Basil Dignam (1905 - 1979)

Date of Birth: 24 October 1905
Place of Birth: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Date of Death: 31 January 1979
Place of Death: England, UK
Also Known As:

All as performer
* = television

1955
The Quatermass Xperiment (Sir Lionel Dean (uncredited))
Astronave atomica del dottor Quatermass - Italian title
The Creeping Unknown - US title
Le monstre - French title
O Monstro do Espaço - Portugese title
Quatermass - Finnish title
The Quatermass Experiment - US title
Schock - West German title
Xperiment Q - Danish / Swedish title

1958
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan: The Invalid (the film producer) *

The Spaniard's Curse (Guy Stevenson)

1959
The Invisible Man: The Big Plot (19 December 1959) (minister) *

1960
Suspect (Dr Childs)
The Risk - US title

1961
Gorgo (Admiral)

1962
Corridors of Blood (chairman)
The Doctor From Seven Dials - shooting title
Pasillos de sangre - Spanish title
Prima dell'anestesia - Italian title

1964
The Avengers: Trojan Horse (8 February 1964) (Major Ronald Pantling) *

1965
Where the Spies Are (Major Harding)
A caccia di spie - Italian title
Agent K med pass till evigheten - Swedish title
Ansa agentille - Finnish title
Dolche in der Kasbah - West German title
¿Dónde están los espías? - Spanish title
Dr Love - hemmelig agent - Danish title
Passeport pour l'oubli - French title

1966
Naked Evil (Benson)
Exorcism at Midnight - US title

1967
Adam Adamant Lives!: Face in a Mirror (4 February 1967) (Baker) *

The Prisoner: Checkmate (3 December 1967) (supervisor / Number Fifty Six) *

1968
The Champions: The Invisible Man (2 October 1968) (Frederick Howard) *

Twisted Nerve (doctor)
Mord på hjernen - Danish title
I nervi a pezzi - Italian title
Nervios rotos - Spanish title
Teufelskreis Y - West German title

1969
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased): When Did You Start to Stop Seeing Things? (23 November 1969) (Hepple) *

Department S: One of Our Aircraft Is Empty (6 April 1969) (Howard Finch) *

Department S: The Perfect Operation (26 November 1969) (Henry Smith) *

Department S: The Duplicated Man (3 December 1969) (Henry Smith) *

1970
UFO: Identified (16 September 1970) (minister) *

1971
10 Rillington Place (member of the medical board)
L'assassino di Rillington Place n. 10 - Italian title
Dom przy ulicy Rilington 10 - Polish title
El estrangulador de Rillington Place - Spanish title
John Christie, der Frauenwürger von London - West German title
Rillingtonin kuristaja - Finnish title
Stryparen på Rillington Place - Swedish title

UFO: Mindbender (13 January 1971) (cabinet minister) *

Jason King: Variations on a Theme (20 October 1971) (Viney) *

1972
The Moonstone (Gabriel Betteredge) *

1976
The New Avengers: Cat Amongst the Pigeons (14 November 1976) (Rydercroft) *

1938
Wren of St Paul's (performer) *

1951
Appointment with Venus (RAMC captain)
Harmia Venuksen vuoksi - Finnish title
Island Rescue - US title
Möte med Venus - Swedish title

The Lady with a Lamp
Florence Nightingale - Ein Leben für den Nächsten - West German television title
En kvindes sejr - Danish title

1952
Hammer the Toff (superintendent)

His Excellency (security officer)

1953
There Was a Young Lady

1955
Carrington, V.C. (uncredited)
Affæren Carrington - Danish title
Court Martial - US title
Fallet Carrington - Swedish title

They Can't Hang Me (Wing Commander Riddle)
De kan ikke hænge mig - Danish title
Die Letzte Frist - West German title
Mordet i fönstret - Swedish title

Touch and Go (Stevens)
Han, hon och katten - Swedish title
The Light Touch
Meine bessere Hälfte - West German title
Occhio alle donne - Italian title
Vähältä piti - Finnish title

1956
The Depraved (Tom Wilton)

The Intimate Stranger (Doctor Gray)
L'amante misteriosa - Italian title
Finger of Guilt - US title
Intimidad con un extraño - Spanish title

The Narrowing Circle (George Pacey)

