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Arthur Dignam (1939-2020) was an Australian actor whose career combined character leads in Australian productions with supporting roles and bits in international films. Dignam played Acrisius in The StoryTeller: Greek Myths episode "Perseus and the Gorgon."
In film, Dignam played principal roles such as Brother Francine in The Devil's Playground (1976), mad Dr. Le Sangel in Strange Behavior (1981), and homosexual power-broker "The Senator" in The Everlasting Secret Family (1988) and smaller parts in The Duellists (with Edward Fox and Robert Stephens) and The Return of Captain Invincible (with Alan Arkin) . The actor later made an unbilled cameo as Bride of Frankenstein star Ernest Thesiger in Gods and Monsters and worked with Baz Luhrmann as Christian's stern father in Moulin Rouge and as a priest in Australia.
Television work included guest spots on the Disney Channel series Five Mile Creek, The New Avengers, Minder, and All Saints.