Person

Acting

October 24, 1905 – January 31, 1979

Sheffield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Basil Dignam

Also known as: Basil Martin Dignam

Biography

Basil Dignam (24 October 1905 - 31 January 1979) was an English character actor.

Known for

8.0

Movie

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

6.8

Movie

Battle of Britain

1969

7.7

The Prisoner

1967

7.3

Movie

10 Rillington Place

1971

6.5

Movie

The Quatermass Xperiment

1955

6.5

Movie

A Lizard in a Woman's Skin

1971

7.4

Movie

Victim

1961

7.8

The Avengers

1961

6.9

Movie

Room at the Top

1958

7.7

The Persuaders!

1971

7.4

The Saint

1962

5.3

Movie

Gorgo

1961

Filmography(115)

115 titles across Movies & TV

7.3

Scorpion Tales

1978

6.5

Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle

1977

7.1

The New Avengers

1976

John Macnab

1976

8.0

The Stars Look Down

1975

Movie

Mr. Garrick and Mrs. Woffington

1975

8.1

The Sweeney

1975

5.0

Churchill's People

1974

6.8

Happy Ever After

1974

4.6

Movie

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

1974

6.4

The Pallisers

1974

5.7

Crown Court

1972

6.3

The Adventurer

1972

6.1

The Protectors

1972

Movie

I Spy a Stranger

1972

6.2

Movie

Young Winston

1972

8.0

The Moonstone

1972

Fathers and Sons

1971

7.3

Justice

1971

7.7

The Persuaders!

1971

7.8

Jason King

1971

6.6

Persuasion

1971

6.5

Movie

A Lizard in a Woman's Skin

1971

7.5

Elizabeth R

1971

7.3

Movie

10 Rillington Place

1971

7.8

UFO

1970

7.4

Movie

The Games

1970

8.1

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

1970

6.0

Softly Softly: Task Force

1969

6.8

Movie

Battle of Britain

1969

5.5

Department S

1969

8.3

The Main Chance

1969

4.3

Movie

Laughter in the Dark

1969

5.0

Judge Dee

1969

6.8

Movie

Twisted Nerve

1968

7.0

Movie

Number Ten

1968

6.5

The Champions

1968

6.3

Movie

Assignment K

1968

5.4

Movie

I'll Never Forget What's'isname

1967

7.7

The Prisoner

1967

7.2

Man in a Suitcase

1967

7.0

ITV Playhouse

1967

4.6

Movie

The Cuckoo Patrol

1967

6.2

Movie

The Jokers

1967

6.3

Movie

Naked Evil

1966

5.4

Movie

Where the Spies Are

1966

7.0

United!

1965

6.5

Movie

Rotten to the Core

1965

Londoners

1965

7.0

Gideon's Way

1965

6.3

Movie

Master Spy

1964

7.2

Theatre 625

1964

8.0

The Protectors

1964

7.0

Movie

Ring of Spies

1964

10.0

Espionage

1963

7.2

Movie

80,000 Suspects

1963

6.6

Movie

Heavens Above!

1963

5.5

Movie

Seven Seas to Calais

1962

8.0

Movie

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

7.4

The Saint

1962

7.0

Movie

Life for Ruth

1962

7.8

Steptoe and Son

1962

7.0

Movie

The Court Martial of Major Keller

1961

5.1

Sir Francis Drake

1961

6.8

Movie

Fate Takes a Hand

1961

7.4

Movie

Victim

1961

7.2

Kraft Mystery Theatre

1961

Movie

The Fourth Square

1961

5.8

Movie

The Secret Partner

1961

5.3

Movie

Gorgo

1961

7.8

The Avengers

1961

6.5

Movie

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's

1960

6.9

Movie

Suspect

1960

6.6

Movie

The Spider's Web

1960

6.0

Movie

A Touch of Larceny

1960

7.5

Movie

Sentenced for Life

1960

7.0

Movie

Sapphire

1959

7.7

The Four Just Men

1959

4.8

No Hiding Place

1959

7.3

Interpol Calling

1959

6.6

Movie

I'm All Right Jack

1959

6.2

Movie

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

1959

6.9

Movie

Room at the Top

1958

6.2

Movie

Corridors of Blood

1958

6.6

Movie

Further Up the Creek

1958

6.4

Movie

Rockets Galore

1958

6.4

Movie

Carry On Sergeant

1958

6.0

Movie

Up the Creek

1958

7.5

Movie

Innocent Sinners

1958

7.0

Movie

Son of a Stranger

1958

10.0

Movie

The Nice Americans

1958

4.5

Movie

The Depraved

1957

6.5

Movie

Three Sundays to Live

1957

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

7.3

Movie

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

1957

7.1

Movie

Brothers in Law

1957

5.3

Movie

You Pay Your Money

1957

6.2

Movie

The Counterfeit Plan

1957

6.1

Movie

The Weapon

1956

6.0

Armchair Theatre

1956

6.9

Movie

Reach for the Sky

1956

6.0

Movie

Port of Escape

1956

5.8

Movie

The Narrowing Circle

1956

6.6

Movie

Touch and Go

1955

6.9

Movie

They Can't Hang Me

1955

6.5

Movie

The Quatermass Xperiment

1955

6.4

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955

6.2

Movie

Carrington V.C.

1954

7.2

Sherlock Holmes

1954

6.4

Movie

Hammer the Toff

1952

7.0

Movie

His Excellency

1952

5.7

Movie

Appointment with Venus

1951

6.6

Movie

The Lady with a Lamp

1951

6.7

Movie

Two on the Tiles

1951

9.0

Movie

Smart Alec

1951

6.5

Movie

Maytime in Mayfair

1949