Port of Escape (uncredited)

Reach for the Sky (RAF officer (uncredited))
Allen Gewalten zum Trotz - West German title
Bader il pilota - Italian title
Flickflack auf dem Schwebebalken - West German title
Han gav sig aldrig - Swedish title
Himmelhunden - Danish title
Lentäjäsankari - Finnish title

Private's Progress (Colonel Martin, President of Selection Board)
Alokas liemessä - Finnish title
Der Beste Mann beim Militär - West German title
Hærens sorte får - Danish title
Kompaniets svarta får - Swedish title
Operazione fifa - Italian title

1957
Armchair Theatre: Man in a Moon *

Brothers in Law (Judge Emery)
4 in legge - Italian title
Hätä ei lue lakia - Finnish title

The Counterfeit Plan (Police Commissioner)
Banken, Bonzen und Banditen - Austrian title
El culpable acusa - Spanish title
Falskmyntarligan - Swedish title
La primula gialla - Italian title

Man in the Shadow (uncredited)
Der Mann im Schatten - East German / West German title
Violent Stranger - US title

The New Adventures of Martin Kane: The Missing Daughter Story *

O.S.S.: Operation Barbecue (Bosville) *

Son of a Stranger (Dr Delaney)

Sword of Freedom: The Marionettes (Duke of Padua) *

Sword of Freedom The Sicillian (Sebastiano) *

Sword of Freedom: The Suspects (Sebastiano) *

Three Sundays to Live (Davitt)

The Vise: If This be Murder (Mr Moon) (27 June 1957) *

The Vise: Deep in the Heart of Chelsea (27 September 1957) (Guthrie) *

The Weapon (uncredited)
L'arma del delitto - Italian title
Ase - Finnish title
Efterlyst - Danish title
Im Schatten der Angst - West German title
Mordvapnet - Swedish title

Yangtse Incident (British Ambassador)
Battle Hell - US title
De slog sig igenom - Swedish title
Escape of the Amethyst
Fuoco sullo Yangtse - Italian title
Helden zur See - Austrian title
Imperiets sønner - Danish title
Taistelun helvetti - Finnish title
Their Greatest Glory
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Yangtse-Zwischenfall - West German title
Yangtze Incident

You Pay Your Money (Currie)

1958
The Adventures of Robin Hood: The Rivals (6 January 1958) (Rich Merchant) *

Carry On Sergeant (3rd specialist)
Carry on: Kopf hoch - Brust raus - West German title
Folytassa örmester - Hungarian title
Giv agt, rekrutter - Danish title
La grande s...parata - Italian title
Uno sconosciuto nella mia vita - Italian title
Veijareita asetakissa - Finnish title

A Cry from the Streets (police inspector)
A Cry from the Street - re-release title
Garotos de Londres - Portugese title
Hymyä sateessa - Finnish title

Further Up the Creek (flagship commander)
Noch mehr Ärger in der Army - West German title

The Safecracker (Air Vice Marshal)
Obiettivo Butterfly - Italian title
Operaatio kassakaappi - Finnish title
Operation kassaskåp - Swedish title
Safeknacker Nr. 1 - Austrian / West German title

Them Nice Americans (Inspector Adams)

Up the Creek (Coombes)
Flådens frækkeste fyre - Danish title
Flußaufwärts - East German television title
Immer Ärger in der Army - West German title

The Vise: Find A Body (Mr Tower) (5 September 1958) *

1959
Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (security officer)
Ausgerechnet Charlie Brown - West German title
Diplomati skal der til - Danish title
Lähettiläs liemessä - Finnish title
Man in a Cocked Hat - US title
Mister Browne contro l'Inghilterra - Italian title

The Four Just Men: The Deserter (29 October 1959) (Judge Advocate) *

I'm All Right Jack (Minister of Labour)
Herrasmies hakee paikkaa - Finnish title
Junger Mann aus gutem Hause - West German television title
Nudi alla meta - Italian title
Som brødre vi dele - Danish title
Viikunanlehtiä ja lakkoilua - Finnish title

Room at the Top (priest (uncredited))
Les chemins de la haute ville - French title
Un lloc a dalt de tot - Catalan Spanish title
Un lugar en la cumbre - Spanish title
Plats på toppen - Swedish title
La strada dei quartieri alti - Italian title
Tilaa huipulla - Finnish title
Der Weg nach oben - Austrian / West German title

