Mark Dignam
Mark Dignam (born March 20, 1909 in London , England , † September 29, 1989 there ) was a British actor .
Life
Dignam grew up in Sheffield and studied journalism . During his school days he already appeared in numerous school performances. In 1930 he made his acting debut in a production of The Lonely House at the Country Theater in St Albans . Two years later he made his debut on the London stage at the Kingsway Theater in a production of William Shakespeare's Macbeth . In 1933 he toured the United Kingdom for the first time with A Cup of Happiness . In the 1930s he appeared as Bernado in Hamlet , Colonel Pickering in Pygmalion and Buckingham in Richard III at the Old Vic Theater in London's West End . Between 1938 and 1939 he was seen in the Broadway production of the same name based on the life of Oscar Wilde . In the 1940s he continued to perform primarily in London theaters and toured with the Old Vic Company . Between 1947 and 1950 he was a permanent member of the Old Vic Company. From 1956 to 1958 he played in Stratford-upon-Avon with the Royal Shakespeare Company in numerous Shakespeare productions such as Othello , Was ihr wollt and Romeo and Juliet .
After he had had isolated television appearances from 1938, his film career did not begin until the 1950s. At first he played minor supporting roles that were not mentioned in the credits, such as in the comedy film Aber, Herr Doktor ... In a slightly larger role he was seen in the same year on the side of Peter Ustinov and Elizabeth Taylor in the film drama Beau Brummell . In 1959 he portrayed the grandfather in the British four-part TV series Heidi . In the 1960s, he played in the films The Last Ride of Bismarck and The Taming of the Shrew, and also appeared in British TV series such as Secret Order for John Drake , The Baron and Simon Templar on.
In 1970 he starred alongside Frank Finlay , Gemma Jones and Joss Ackland in the BAFTA Award- winning BBC television production The Lie , for which Ingmar Bergman wrote the script . In the 1970s, Dignam had recurring roles as Crown Attorney John Cross on the Crown Court series and as Fairfax on The XYY Man series . In the 1980s he was mostly seen in television films, including as Duncan in a television adaptation of Macbeth .
Dignam was married for the third time. His brother Basil Dignam and his wife Mona Washbourne also worked as actors.
Filmography (selection)
- 1953: Oller Kahn with megalomania (The Maggie)
- 1954: But, Herr Doktor ... (Doctor in the House)
- 1954: Beau Brummell
- 1955: The Prisoner (The Prisoner)
- 1955: The Last Deadline (They Can't Hang Me)
- 1955: Love, Death and the Devil (Quentin Durward)
- 1959: Heidi
- 1960: The last voyage of the Bismarck (Sink the Bismarck!)
- 1962: The Adventures of Captain Grant (In Search of the Castaways)
- 1963: Tom Jones - Between Bed and Gallows (Tom Jones)
- 1963: The King's Sword (Siege of the Saxons)
- 1963: Lancelot, the daring knight (Lancelot and Guinevere)
- 1964: A Jolly Bad Fellow (A Jolly Bad Fellow)
- 1965: Secret assignment for John Drake (Danger Man)
- 1967: The Taming of the Shrew (The Taming of the Shrew)
- 1967: The Baron (The Baron)
- 1967: The frozen lightning
- 1968: Simon Templar (The Saint)
- 1968: The Charge of the Light Brigade (The Charge of the Light Brigade)
- 1969: Hamlet
- 1970: There's a Girl in My Soup
- 1974: Dead Cert
- 1981: Memoirs of a Survivor
- 1984: Moving Seldom Comes Alone (The Chain)
- 1987: Black Hill (On the Black Hill)
Broadway
- 1938–1939: Oscar Wilde
- 1969: Hamlet
Web links
- Mark Dignam in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mark Dignam in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Mark Dignam in the All Movie Guide (English)
- Mark Dignam at Filmreference
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Dignam, Mark |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1909 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England |
DATE OF DEATH | September 29, 1989 |
Place of death | London , England |