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Nigel Davenport
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Nigel Davenport

1928 – 2013 · Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK · Active 1950–2024

Nigel Davenport, born in 1928 in London, was a versatile actor whose career spanned several decades, including notable performances in cult cinema. He appeared in Peeping Tom (1960), a chilling exploration of voyeurism, and took on a role in Dracula (1974), where he contributed to the film's eerie atmosphere. Davenport's work in Villain (1971) and Phase IV (1974) further solidified his place in the realm of exploitation and genre films, showcasing his ability to navigate complex characters in unsettling narratives.

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Death of a Snowman

Death of a Snowman

1976 ★ 4.8
as Lt. Ben Deel

Master criminals meet violent death in Johannesburg, South Africa, a city wrought with organized crime. Steve Chaka, an ambitious news reporter, learns that these deaths are from the hands of an all-black vigilante group known only as War on Crime. Teaming up with Lt. Ben Deel of the local police department, Chaka investigates anonymous tips regarding future hits and ends up fighting for his life to uncover the truth behind the vigilante killings!

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Filmography

117 credits
2020s 1 credit
2024
Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV as Self (archive footage)
Movie
2000s 5 credits
2001
David Copperfield as Daniel Peggotty
Movie ★ 6.3
2000
The Mumbo Jumbo as Major cowpat
Movie ★ 7.0
2000
Longitude as Sir Charles Pelham
Movie ★ 7.4
2000
Longitude as Sir Charles Pelham
TV ★ 7.0
2000
David Copperfield as Daniel Peggotty
TV
1990s 13 credits
1998
El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe as Don César de Echagüe, padre
Movie ★ 5.0
1998
La vuelta del Coyote as César de Echagüe
Movie ★ 7.0
1998
Mosley as Lord Rothermere
Movie ★ 6.0
1998
Mosley as Lord Rothermere
TV ★ 4.5
1997
Movie ★ 8.0
1997
Midsomer Murders as William Smithers
TV ★ 7.5
1996
Movie
1996
The Treasure Seekers as Lord Blackstock
Movie ★ 5.6
1993
The Detectives as Sir Arthur Andrews
TV ★ 6.9
1992
Movie
1990
Keeping Up Appearances as The Commodore
TV ★ 7.7
1990
The Upper Hand as Mr. Douglas Hamilton
TV ★ 7.2
1990
The Upper Hand as Mr. Hamilton
TV ★ 7.2
1980s 21 credits
1988
Without a Clue as Lord Smithwick
Movie ★ 6.7
1986
Caravaggio as Giustiniani
Movie ★ 6.1
1986
Movie ★ 5.8
1986
TV ★ 7.5
1986
Ladies in Charge as Count Litvinoff
TV ★ 6.5
1985
Howards' Way as Sir Edward Frere
TV ★ 5.7
1984
An Inspector Calls as Arthur Birling
Movie ★ 4.5
1984
A Christmas Carol as Silas Scrooge
Movie ★ 7.5
1984
Movie ★ 6.4
1984
The Biko Inquest as Colonel Goosen
Movie ★ 7.0
1983
Strata as Victor
Movie ★ 3.0
1982
TV ★ 5.0
1982
An Inspector Calls as Arthur Birling
TV ★ 7.0
1982
Bird of Prey as Charles Bridgnorth
TV ★ 7.3
1981
Nighthawks as Peter Hartman
Movie ★ 6.4
1981
Chariots of Fire as Lord Birkenhead
Movie ★ 6.8
1981
Movie ★ 5.3
1981
Movie ★ 5.5
1981
Masada as Senator Mucianus
TV ★ 7.0
1980
Cry of the Innocent as Gray Harrison Hunt
Movie ★ 6.0
1980
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd as Colonel George Grenfell
