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Acting

Nigel Davenport

Career: Active from 1955 to 2000, busiest in 1969 and 1974 with 4 main titles each.

Leading roles: 32
top three billing

Average score: 58/100

Highest rated: Play Dirty
83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Nigel Davenport Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Contemporary Realism
2.7, average 5.4
Pop Culture
0.8, average 2.2
Situational Comedy
1.9, average 2.7
Physical Comedy
1.7, average 2.4

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Political Intrigue 8
Character Study 6
Historical Drama 6
Social Commentary 4
Psychological Tension 3
Moral Dilemma 3
Historical Setting 3
Biographical Account 2
Thought-Provoking 2
Moral Ambiguity 2
Character-Driven Drama 2
British Period Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

108

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2000s

5 titles · average score 72

David Copperfield

66

as Daniel Peggotty

The Mumbo Jumbo

as Major cowpat

Longitude

74

TV show · as Sir Charles Pelham

David Copperfield

70

TV show · as Daniel Peggotty

Longitude

80

as Sir Charles Pelham

1990s

12 titles · average score 72

La vuelta del Coyote

as César de Echagüe

Mosley

TV show · as Lord Rothermere

El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe

as Don César de Echagüe, padre

Mosley

as Lord Rothermere

Midsomer Murders

80

TV show · as William Smithers

as Butler

The Treasure Seekers

59

as Lord Blackstock

The Circus Connection

as Stadnicki

The Detectives

71

TV show · as Sir Arthur Andrews

Trainer

TV show · as James Brant

Keeping Up Appearances

83

TV show · as The Commodore

The Upper Hand

69

TV show · as Mr. Hamilton / Mr. Douglas Hamilton

1980s

21 titles · average score 65

Without a Clue

65

as Lord Smithwick

Caravaggio

67

as Giustiniani

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

74

TV show · as Ismay

An Inspector Calls

48

as Arthur Birling

The Biko Inquest

as Colonel Goosen

An Inspector Calls

71

TV show · as Arthur Birling

Nighthawks

63

as Peter Hartman

A Midsummer Night's Dream

61

as Theseus

Chariots of Fire

76

as Lord Birkenhead

The Uppercrust

as Pigel

Cry of the Innocent

42

as Gray Harrison Hunt

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

62

as Colonel George Grenfell

1970s

26 titles · average score 58

Prince Regent

TV show · as King George III

Zulu Dawn

61

as Col. Hamilton-Brown

The Island of Dr. Moreau

52

as Montgomery

Oil Strike North

TV show

Phase IV

55

as Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs

Dracula

62

as Van Helsing

South Riding

TV show · as Robert Carne

The Picture of Dorian Gray

62

as Sir Harry Wotton

Living Free

59

as George Adamson

Villain

62

as Bob Matthews

No Blade of Grass

40

as John Custance

The Mind of Mr. Soames

52

as Dr. Maitland

1960s

36 titles · average score 62

Play Dirty

83

as Capt. Cyril Leech

The Royal Hunt of the Sun

54

as De Soto

Sinful Davey

43

as Richardson

The Virgin Soldiers

55

as Sgt Driscoll

The News-Benders

as Robert Larkin

A Man for All Seasons

79

as The Duke of Norfolk

A High Wind in Jamaica

59

as Mr. Thornton

Sands of the Kalahari

64

as Sturdevan

The Verdict

as Larry Mason

Return to Sender

as Dino Steffano

The Saint

74

TV show · as Charles Voyson / Aldo Petri

The Avengers

83

TV show · as Lord Barnes

1950s

8 titles · average score 61

Look Back in Anger

66

as 1st Commercial Traveller

Desert Mice

as Army Officer (uncredited)

Mister Charlesworth

TV show · as Sgt. Spence

The Count of Monte Cristo

TV show

The Adventures of Robin Hood

46

TV show · as Captain / Sir Peter Marston

Othello

as Lodovico

The Wonderful World of Disney

81

TV show · as Arthur Minton

Sunday Night Theatre

51

TV show · as Jackson