Nigel Davenport (1928-2013)

[ayrshireman]

Re: Nigel Davenport (1928-2013)

I will remember him for classics like Play Dirty (1969).

[escorteclipse1990]

Re: Nigel Davenport (1928-2013)

He played villain "Minton" in the 1979 Disney film The London Connection.

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Re: Nigel Davenport (1928-2013)

We remember him in Howards Way

[ayrshireman]

'Nigel Davenport, the actor, who has died aged 85, will be best remembered for playing dark, strong, rakish toffs, aggressive heroes, scowling villains – and for what he himself called his “dodgy” eyes.

Whether in films, plays or on television, Davenport’s power largely derived, some thought, from his expressive gaze. It could be even more striking in close-up. Amiable or disturbing, it caused tough guys to wilt and pretty girls to sigh.


Whether he glanced, or glared, grinned or grimaced, Davenport had an unusual magnetism. He also had a kind of rasp in his voice which some called gravelly and others abrasive, and altogether added to his authority.'



http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obit...Davenport.html