Basil Dignam

Basil Dignam
in The Prisoner: Checkmate (1967)
Born	Basil Martin Dignam [1] 24 October 1905 Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	31 January 1979 (aged 73) Westminster, London, England
Occupation	Actor

Basil Dignam (24 October 1905 – 31 January 1979) was an English character actor.^[2]

Basil Dignam was born in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire. He acted on film and television between 1948 and 1978.^[2] He often appeared as an authority figure, such as a police officer, army general or peer.^[3]

Personal life

He was married to actress Mona Washbourne.^[4] His brother Mark Dignam was also a professional actor.^[4] Basil Dignam died, aged 73, in Westminster, London.

Selected filmography

• The Smart Aleck (1951)
• Hammer the Toff (1952)
• The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
• Touch and Go (1955)
• Private's Progress (1956)
• The Intimate Stranger (1956)
• The Narrowing Circle (1956)
• You Pay Your Money (1957)
• Brothers in Law (1957)
• The Safecracker (1958)
• Corridors of Blood (1958)
• Room at the Top (1959)
• Sapphire (1959)
• Suspect (1960)
• The Spider's Web (1960)
• The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960)
• Sentenced for Life (1960)
• The Secret Partner (1961)
• Gorgo (1961)
• The Court Martial of Major Keller (1961)
• Life for Ruth (1962)
• Heavens Above! (1963)
• 80,000 Suspects (1963)
• Ring of Spies (1964)
• Master Spy (1964)
• Joey Boy (1965)
• Where the Spies Are (1965)
• Rotten to the Core (1965)
• Naked Evil (1966)
• The Jokers (1967)
• Cuckoo Patrol (1967)
• Assignment K (1968)
• Twisted Nerve (1968)
• Laughter in the Dark (1969)
• Battle of Britain (1969)
• 10 Rillington Place (1971)
• Young Winston (1972)
• Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974)

References

1. "Basil Dignam". TV.com. CBS Interactive.
2. "Basil Dignam". BFI.
3. "Basil Dignam". aveleyman.com.
4. Hal Erickson. "Basil Dignam - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.

External links

• Basil Dignam at the Internet Movie Database