Arthur Dignam


Arthur Dignam was an Australian actor.

Biography

Dignam was born on Lord Howe Island. He attended Newington College in Sydney as a boarder in 1955 and 1956 and then the University of Sydney.
He may have been best- known for one of his early roles, that of Brother Francine in Fred Schepisi's The Devil's Playground. While he has worked mainly in film and television, he also worked in theatre, including musical theatre. He played Pontius Pilate in the Australian production of Jesus Christ Superstar in 1972–73, and appears on the original Australian cast recording.
During 1980, Dignam was part of A Shakespeare Company, funded by a one-off grant from the Australia Council, and worked with actors Ruth Cracknell, Ron Haddrick and others on two texts for six months and then presented them at the Seymour Centre.
Dignam died on 9 May 2020, at the age of 80.

Family

His son is actor Nicholas Gledhill.

Theatre credits

Arthur Dignam's films include: