Everything about Nigel Davenport totally explained
Nigel Davenport (born
23 May 1928) is an
English actor.
Biography
Early life
Davenport was born in
Shelford,
Cambridge,
Cambridgeshire,
England, the son of Katherine Lucy (
née Meiklejohn) and Arthur Henry Davenport. 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.
Career
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. For the production of, Davenport read the dialogue of HAL on set for the other actors. 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. Since then he's 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. 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.
In 2000, he played William Smithers in the
Midsomer Murders episode Blue Herrings.
Davenport has been twice married:
- Helena White; one daughter Laura and one son Hugo.
- The actress Maria Aitken (1972–80); one son Jack Davenport who is also an actor. 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.
Filmography
Look Back in Anger (1959)
Peeping Tom (1960)
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Sebastian (1968)
Mary, Queen of Scots (1970)
Phase IV (1974)
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Caravaggio (1986)Further Information
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