The Vise: Shroud For a Lady (Ralph) (18 March 1959) *

The Vise: The Penny Black (Mr Roberts) (18 October 1959) *

1960
The Adventures of Robin Hood: Tuck's Love Day (27 February 1960) (Sir Geoffrey) *

Edgar Wallace Mysteries: The Fourth Square (Inspector Forbes)

The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
Trinian's søde piger - Danish title

Sentenced for Life (Ralph Thompson)

The Spider's Web (Hugo)
Das Spinngewebe - Austrian / West German title

The Vise: Black Pawn White Pawn (Frank Chester) (5 September 1960) *

1961
The Court Martial of Major Keller (Morrell)

Fate Takes a Hand (Wheeler)

The Secret Partner (Lyle)
Il complice segreto - Italian title
Den hemmelige partner - Danish title
Salainen kumppani - Finnish title
Scotland Yard contre X - French title
La tercera llave - Spanish title
Der Unheimliche Komplize - Austrian / West German title

Top Secret: Death on Wheels (18 August 1961) (Casamegas) *

1962
Il dominatore dei sette mari (Sir Francis Walsingham)
Kuninkaallinen merirosvo - Finnish title
Pirat der sieben Meere - West German title
Pirat på de syv have - Danish title
I re dei sette mari - alternative title
Seven Seas to Calais - US title

Life for Ruth (Mapleton)
Blind tro - Danish title
Brennende Schuld - West German title
Condemned to Life
Delitto di coscienza - Italian title
Leben für Ruth - West German title
Vida para Ruth - Spanish title
Walk in the Shadow - US title

Lawrence of Arabia (uncredited)
Arábiai Lawrence - Hungarian title
Arabian Lawrence - Finnish title
Lawrence af Arabien - Danish title
Lawrence av Arabien - Swedish title
Lawrence da Arábia - Portugese title
Lawrence d'Arabia - Italian title
Lawrence d'Aràbia - Catalan Spanish title
Lawrence d'Arabie - French / French Canadian title
Lawrence de Arabia - Argentinian / Mexican / Spanish title
Lawrence Ish Arav - Hebrew Israeli title
Lawrence von Arabien - West German title
Lawrence z Arábie - Czech title
Lawrence z Arabii - Polish title

Sir Francis Drake: The Reluctant Duchess (1 April 1962) (Duke) *

1963
80,000 Suspects (medical officer)
Incubo sulla città - Italian title

Ring of Spies (2nd member at Lord's)
003 contro Intelligence Service - Italian title
Ring of Treason - US title
Vakoojien piiri - Finnish title

Heavens Above! (prison governor)
For himlens skyld - Danish title
Himmlische Freuden - West German title
Lassù qualcuno mi attende - Italian title
Taivas varjelkoon - Finnish title
Über den Wolken - East German television title
Vilket himla liv - Swedish title

1964
Cluff: The Widow (24 August 1964) (Gainsford) *

Crane: Murder Is Waiting (30 March 1964) (Raswani) *

Detective: Subject: Murder (1 June 1964) (Detective Inspector Charlton) *

Master Spy (Richard Horton)
X 21 spionaggio atomico - Italian title

The Protectors: The Deadly Chameleon (30 May 1964) (Anson) *

The Saint: The Invisible Millionaire (13 February 1964) (Marvin Chase) *

The Saint: The Miracle Tea Party (8 October 1964) (Commander Richardson) *

1965
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (lawyer)
Die Amourösen Abenteuer der Moll Flanders - West German title
Les aventures amoureuses de Moll Flanders - French title
Le avventure e gli amori di Moll Flanders - Italian title
Ett lättfärdigt stycke - Swedish title
Moll Flanders
Moll Flanders' erotiske eventyr - Danish title
Moll Flandersin lemmenseikkailut - Finnish title

Danger Man: Say It with Flowers (23 December 1965) (man in taxi) *

Gideon's Way: A Perfect Crime (commissioner) *

Joey Boy (General)
La dolce vita del soldato Joe - Italian title

Riviera Police: Girl on a Plate (13 October 1965) (Raglan-Smith) *

Rotten to the Core (the General)
8 facce di bronzo - Italian title
Det är fult att göra miljonkupper - Swedish title
Rotten to the Corps
Yhteiskunnan mätämunat - Finnish title

