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The actor Nigel Davenport has died at the age of 85. Veteran British actor Nigel Davenport has died at the age of 85.
During a career spanning more than 40 years, he appeared in films such as A Man for all Seasons and Chariots of Fire, and the TV series Howards' Way. During a career spanning more than 50 years, he appeared in such films as A Man for All Seasons and Chariots of Fire and the TV series Howards' Way.
He worked in the theatre, film and television, in productions ranging from Shakespeare to soap operas. He worked in theatre, film and television in productions ranging from Shakespeare to soap operas.
His son Jack, also an actor, is best known for his role as Commodore Norrington in the Pirates of the Caribbean films. His son, the actor Jack Davenport, is best known for his roles in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies and BBC series This Life.
Born on 28 May 1928, Nigel Davenport did most of his early work in theatre, but appeared in dozens of films and TV series from the 1950s onwards. Nigel Davenport, who died on Friday, studied English at Trinity College, Oxford. There he joined the Oxford University Drama Society and decided to pursue a career in acting.
'Scowling villains' He did most of his early work in theatre, landing his first professional job as an understudy at the Savoy theatre in Noel Coward's Relative Values.
In 1980s BBC drama Howards' Way he played Sir Edward Frere, father of property tycoon Charles Frere. He later joined the English Stage Company at the Royal Court, where he appeared in more than a dozen plays including A Taste of Honey - a play he performed on Broadway in 1960.
His more recent roles on TV included parts in Midsomer Murders and comedy Keeping Up Appearances. On the big screen he appeared in such movies as A High Wind in Jamaica, The Island of Dr Moreau and Without A Clue.
He served as president of the actors' union Equity from 1986-92. Yet he was best known for his roles as Thomas More's friend, the Duke of Norfolk, in 1966 Oscar winner A Man for All Seasons and as Olympic committee member Lord Birkenhead in Chariots of Fire.
In its obituary, the Daily Telegraph said he would be best remembered for "playing dark, strong, rakish toffs, aggressive heroes, scowling villains", as well as for what Davenport himself called his "dodgy" eyes. On the small screen he starred in dozens of TV shows, including The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Saint, The Avengers and South Riding.
Davenport, whose first credited film was a 1955 BBC production of Othello, died on 25 October. In the BBC's 1980s drama Howards' Way he played Sir Edward Frere, the father of property tycoon Charles Frere.
Davenport was an active member of the actors' union Equity and served as its president from 1986 to 1992.
His more recent roles included parts in BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, ITV drama Midsomer Murders and a 2000 dramatisation of David Copperfield.
Davenport was married twice, the second time to actress Maria Aitken. He is survived by sons Jack and Hugo and daughter Laura.
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