
Basil Dignam
Biography
Basil Dignam (24 October 1905 - 31 January 1979) was an English character actor.
Known For
Lawrence of Arabia
Cavalry General at Field Briefing (uncredited)
Battle of Britain
Tactical Records Officer (uncredited)
10 Rillington Place
Member of Medical Board
Victim
Barrister (uncredited)
The Quatermass Xperiment
Sir Lionel Dean (uncredited)
Room at the Top
Priest (uncredited)
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Commissioner McCloud (uncredited)
I'm All Right Jack
Minister of Labour
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Filmography
Acting (109)
Movies (69)
Mr. Garrick and Mrs. Woffington
1975as Mr. Hallam
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
1974as Brigadier
Young Winston
1972as Joseph Chamberlain
I Spy a Stranger
1972as Mr. Hufson
10 Rillington Place
1971as Member of Medical Board
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
1971as Commissioner McCloud (uncredited)
The Games
1970as Sir Harold
Laughter in the Dark
1969as Dealer
Battle of Britain
1969as Tactical Records Officer (uncredited)
Twisted Nerve
1968as Doctor
Assignment K
1968as Howlett
Number Ten
1968as Sebastian Fleming
The Jokers
1967as David's Bank Manager
The Cuckoo Patrol
1967as Snodgrass
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967
Where the Spies Are
1966as Major Harding
Naked Evil
1966as Jim Benson
Rotten to the Core
1965as The General
Master Spy
1964as Richard Horton
Ring of Spies
1964as Second Member at Lords (uncredited)
Corridors of Blood
1963as Hospital Chairman
Heavens Above!
1963as Prison Governor
80,000 Suspects
1963as Health Officer Boswell
Lawrence of Arabia
1962as Cavalry General at Field Briefing (uncredited)
Seven Seas to Calais
1962as Sir Francis Walsingham
Life for Ruth
1962as Mapleton
The Fourth Square
1961as Inspector Forbes
Victim
1961as Barrister (uncredited)
Gorgo
1961as Admiral Brooks
The Secret Partner
1961as Lyle
The Court Martial of Major Keller
1961as Morrell
Fate Takes a Hand
1961as Wheeler
Sentenced for Life
1960as Ralph Thompson
The Spider's Web
1960as Hugo
A Touch of Larceny
1960as Lt. Cmdr. Evans at P.R.O. (uncredited)
Suspect
1960as Dr Childs
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
1960as Army Officer
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
1959as Security Officer
Sapphire
1959as Doctor Burgess
I'm All Right Jack
1959as Minister of Labour
Son of a Stranger
1958as Dr. Delaney
Room at the Top
1958as Priest (uncredited)
Innocent Sinners
1958as Dyson
Up the Creek
1958as Coombes
Further Up the Creek
1958as Flagship Commander
Carry On Sergeant
1958as Third Specialist
The Nice Americans
1958as Inspector Adams
Rockets Galore
1958as R.A.F. Officer (uncredited)
Brothers in Law
1957as Mr. Justice Emery
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
1957as Sir Lionel Henry Lamb, British Ambassador to China
Three Sundays to Live
1957as Davitt
The Depraved
1957as Tom Wilton
The Counterfeit Plan
1957as Police Commissioner
You Pay Your Money
1957as Currie
Port of Escape
1956as Det. Sgt. Crawford
Reach for the Sky
1956as Air Ministry Doctor
The Narrowing Circle
1956as George Pacey
The Weapon
1956
The Quatermass Xperiment
1955as Sir Lionel Dean (uncredited)
They Can't Hang Me
1955as Wing Commander Riddle
Touch and Go
1955as Stevens
Carrington V.C.
1954
His Excellency
1952as Security Officer
Hammer the Toff
1952as Superintendent
The Lady with a Lamp
1951
Appointment with Venus
1951as R.A.M.C. Captain
Two on the Tiles
1951as Ship’s Captain
Smart Alec
1951as Defense Attorney
Maytime in Mayfair
1949as Commissionaire (uncredited)
Television (40)
Scorpion Tales
1978as Clem Laidlaw
Life of Shakespeare
1978as The Lord Chamberlain
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
1977as Lawyer Scorpe
The New Avengers
1976as Hugh Rydercroft
The Sweeney
1975as Moberly
The Stars Look Down
1975as Richard Barras
Churchill's People
1974as Lord Henry Howard
The Pallisers
1974as Sir Orlando Drought
Crown Court
1972as Dr. Sissons
The Protectors
1972as Charles Engleton
The Adventurer
1972as John Ballard
The Moonstone
1972as Gabriel Betteredge
The Persuaders!
1971as Prime Minister Norman Russell
Jason King
1971
Justice
1971as Sir Jules Larsen
Elizabeth R
1971as Archbishop Gardiner
Persuasion
1971as Sir Walter Elliot
Fathers and Sons
1971
UFO
1970as Cabinet Minister
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970as Bishop Gardiner
Department S
1969as Howard Finch
The Main Chance
1969as Mr. Jory
Judge Dee
1969
The Champions
1968as Sir Frederick
The Prisoner
1967as Supervisor
Man in a Suitcase
1967
Gideon's Way
1965as Commissioner Scott-Marle
United!
1965
Londoners
1965as Sir Edgar Bliss
Theatre 625
1964as Uncle Peregrine
The Saint
1962as Cmdr. Richardson
The Avengers
1961
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961as Hugo
Sir Francis Drake
1961as Duke Of Alva
No Hiding Place
1959
Interpol Calling
1959as Insp. Hopkins
The Four Just Men
1959as Judge Advocate
Armchair Theatre
1956as Detective Inspector
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955as Rich Merchant
Sherlock Holmes
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