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 The Women of Troy , Merlyn Theatre , Southbank, VIC, 6 November 2008The Women of Troy , Wharf 1 , Sydney, NSW, 16 September 2008Julius Caesar , Wharf 1, Sydney, NSW, 28 June 2005The Governor's Family , Belvoir St Theatre Surry Hills, NSW, 1 May 1997Sixteen Words for Water , Subiaco Theatre Centre , Subiaco, WA, 27 July 1994Mesmerized , Stables Theatre , Darlinghurst, NSW, 8 April 1993Life of Galileo , Nimrod Upstairs , Surry Hills, NSW, 27 June 1979Hedda Gabler , SGIO Theatre , Brisbane, QLD, 18 April 1979Pandora's Cross , Paris Theatre, Sydney , NSW, 29 July 1978Ned Kelly , Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney , NSW, 4 February 1978Ned Kelly , Festival Theatre, Adelaide , SA, 30 December 1977Big Toys , Parade Theatre , Kensington, NSW, 27 July 1977Waiting For Godot , Octagon Theatre, Crawley, WA, 13 November 1975Scapin , Recording Hall, Sydney, NSW, 7 March 1975Berenice , Recording Hall, Sydney, NSW, 1975The Rocky Horror Show , New Art Cinema, Glebe, NSW, 19 April 1974The Threepenny Opera , Drama Theatre , Sydney, NSW, 25 September 1973Kabul , Parade Theatre, Kensington, NSW, 31 May 1973Hamlet , Nimrod Street Theatre , Darlinghurst, NSW, 23 March 1973Julius Caesar , Sir John Clancy Auditorium , Kensington, NSW, 28 June 1972The Good Man of Setzuan , Parade Theatre, Kensington, NSW, 14 April 1972 Trelawny of the Wells , Parade Theatre, Kensington, NSW, 28 January 1972An Evening of Victorian Music Hall , Paddington Town Hall , Paddington, NSW, 26 March 1971Doctor Faustus , Southern Highlands Festival Theatre , Mittagong, NSW, 23 February 1971The Recruiting Officer , Southern Highlands Festival Theatre, Mittagong, NSW, 5 February 1971Macbeth , Nimrod Street Theatre, Darlinghurst, NSW, 1971Hadrian VII , Octagon Theatre, Crawley, WA, 25 September 1970You Can't Take It with You , The Hole in the Wall Theatre , Leederville, WA, 1970Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead , Octagon Theatre, Crawley, WA, 18 September 1969War and Peace , New Theatre, Darlinghurst, NSW, 21 September 1968The Royal Hunt of the Sun , Bonython Hall , The University of Adelaide , SA, 14 March 1966Victimes du Devoir , Union Theatre , Parkville, VIC, 5 September 1964Romeo and Juliet , Union Theatre, Camperdown, NSW, 18 April 1963The Dumb Waiter & A Slight Ache , Union Theatre, Camperdown, NSW, 5 July 1962Coriolanus , Union Theatre, Camperdown, NSW, 4 April 1962'Tis Pity She's a Whore , Wallace Theatre, Camperdown, NSW, 23 June 1961Filmography Arthur Dignam's films include:Lend Me Your Stable Libido - Father Burn Petersen - Prof. Charles KentBetween Wars - Peter AvanteThe Devil's Playground - Brother FrancineSummer of Secrets - Doctor Beverley AdamsThe Duellists - Captain with EyepatchThe Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith - Man in Butcher ShopCathy's Child - MinisterGrendel Grendel Grendel - The Dragon / Beowulf Strange Behavior - Dr. Le Sange / NagelDuet for Four - Doug QuinceyWe of the Never Never - Aeneas GunnThe Dismissal - Eric Robinson The Return of Captain Invincible - LawyerThe Wild Duck - GregoryThe Schippan Mystery - Sir Josiah Symon Burke & Wills - Sir William Stawell Comrades - FopThe Right Hand Man - Dr. RedbridgeThose Dear Departed - ProducerThe Everlasting Secret Family - The SenatorThe Dreaming - Professor Bernard ThorntonShadow of the Cobra - GuptaEdens Lost - HeathIsabelle Eberhardt - CauvetThe Nostradamus Kid - Pastor AndersonDating the Enemy - Dr. KaminsParadise Road - Mr. PikeOscar and Lucinda Gods and Monsters - Ernest Thesiger Moulin Rouge! - Christian's FatherBeneath Clouds - Old Man in pub / Mercedes driverThe Libertine - ManAustralia - Father BenedictThe Tree - Uncle JackThe Great Gatsby -
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