Arthur Dignam

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Arthur Dignam (born 9 September 1939) is an Australian character actor, born on Lord Howe Island. He attended Newington College (1955–1956) as a boarder. He is possibly best known for one of his early roles, that of Brother Francine in Fred Schepisi's The Devil's Playground (1976). While he has worked mainly in film and television, he has also worked in theatre, including musical theatre. He played Pontius Pilate in the Australian production of Jesus Christ Superstar in 1972–73, and appears on the original Australian cast recording. His son is the actor Nicholas Gledhill.

Most Popular Arthur Dignam Trailers

Total trailers found: 30

Gödel Incomplete Trailer (2014)

04 March 2014

A time-travel romance between one of the great minds of the 20th Century, Kurt Gödel, and a lonely particle physicist, Serita Cedric, a research student working at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland.

The Right Hand Man Trailer (1987)

02 October 1987

A stagecoach driver goes to work for a dying, one-armed aristocrat in 1860s Australia.

Libido Trailer (1973)

06 April 1973

Scripted by four of Australia’s greatest authors (David Williamson, Thomas Keneally, Hal Porter and Craig McGregor), this quartet of carnal desires explores adultery and jealous fantasies, the end of innocence, the moral and spiritual conflicts of a priest and a nun in love.

Moulin Rouge! Trailer (2001)

18 May 2001

A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century.

Australia Trailer (2008)

18 November 2008

Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot.

We of the Never Never Trailer (1982)

04 November 1982

Based on the well-loved Australian classic by Mrs. Aeneas Gunn, this is the remarkable true story of Jeannie Gunn, a woman who fought to overcome sexual and racial prejudice amid the harsh beauties of the outback.

The Dreaming Trailer (1988)

13 May 1988

When a group of Indigenous activists attempt to repatriate ancestral artifacts found in a cave on Australia's Kangaroo Island, one of them is shot, evading police and taken to a local hospital, where the doctor attending to her experiences strange visions relating to violent events from the past.

The Duellists Trailer (1977)

31 August 1977

In 1800, as Napoleon Bonaparte rises to power in France, a rivalry erupts between Armand and Gabriel, two lieutenants in the French Army, over a perceived insult.

The Everlasting Secret Family Trailer (1988)

10 March 1988

A beautiful, if ambitious and amoral, youth is tapped to become the lover of a powerful senator. The young man quickly realizes that he can hold this place, with all its perks, only as long as he is young.

Comrades Trailer (1987)

23 August 1987

The story of "The Tolpuddle Martyrs". A group of 19th century English farm labourers who formed one of the first trade unions and started a campaign to receive fair wages.

Shadow of the Cobra Trailer (1989)

18 July 1989

Dramatisation of the story of notorious Indian serial killer Charles Sobhraj (b. 1944), who preyed on Western tourists throughout South East Asia during the 1970s.

Isabelle Eberhardt Trailer (1991)

21 November 1991

The true story of explorer, journalist and writer Isabelle Eberhardt, originally from Switzerland. She moved to Annaba in Algeria in 1897 with her mother, who preferred to live in the Algerian neighborhoods rather than the European neighborhoods that she hated, and converted to Islam.

Gods and Monsters Trailer (1998)

12 September 1998

It's 1957, and James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Bride of Frankenstein" and "The Invisible Man" is long behind him.

Dating the Enemy Trailer (1996)

19 September 1996

Television show host Brett and his laid-back science journalist girlfriend Tash despair that they will ever truly understand each other.

Paradise Road Trailer (1997)

11 February 1997

A group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women creates a vocal orchestra while being imprisoned in a Japanese POW camp on Sumatra during World War II.

The Nostradamus Kid Trailer (1993)

14 October 1993

When he discovers the world is about to end, a lovestruck teen makes it his mission to bed the girl he has fallen for.

Jock Petersen Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

Tony Petersen, a married electrician and ex-footballer, goes to university to study English. Petersen is odd man out at the uni.

Grendel Grendel Grendel Trailer (1981)

01 August 1981

This is an animated story covering the ancient legend of Beowulf, as narrated by Grendel himself, the "monster" in the legend.

King Solomon's Mines Trailer (1986)

01 January 1986

Deep within a remote mountain somewhere in Africa lies the fold and endless riches of the legendary King Solomon.

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith Trailer (1978)

21 June 1978

The true story of a part Aboriginal man who finds the pressure of adapting to white culture intolerable, and as a result snaps in a violent and horrific manner.

Strange Behavior Trailer (1981)

16 October 1981

When the teenagers in a small Illinois town start getting murdered, the police chief makes a connection to the mysterious scientific experiments being done at the local university and must stop them before his own son is dragged into the deadly scheme.

Those Dear Departed Trailer (1987)

13 August 1987

A disturbed woman murders her husband, and others, so that she can be haunted by their "wronged" spirits.

The Return of Captain Invincible Trailer (1983)

28 January 1983

In WWII, Captain Invincible used his superpowers against the Nazis and was hailed as a hero. But when he was accused of treason, he retired to Australia in disgrace.

Burke & Wills Trailer (1985)

30 October 1985

A story based on true events about two explorers on a doomed journey trying to cross Australia on foot in the 19 century.

The Devil's Playground Trailer (1977)

23 December 1977

A powerful drama relating the intimate aspect of teenage boys and their priest/educators behind the walls of a religious institution where rigid discipline backfires natural feelings are deemed unnatural acts and human lives are controlled in the names of good intentions.

The Wild Duck Trailer (1984)

05 March 1984

Ibsen's play, adapted to Australia, concerns a couple forced to answer for their daughter's legitimacy.

Warm Strangers Trailer (1997)

01 January 1997

A man tries to reconnect with his father who works at a laundrette.

Duet for Four Trailer (1982)

26 February 1982

A middle aged man, Ray Martin, faces a series of problems – his wife is cheating on him, his mistress wants to get married and Americans want to take over his toy business.

The Hero Trailer (1979)

20 March 1979

Australian ABC TV children's educational program shows how a TV show actor is cast and works to create an episode of a TV program.

Summer of Secrets Trailer (1976)

24 December 1976

A scientist on a secluded island uses revolutionary brain surgery to revive his dead wife.