Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

May 23, 1928 · 98 years old

Arthur Nigel Davenport (23 May 1928 – 25 October 2013) was an English stage, television and film actor, best known as the Duke of Norfolk and Lord Birkenhead in the Academy Award-winning films A Man for All Seasons and Chariots of Fire, respectively.

Known For

20 titles
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Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire

1981 · 2h 5m · Movie

Two British track athletes, one a determined Jew and the other a devout Christian, are driven to win in the 1924 Olympics as they wrestle with issues of pride and conscience.

7.1
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Peeping Tom

Peeping Tom

1960 · 1h 41m · Movie

A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.

7.6
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A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons

1966 · 2h 0m · Movie

The story of English statesman Sir Thomas More who defied King Henry VIII after Henry rejected the Roman Catholic Church in order to obtain a divorce and remarry.

7.7
4
Nighthawks

Nighthawks

1981 · 1h 39m · Movie

When one of Europe's most lethal terrorists shows up in New York, an elite undercover cop is assigned to take him down by any means necessary.

6.3
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Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984 · 2h 23m · Movie

A missing heir of respected Scottish family, raised in African jungles by animals, finally returns to his estate only to realize that difference between the two worlds is really significant.

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Without a Clue

Without a Clue

1988 · 1h 47m · Movie

A drunken Sherlock Holmes is really just a cover for the real detective, Dr. Watson.

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Phase IV

Phase IV

1974 · 1h 24m · Movie

Suddenly, desert ants form a group intelligence and wage war on the humans. It's up to a couple of scientists and a girl to stop them

6.4
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Caravaggio

Caravaggio

1986 · 1h 33m · Movie

A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century painter through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and his flirtations with the underworld.

6.5
9
The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1977 · 1h 39m · Movie

A shipwrecked survivor discovers a remote island owned by a crazed scientist who is carrying out sinister experiments on the island's inhabitants.

5.9
10
Look Back in Anger

Look Back in Anger

1959 · 1h 38m · Movie

A disillusioned, angry university graduate comes to terms with his grudge against middle-class life and values.

7.0
11
A High Wind in Jamaica

A High Wind in Jamaica

1965 · 1h 43m · Movie

In 1870, a Jamaican colonial family sends its children to Britain for proper schooling but their ship is taken over by pirates who become fond of the kids.

6.5
12
The Third Secret

The Third Secret

1964 · 1h 43m · Movie

The first secret is what we don't tell people, the second secret is what we don't tell ourselves, and the third secret is the truth. The death of a psychologist is investigated by his teenage daughter and a former patient.

6.5
13
The Mind of Mr. Soames

The Mind of Mr. Soames

1970 · 1h 38m · Movie

A man who has been in a coma since infancy is awakened.

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Where the Spies Are

Where the Spies Are

1966 · 1h 50m · Movie

A local doctor is recruited as a cold war spy to fulfill a very important secret mission in the Middle East, only to experience that his mission is complicated by a sexy female double agent.

5.6
15
The Royal Hunt of the Sun

The Royal Hunt of the Sun

1969 · 1h 58m · Movie

In 1532, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro leads an expedition into the heart of the Inca Empire and captures the Incan Emperor Atahualpa and claims Peru for Spain.

6.1
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Living Free

Living Free

1972 · 1h 30m · Movie

When Elsa's three mischievous cubs begin wreaking havoc on the nearby villages, Joy and her husband are forced to move them hundreds of miles to a game preserve.

6.0
17
Ladies Who Do

Ladies Who Do

1963 · 1h 25m · Movie

The "Ladies Who Do" are office cleaners. One of them discovers some hot stock tips and they make a fortune. They then make good use of it to save their old neighbourhoods from the wicked developer.

6.8
18
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1981 · 1h 52m · Movie

The adventures of four young lovers, a group of amateur actors and their interactions with fairies come to light in a moonlit forest.

6.7
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Charley-One-Eye

Charley-One-Eye

1973 · 1h 36m · Movie

A black, Union Army deserter and his crippled American Indian hostage form a strained partnership in the interests of surviving the advancing threats of a racist bounty hunter and neighboring bandits.

6.0
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Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers

Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers

1977 · 1h 30m · Movie

Two soldiers stationed in Singapore set off in pursuit of the fairer sex instead of carrying out their orders. Soon after their arrival on the exotic island, the two visit a local brothel and there encounter a pair of lusty nurses.

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