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Basil Dignam(1905-1979)

  • Actor
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Richard Bradford and Basil Dignam in L'homme à la valise (1967)
The Moonstone
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The Moonstone (1972)
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Basil Dignam was born on 24 October 1905 in Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Département S (1969), Gorgo (1961) and The Stars Look Down (1974). He was married to Mona Washbourne. He died on 31 January 1979 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
BornOctober 24, 1905
DiedJanuary 31, 1979(73)
BornOctober 24, 1905
DiedJanuary 31, 1979(73)
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Known for

Peter Wyngarde in Département S (1969)
Département S
7.3
TV Series
  • Henry Smith
  • Howard Finch
William Sylvester and Bill Travers in Gorgo (1961)
Gorgo
5.6
  • Admiral
  • 1961
The Stars Look Down (1974)
The Stars Look Down
8.0
TV Mini Series
  • Richard Barras
Ann Firbank in Persuasion (1971)
Persuasion
6.5
TV Mini Series
  • Sir Walter Elliot

Credits

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  • Don Henderson, Diane Keen, Peter Sallis, and Don Warrington in Crown Court (1972)
    Crown Court
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Dr. Sissons
    • Mr. Justice Poynter
    • 1976–2006
  • Tim Curry in Will Shakespeare (1978)
    Will Shakespeare
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • The Lord Chamberlain
    • 1978
  • Tony Britton, Paul Freeman, and David Robb in Scorpion Tales (1978)
    Scorpion Tales
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Clem Laidlaw
    • 1978
  • Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle (1977)
    Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Lawyer Scorpe
    • 1977
  • Patrick Macnee, Gareth Hunt, and Joanna Lumley in Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir (1976)
    Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Hugh Rydercroft
    • 1976
  • John Thaw and Dennis Waterman in Regan (1975)
    Regan
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Moberly
    • 1976
  • A Divorce (1976)
    A Divorce
    TV Series
    • Howard
    • 1976
  • John Macnab (1976)
    John Macnab
    TV Series
    • Colonel Raden
    • 1976
  • Terry Scott and June Whitfield in Happy Ever After (1974)
    Happy Ever After
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Judge
    • 1976
  • The Stars Look Down (1974)
    The Stars Look Down
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Richard Barras
    • 1975
  • Norman Bowler, Walter Gotell, Stratford Johns, and Frank Windsor in Softly Softly: Task Force (1969)
    Softly Softly: Task Force
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Judge
    • Sir John Mallin
    • Chief Supt. Marshall
    • 1970–1975
  • Helen Ryan and Timothy West in Edward the Seventh (1975)
    Edward the Seventh
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • H. H. Asquith
    • 1975
  • Helen Mirren and Robert Hardy in Private Affairs (1975)
    Private Affairs
    TV Series
    • Hallam
    • 1975
  • Churchill's People (1974)
    Churchill's People
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Lord Henry Howard
    • 1975
  • Susan Hampshire, Philip Latham, Donal McCann, Barbara Murray, and Bryan Pringle in The Pallisers (1974)
    The Pallisers
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Sir Orlando Drought
    • 1974

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The Moonstone
Trailer 0:45
The Moonstone
The Moonstone: Vol. 2
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The Moonstone: Vol. 2
The Moonstone: Vol. 2
Trailer 0:48
The Moonstone: Vol. 2

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 1.75 m
  • Born
    • October 24, 1905
    • Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 31, 1979
    • Westminster, London, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Mona Washbourne1940 - January 31, 1979 (his death)
  • Other works
    He acted in Arthur Wing Pinero's play, "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, England with Eileen Herlie, Marie Ney, Leslie Banks, Ronald Ward, Norman Wooland, and Robert Urquhart in the cast. Murray Macdonald was director and Sir Cecil Beaton was art director.

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    Was a lumberjack before becoming an actor.
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