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English actor
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Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Sheffield, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber
Place of death
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Age
73 years
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Biography
Basil Dignam (24 October 1905 – 31 January 1979) was an English character actor.
Basil Dignam was born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire. He acted on film and television between 1948 and 1978. He often appeared as an authority figure, such as a police officer, army general or peer.
Personal life
He was married to actress Mona Washbourne. His brother Mark Dignam was also a professional actor. Basil Dignam died, aged 73, in Westminster, London.
Selected filmography
- Maytime in Mayfair (1949) - Commissionaire (uncredited)
- The Smart Aleck (1951) - Defending Counsel
- Two on the Tiles (1951) - Ship's Captain
- The Lady with a Lamp (1951)
- Appointment with Venus (1951) - R.A.M.C. Captain
- His Excellency (1952) - Security Officer
- Hammer the Toff (1952) - Superintendent
- There Was a Young Lady (1953)
- Carrington V.C. (1954)
- The Quatermass Xperiment (1955) - Sir Lionel Dean (uncredited)
- They Can't Hang Me (1955) - Wing Commander Riddle
- Touch and Go (1955) - Stevens
- The Narrowing Circle (1956) - George Pacey
- Private's Progress (1956) - Col. Martin (uncredited)
- Port of Escape (1956) - Det. Insp. Crawford
- The Intimate Stranger (1956) - Dr. Gray
- Reach for the Sky (1956) - Air Ministry Doctor (uncredited)
- The Weapon (1956) - (uncredited)
- The Counterfeit Plan (1957) - Police Commissioner
- You Pay Your Money (1957) - Currie
- Brothers in Law (1957) - Mr. Justice Emery
- Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst (1957) - Sir Lionel Henry Lamb, British Ambassador at Nanking
- Man in the Shadow (1957) - Bit Part (uncredited)
- Three Sundays to Live (1957) - Davitt
- The Depraved (1957) - Tom Wilton
- Son of a Stranger (1957) - Dr. Delaney
- The Safecracker (1958) - Air Vice Marshal
- Innocent Sinners (1958) - Mr. Dyson - Olivia's Solicitor (uncredited)
- Up the Creek (1958) - Coombes
- The Spaniard's Curse (1958) - Guy Stevenson (uncredited)
- A Cry from the Streets (1958) - Police Inspector (uncredited)
- Carry on Sergeant (1958) - Third Specialist
- Further Up the Creek (1958) - Flagship Commander
- I Only Arsked! (1958) - (uncredited)
- Corridors of Blood (1958) - Chairman
- Them Nice Americans (1958) - Inspector Adams
- Room at the Top (1959) - Priest (uncredited)
- Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959) - Security Officer
- Sapphire (1959) - Doctor Burgess (uncredited)
- I'm All Right Jack (1959) - Minister of Labour
- A Touch of Larceny (1959) - Lt. Cmdr. Evans at P.R.O. (uncredited)
- The Spider's Web (1960) - Hugo
- Suspect (1960) - Dr Childs
- The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960) - Army Officer
- Sentenced for Life (1960) - Ralph Thompson
- The Fourth Square (1961) - Inspector Forbes
- Gorgo (1961) - Admiral Brooks
- The Secret Partner (1961) - Lyle
- The Court Martial of Major Keller (1961) - Morrell
- Fate Takes a Hand (1961) - Wheeler
- Life for Ruth (1962) - Lawyer Mapleton
- Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - Cavalry General at Field Briefing (uncredited)
- Seven Seas to Calais (1962) - Sir Francis Walsingham
- Master Spy (1963) - Richard Horton
- Heavens Above! (1963) - Prisoner Governor
- 80,000 Suspects (1963) - Medical Officer Boswell
- Ring of Spies (1964) - 2nd Member at Lord's (uncredited)
- Joey Boy (1965) - General
- The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965) - Lawyer
- Rotten to the Core (1965) - The General
- Where the Spies Are (1965) - Major Harding
- Naked Evil (1966) - Jim Benson
- The Jokers (1967) - Bank Manager
- Cuckoo Patrol (1967) - Snodgrass
- I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967)
- Assignment K (1968) - Howlett
- Twisted Nerve (1968) - Doctor
- Laughter in the Dark (1969) - Dealer
- Battle of Britain (1969) - Tactical Records Officer (uncredited)
- The Great White Hope (1970) - English Official (uncredited)
- 10 Rillington Place (1971) - Medical Board
- A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971) - The Commissioner (uncredited)
- Young Winston (1972) - Joseph Chamberlain
- Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974) - Brigadier
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