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- Birth nameCuthbert Mark Dignam
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Mark Dignam was born on March 20, 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 September 29, 1989 in London, England, UK.
- SpousesPearl Virginia Smith aka Virginia Kirby(1954 - 1989) (his death)Helen Christie(1948 - ?) (divorced)Georgia MacKinnon(1939 - ?) (divorced)
- Figures of authority and (in later life), reverend and distinguished old gentlemen.
- 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.
- Younger brother of Basil Dignam. Together they were credited with over three hundred film and television parts. This was in addition to their extensive stage careers.
- Brother-in-law of Mona Washbourne.
- A noted actor on the Shakespearean stage, on stage from 1930, films from 1938. A former journalist, he began his career in the company of impresario Sir Philip Barling "Ben" Greet. Often played authority figures.
- He saw active service with the British Army during World War Two, before being invalided out in 1944 as a result of wounds sustained at the Battle of Anzio. At the time he was serving with the 67th. Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. He subsequently joined the Arts Theatre Group, making his first appearance as "Pra" in Shaw's "The Simpleton of the Unexpected Isles".
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