Nigel Davenport(1928-2013)

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Chariots of Fire (1981)

Nigel Davenport was born on 23 May 1928 in Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for A Man for All Seasons (1966), Chariots of Fire (1981) and The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977). He was married to Maria Aitken and Helena Margaret White. He died on 25 October 2013 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK.

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Height
- 5′ 11¾″ (1.82 m)
Born
- May 23, 1928
- Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Died
- October 25, 2013
- Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK(undisclosed)
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Other works
He acted in William Wycherley's play, "The Country Wife," at the Royal Court Theatre in London, England with Laurence Harvey, Esme Percy, Diana Churchill, Sheila Ballantine, Sir Alan Bates CBE, Sir Robert Stephens, John Moffat, George Devine, Dame Joan Plowright CBE, and Moyra Fraser in the cast. George Devine was also director.
Publicity listings
- 1 Interview
- 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Trivia
What Davenport referred to as his "dodgy eyes" was the consequence of a botched childhood operation to correct a squint. The vision in his right eye remained blurred for the rest of his life.

Quotes
[In his 2010 Shock Cinema interview with journalist Anthony Petkovich about working with Jack Palance on the Dan Curtis production of Dracula (1974)] I was pretty frightened of that gentleman, because he was so bloody tall! He was six-foot-four and, as he wanted to look like Dracula, he had three-inch lifts in his shoes, so he was like six-foot-seven - and he was a big guy.