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Mark Dignam(1909-1989)

  • Actor
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Mark Dignam in Beasts (1976)
Mark Dignam was born on 20 March 1909 in Ealing, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Sword of Lancelot (1963), The Taming of The Shrew (1967) and The Rise and Fall of César Birotteau (1965). He was married to Pearl Virginia Smith aka Virginia Kirby, Helen Christie and Georgia MacKinnon. He died on 29 September 1989 in London, England, UK.
BornMarch 20, 1909
DiedSeptember 29, 1989(80)
BornMarch 20, 1909
DiedSeptember 29, 1989(80)
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Known for

Brian Aherne, Cornel Wilde, and Jean Wallace in Sword of Lancelot (1963)
Sword of Lancelot
5.7
  • Merlin
  • 1963
Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in The Taming of The Shrew (1967)
The Taming of The Shrew
7.0
  • Vincentio
  • 1967
The Rise and Fall of César Birotteau
TV Series
  • Raoul Roguin
Jane Asher in The Mill on the Floss (1965)
The Mill on the Floss
TV Series
  • Mr. Deane

Credits

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Actor

  • On the Black Hill (1988)
    On the Black Hill
    6.6
    • Reverand Latimer
    • 1988
  • Robbery (1986)
    Robbery
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Bank Customer #3
    • 1986
  • Nicol Williamson in Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy (1986)
    Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Older Man
    • 1986
  • The Last Place on Earth (1985)
    The Last Place on Earth
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Sir Reginald Smith
    • 1985
  • The Biko Inquest (1984)
    The Biko Inquest
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Martinus Prins, magistrate
    • 1984
  • Nigel Hawthorne, Bernard Hill, and Warren Mitchell in The Chain (1984)
    The Chain
    6.9
    • Ambrose
    • 1984
  • Bernard Hill in Squaring the Circle (1984)
    Squaring the Circle
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Second Witness
    • 1984
  • Nicol Williamson in Macbeth (1983)
    Macbeth
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Duncan
    • 1983
  • The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
    The BBC Television Shakespeare
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Duncan
    • 1983
  • Memoirs of a Survivor (1981)
    Memoirs of a Survivor
    5.3
    • Newsvendor
    • Gardener
    • 1981
  • Michael Gough and Wensley Pithey in Suez 1956 (1979)
    Suez 1956
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • General Sir Gerald Templer
    • 1979
  • Reginald Barratt, Richard Beckinsale, Freddie Fletcher, Bernard Hepton, Arthur Lowe, Brian Miller, Ron Moody, Jack Rosenthal, Liz Smith, and Paula Wilcox in ITV Playhouse (1967)
    ITV Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Popper
    • Lord Simon
    • 1968–1978
  • Ian McShane in Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic (1978)
    Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Lord Lyndhurst
    • 1978
  • Rumpole of the Bailey (1978)
    Rumpole of the Bailey
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Justice Prestcold
    • 1978
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965)
    BBC Play of the Month
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Evens
    • Lord Fermor
    • Haakon Werle
    • 1971–1978

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Marc Dignam
  • Height
    • 5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
  • Born
    • March 20, 1909
    • Ealing, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 29, 1989
    • London, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Pearl Virginia Smith aka Virginia Kirby1954 - 1989 (his death)
  • Other works
    "King John," written by William Shakespeare; directed by Douglas Seale, portraying the role of Cardinal Pandulph; at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, UK.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Along with Philip Guard, appeared on the fade-out of The Beatles' I Am The Walrus in his role as the "Earl of Gloucester" taken from a BBC radio production of King Lear.
  • Trademark
    Figures of authority and (in later life), reverend and distinguished old gentlemen.

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