United! (David Maddox Jones) *

1966
The Jokers (bank manager)
Atraco a la inglesa - Spanish title
Jokers - den stora stöten - Swedish title
Minä ne vein - Finnish title
Minirock und Kronjuwelen - West German title
I ribelli di Carnaby Street - Italian title
Scotland Yard au parfum - French title
Den stora stöten - Swedish title

Public Eye: All the Black Dresses She Wants (2 July 1966) (Beck) *

1967
Champion House: Keep It in the Family (25 June 1967) (Dakins) *

Cuckoo Patrol (Snodgrass)

I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Il complesso del sesso - Italian title
Georgina - Spanish title
Mikä hänen nimensä nyt olikaan - Finnish title
Was kommt danach...? - West German title

Man in a Suitcase: The Girl Who Never Was (22 November 1967) (Todd) *

1968
Assignment K (Howlett)
Enviado especial K - Spanish title
Erikoistehtävä K - Finnish title
Geheimauftrag K - West German title
Secret service - mission K - Danish title
Service spéciaux, division K - French title
Specialuppdrag K Secret Service - Swedish title
Superspia K - Italian title

Man in a Suitcase: The Boston Square (24 January 1968) (Sir Eric) *

1969
Judge Dee: Traitors in High Places (15 April 1969) (Governor Weng) *

Laughter in the Dark (dealer)
La chambre obscure - French title
Ena gelio sto skotadi - Greek title
In fondo al buio - Italian title
Latter i mørket - Danish title
Naurua pimeässä - Finnish title
Risa en la oscuridad - Spanish title
Der Satan mischt die Karten - West German title

Strange Report: Grenade: What Price Change (19 October 1969) (Dean Jordan) *

1970
The Games (Weston)
I formidabili - Italian title
La prueba del valor - Spanish title

The Great White Hope (English official (uncredited))
La gran esperanza blanca - Spanish title
A Grande Esperança Branca - Brazilian title
Die Große, weiße Hoffnung - West German title
Per salire più in basso - Italian title
Det stora vita hoppet - Swedish title
Ylpeä jättiläinen - Finnish title

Paul Temple: Masked Lady (11 January 1970) (Detective Inspector Munnings) *

Special Branch: Error of Judgement (21 October 1970) (Colonel Harkstead) *

1971
Elizabeth R (Archbishop Gardiner) *

Fathers and Sons (Dr Bazarov) *

The Mind of Mr J.G. Reeder: Fatal Engagement (24 May 1971) (Lord Nettleford) *

The Persuaders!: The Time and the Place (22 October 1971) (Prime Minister) *

Persuasion (Sir Walter Elliot) *

The Six Wives of Henry VIII (Bishop Gardiner) *

1972
The Adventurer: Skeleton in the Cupboard (John Ballard) *

War and Peace (Speransky) *
Krieg und Frieden - West German title

Young Winston (Joseph Chamberlain)
Gli anni dell'avventura - Italian title
Churchills äventyrliga ungdom - Swedish title
El joven Winston - Spanish title
Der Junge Löwe - West German title
Mlodosc Winstona - Polish title
Nuori seikkailija - Finnish title

1973
The Protectors: Petard (26 October 1973) *

1974
The Pallisers (Sir Orlando Drought) *

Soft Beds, Hard Battles (Brigadier)
Bomber og blonder - Danish title
Det är natt för Hitler - Swedish title
En voiture, Simone - French title
Nuo mainiot miehet Pariisin yössä - Finnish title
Pehmeitä petejä ja kovia taisteluita - Finnish title
Soffici letti, dure battaglie - Italian title
Undercovers Hero - US title
Weiche Betten, harte Schlachten - West German title

The Stars Look Down (Richard Barras) *

1975
Edward the King (Herbert Asquith) *
Edward the Seventh
The Royal Victorians

1976
The Sweeney: Selected Target (6 September 1976) (Moberly) *

1977
Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle The Flaxborough Crab Part 1 (29 May 1977) (Lawyer Scorpe) *