Movie ★ 5.0
1970s 26 credits
1979
Zulu Dawn as Col. Hamilton-Brown
Movie ★ 6.1
1979
The London Connection as Arthur Minton
Movie ★ 7.8
1979
Minder as Ray
TV ★ 7.1
1979
Prince Regent as King George III
TV ★ 6.3
1977
Movie ★ 5.7
1977
Movie ★ 4.6
1977
Romance as Prince Zouroff
TV
1976
Black Trash as Lt. Ben Deel
Movie ★ 5.2
1975
The Apple Cart as King Magnus
Movie
1975
TV ★ 7.5
1974
Dracula as Van Helsing
Movie ★ 6.3
1974
Phase IV as Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs
Movie ★ 6.3
1974
The Regent's Wife as Álvaro Mesía
Movie ★ 4.8
1974
Movie
1974
South Riding as Robert Carne
TV ★ 9.0
1973
Charley-One-Eye as The Bounty Hunter
Movie ★ 5.0
1973
The Picture of Dorian Gray as Sir Harry Wotton
Movie ★ 6.2
1972
Living Free as George Adamson
Movie ★ 6.6
1972
The Assassination as CIA Official
Movie ★ 6.8
1972
TV ★ 6.0
1972
The Edwardians as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
TV ★ 6.3
1971
Villain as Bob Matthews
Movie ★ 6.2
1971
Movie ★ 6.5
1971
Mary, Queen of Scots as Lord Bothwell
Movie ★ 6.7
1970
No Blade of Grass as John Custance
Movie ★ 5.3
1970
Movie ★ 5.6
1960s 37 credits
1969
Play Dirty as Capt. Cyril Leech
Movie ★ 6.3
1969
Sinful Davey as Richardson
Movie ★ 5.3
1969
The Virgin Soldiers as Sgt Driscoll
Movie ★ 6.8
1969
Movie ★ 6.1
1969
TV ★ 7.0
1968
Sebastian as Gen. Phillips
Movie ★ 6.4
1968
Movie ★ 5.1
1968
The News-Benders as Robert Larkin
Movie ★ 9.5
1968
The Name of the Game as David Windom
TV ★ 7.0
1967
Movie ★ 7.5
1967
Mickey Dunne as Bruce Tavey
TV
1966
A Man for All Seasons as The Duke of Norfolk
Movie ★ 7.3
1966
Where the Spies Are as Parkington
Movie ★ 5.4
1966
Shotgun as Joshua
Movie
1965
Movie ★ 6.3
1965
Movie ★ 5.9
1965
A High Wind in Jamaica as Mr. Thornton
Movie ★ 6.3
1965
TV ★ 5.3
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre as The Prisoner
TV ★ 4.3
1964
The Bone Yard as Inspector Potter
Movie ★ 9.0
1964
The Verdict as Larry Mason
Movie ★ 7.0
1964
The Third Secret as Lew Harding
Movie ★ 6.2
1964
Theatre 625 as Donkin
TV ★ 7.2
1964
The Wednesday Play as Inspector Potter
TV ★ 5.2
1963
In the Cool of the Day as Leonard Groves
Movie ★ 5.8
1963
Ladies Who Do as Mr. Strang
Movie ★ 7.0
1963
Return to Sender as Dino Steffano
Movie ★ 4.1
1963
Bitter Harvest as Police Inspector
Movie ★ 6.2
1963
Espionage as Frank Marston
TV ★ 10.0
1962
Lunch Hour as Personnel Manager
Movie ★ 6.8
1962
The Saint as Aldo Petri
TV ★ 7.4
1962
The Saint as Charles Voyson
TV ★ 7.4
1962
Man of the World as Grabowsky
TV ★ 7.2
1961
The Avengers as Lord Barnes
TV ★ 7.8
1961
Sir Francis Drake as Don Miguel de Cervantes
TV ★ 5.1
1960
Peeping Tom as Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.5
1960
The Entertainer as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1950s 14 credits
1959
Look Back in Anger as 1st Commercial Traveller
Movie ★ 6.7
1959
Desert Mice as Army Officer (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1957
Mister Charlesworth as Sgt. Spence
TV
1955
Othello as Lodovico
Movie ★ 8.7
1955
TV ★ 6.4
1955
TV ★ 6.4
1955
TV ★ 6.4
1955
TV ★ 6.4
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood as Claude the Seneschal
TV ★ 6.4
1955
TV ★ 6.4
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood as Sir Peter Marston
TV ★ 6.4
1954
TV ★ 7.9
1950
TV ★ 3.5