castaways: Part 2 (1978) - Rich Man at Yacht Party
- In Search of the Castaways: Part 1 (1978) - Rich Man at Yacht Party
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