Nigel Davenport
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Nigel Davenport (born 23 May 1928) is an English actor.
Born in Shelford, Cambridge, he grew up in an academic family. He was educated at Cheltenham College and Trinity College, Oxford, originally to study Philosophy, Politics and Economics but switching to English on the advice of his tutors.
Davenport joined the English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre in the 1960s. He began to appear in British film and television productions in supporting roles. He made an impression as the Duke of Norfolk in 1967's A Man for All Seasons and had the major role of Lord Bothwell in Mary, Queen of Scots. In 1972, he appeared as George Adamson, opposite Susan Hampshire in Living Free, the sequel to Born Free, Davenport's only leading role in an American production was in the off-beat Phase IV, which failed to find an audience. Since then he has continued to work in supporting roles in film and television as a succession of lords, police inspectors and military officers.
Davenport has been twice married:
- 1) Helena White; one daughter Laura and one son Hugo.
- 2) The actress Maria Aitken (1972-1980); one son Jack Davenport who is also an actor.
[edit] Trivia
- For the production of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Davenport read the dialogue of HAL on set for the other actors.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Look Back in Anger (1959)
- Peeping Tom (1960)
- A Man for All Season (1967)
- Mary, Queen of Scots (1970)
- Phase IV (1974)
- The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
- Chariots of Fire (1981)
- Caravaggio (1986)
