Basil Dignam

Acting

Born October 24, 1905, Sheffield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Basil Dignam (24 October 1905 - 31 January 1979) was an English character actor.

Filmography

• Scorpion Tales — Clem Laidlaw
• Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle — Lawyer Scorpe
• John Macnab — Colonel Raden
• The New Avengers — Hugh Rydercroft
• 1975Mr. Garrick and Mrs. Woffington — Mr. Hallam
• The Stars Look Down — Richard Barras
• The Sweeney — Moberly
• Churchill's People — Lord Henry Howard
• Happy Ever After — Judge
• 1974Soft Beds, Hard Battles — Brigadier
• The Pallisers — Sir Orlando Drought
• Crown Court — Dr. Sissons
• 1972I Spy a Stranger — Mr. Hufson
• The Adventurer — John Ballard
• The Moonstone — Gabriel Betteredge
• The Protectors — Charles Engleton
• 1972Young Winston — Joseph Chamberlain
• 197110 Rillington Place — Member of Medical Board
• 1971A Lizard in a Woman's Skin — Commissioner McCloud (uncredited)
• Elizabeth R — Archbishop Gardiner
• Fathers and Sons — Dr. Bazarov
• Jason King
• Justice — Sir Jules Larsen
• Persuasion — Sir Walter Elliot
• The Persuaders! — Prime Minister Norman Russell
• 1970The Games — Sir Harold
• The Six Wives of Henry VIII — Bishop Gardiner
• UFO — Cabinet Minister
• 1969Battle of Britain — Tactical Records Officer (uncredited)
• Department S — Howard Finch, Henry Smith
• Judge Dee — Governor Wang
• 1969Laughter in the Dark — Dealer
• Softly Softly: Task Force — Sir John Mallin
• The Main Chance — Mr. Jory
• 1968Assignment K — Howlett
• 1968Number Ten — Sebastian Fleming
• The Champions — Sir Frederick
• 1968Twisted Nerve — Doctor
• 1967I'll Never Forget What's'isname
• ITV Playhouse — Chief Supt. Elliott
• Man in a Suitcase
• 1967The Cuckoo Patrol — Snodgrass
• 1967The Jokers — David's Bank Manager
• The Prisoner — Supervisor
• 1966Naked Evil — Jim Benson
• 1966Where the Spies Are — Major Harding
• Gideon's Way — Commissioner Scott-Marle
• Londoners — Sir Edgar Bliss
• 1965Rotten to the Core — The General
• United! — David Madox-Jones
• 1964Master Spy — Richard Horton
• 1964Ring of Spies — Second Member at Lords (uncredited)
• The Protectors — Anson
• Theatre 625 — Uncle Peregrine
• 196380,000 Suspects — Health Officer Boswell
• Espionage — Senior Civil Servant
• 1963Heavens Above! — Prison Governor
• 1962Lawrence of Arabia — Cavalry General at Field Briefing (uncredited)
• 1962Life for Ruth — Mapleton
• 1962Seven Seas to Calais — Sir Francis Walsingham
• Steptoe and Son — Auctioneer
• The Saint — Cmdr. Richardson
• 1961Fate Takes a Hand — Wheeler
• 1961Gorgo — Admiral Brooks
• Kraft Mystery Theatre — Hugo
• Sir Francis Drake — Duke Of Alva
• The Avengers
• 1961The Court Martial of Major Keller — Morrell
• 1961The Fourth Square — Inspector Forbes
• 1961The Secret Partner — Lyle
• 1961Victim — Barrister (uncredited)
• 1960A Touch of Larceny — Lt. Cmdr. Evans at P.R.O. (uncredited)
• 1960Sentenced for Life — Ralph Thompson
• 1960Suspect — Dr Childs
• 1960The Pure Hell of St Trinian's — Army Officer
• 1960The Spider's Web — Hugo
• 1959Carlton-Browne of the F.O. — Security Officer
• 1959I'm All Right Jack — Minister of Labour
• Interpol Calling — Insp. Hopkins
• No Hiding Place
• 1959Sapphire — Doctor Burgess
• The Four Just Men — Judge Advocate
• 1958Carry On Sergeant — Third Specialist
• 1958Corridors of Blood — Hospital Chairman
• 1958Further Up the Creek — Flagship Commander
• 1958Innocent Sinners — Dyson
• 1958Rockets Galore — R.A.F. Officer (uncredited)
• 1958Room at the Top — Priest (uncredited)
• 1958Son of a Stranger — Dr. Delaney
• 1958The Nice Americans — Inspector Adams
• 1958Up the Creek — Coombes
• 1957Brothers in Law — Mr. Justice Emery
• 1957The Counterfeit Plan — Police Commissioner
• 1957The Depraved — Tom Wilton
• 1957Three Sundays to Live — Davitt
• 1957Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst — Sir Lionel Henry Lamb, British Ambassador to China
• 1957You Pay Your Money — Currie
• Armchair Theatre — Detective Inspector, Rev. Daniel Hargreaves, Interviewing Officer
• 1956Port of Escape — Det. Sgt. Crawford
• 1956Reach for the Sky — Air Ministry Doctor
• 1956The Narrowing Circle — George Pacey
• 1956The Weapon
• The Adventures of Robin Hood — Rich Merchant, Sir Geoffrey
• 1955The Quatermass Xperiment — Sir Lionel Dean (uncredited)
• 1955They Can't Hang Me — Wing Commander Riddle
• 1955Touch and Go — Stevens
• 1954Carrington V.C.
• Sherlock Holmes
• 1952Hammer the Toff — Superintendent
• 1952His Excellency — Security Officer
• 1951Appointment with Venus — R.A.M.C. Captain
• 1951Smart Alec — Defense Attorney
• 1951The Lady with a Lamp
• 1951Two on the Tiles — Ship’s Captain
• 1949Maytime in Mayfair — Commissionaire (uncredited)