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Nigel Davenport
Born 23 May 1928 (age 80)
Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Nigel Davenport (born 23 May 1928) is an English actor. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England History Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of some of the earliest known Neolithic permanent settlement in the United Kingdom, along with sites at Fengate Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

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Biography

Early life

Davenport was born in Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, the son of Katherine Lucy (née Meiklejohn) and Arthur Henry Davenport. The city of Cambridge (ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England History Cambridgeshire is noted as the site of some of the earliest known Neolithic permanent settlement in the United Kingdom, along with sites at Fengate England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland [1] 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. Cheltenham College is a Co-educational Independent school, located in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope (Knight, or Trinity College for short is one of the Philosophy Politics and Economics or Politics Philosophy and Economics (often abbreviated to PPE) is a popular Interdisciplinary degree which

Career

Davenport joined the English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre in the 1960s. Court Theatre The Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre on Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. 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. The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film A Man for All Seasons is a 1966 film based on Robert Bolt 's play of the same name about Sir Thomas More. Mary Queen of Scots ( 1972) is a Universal Pictures biographical Feature film based on the life of Queen Mary I of Scotland. For the production of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Davenport read the dialogue of HAL on set for the other actors. 2001 A Space Odyssey is a 1968 Science fiction film directed by Stanley Kubrick, written by Kubrick and Arthur C In 1972, he appeared as George Adamson, opposite Susan Hampshire in Living Free, the sequel to Born Free, Davenport took the leading role in the off-beat Phase IV, which failed to find an audience. George Adamson ( 3 February 1906 - 20 August 1989) the " Baba ya Simba " ("Father of Lions" of Africa Susan Hampshire Lady Kulukundis, OBE (born on 12 May 1937 in London) is an English actress best known for her many Born Free ( 1966) is an Open Road Films Ltd / Columbia Pictures Feature film starring Virginia McKenna and Bill Phase IV is an American Science fiction Film, made in 1974. It is the only feature-length film directed by the noted title designer Since then he has continued to work in supporting roles in film and television as a succession of lords, police inspectors and military officers with a twinkle in their eye, most characteristically as General Lord Ismay opposite Nicol Williamson's Lord Mountbatten in 'The last Viceroy', a classic TV drama series aired in 1986. Nicol Williamson (born 14 September 1938) is a Scottish Actor who was described by English Playwright John Osborne Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, In the 1974 BBC production of Shaw's "Apple Cart" he excelled as the very shavian King Magnus, along with Prunella Scales and a very young Helen Mirren in supporting roles. Prunella Margaret Rumney Illingworth CBE (born 22 June 1932) is an English actress. Dame Helen Mirren, DBE (born 26 July 1945 is an English stage, Film and Television actress.

In 2000, he played William Smithers in the Midsomer Murders episode Blue Herrings. Midsomer Murders is a British television Drama that has aired on ITV1 since 1997

Davenport has been twice married:

  1. Helena White; one daughter Laura and one son Hugo.
  2. The actress Maria Aitken (1972–80); one son Jack Davenport who is also an actor. Maria Aitken (born 12 September 1945) is a British actress and director Jack Davenport (born March 1[[ 973]] is a British film and television Actor who became known in the mid 1990s for his role in the TV series This According to Jerry Bruckheimer, producer of the Pirates of the Caribbean films, Nigel's son Jack Davenport was cast as the James Norrington character in part due to Nigel's involvement in A High Wind in Jamaica. Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1945) better known by his professional name Jerry Bruckheimer, is an American film Pirates of the Caribbean is a multi-billion dollar Walt Disney franchise encompassing a theme park ride a series of films Jack Davenport (born March 1[[ 973]] is a British film and television Actor who became known in the mid 1990s for his role in the TV series This James Norrington is a Fictional character in Disney 's Pirates of the Caribbean film trilogy

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Nigel Davenport Biography (1928-)

External links

Look Back in Anger is a 1958 British film starring Richard Burton, Claire Bloom and Mary Ure and directed by Tony Peeping Tom is a Psychological thriller film by the British film director Michael Powell. A Man for All Seasons is a 1966 film based on Robert Bolt 's play of the same name about Sir Thomas More. Sebastian is a 1968 Film directed by David Greene, produced by Michael Powell, Herbert Brodkin and Gerry Fisher, and Mary Queen of Scots ( 1972) is a Universal Pictures biographical Feature film based on the life of Queen Mary I of Scotland. Phase IV is an American Science fiction Film, made in 1974. It is the only feature-length film directed by the noted title designer The Island of Dr Moreau ( 1977) is the second movie version of the H For the instrumental theme see Chariots of Fire (instrumental. Caravaggio ( 1986) is a British film directed by Derek Jarman.
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