Mark Dignam

Mark Dignam (20 March 1909 - 29 September 1989) was a prolific English actor.

Born in London, the son of salesman in the steel industry, Dignam grew up in Sheffield and was educated at the Jesuit College where he appeared in numerous Shakespearean plays.

He learned his craft touring England and America with Ben Greet's Shakespeare company. His range extended from the Louis Macneice radio play, The Dark Tower in the 1940s to the TV thriller, The XYY Man in the late 1970s.

Dignam was married three times, divorced twice (his character in The XYY Man frequently complains about the expense of maintaining multiple ex-wives).

Family

His brother Basil Dignam was also a well known character actor and his sister-in-law was actress Mona Washbourne.

Dollis Hill.. Mark Dignam lived in Dollis Hill. [1967-1989]

Selected filmography

• The Maggie (1954)
• Doctor in the House (1954)
• Beau Brummell (1954)
• Carrington V.C. (1955)
• Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
• The Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960)
• Lancelot and Guinevere (1963)
• Siege of the Saxons (1963)
• Tom Jones (1963)
• The Eyes of Annie Jones (1964)
• Frozen Flashes (1967)
• Hamlet (1969)
• Memoirs of a Survivor (1981)

External links

• Mark Dignam at the Internet Movie Database

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Name	Dignam, Mark
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Date of birth	20 March 1909
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Date of death	29 September 1989
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