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divdiv class=story-body readability=29 span class=story-date#13; span class=date30 October 2013/span#13;span class=time-textLast updated at /spanspan class=time03:32 ET/span#13; #13;/span#13;#13; #13;#13;#13; #13; #13; #13; #13; p class=introduction id=story_continues_1The actor Nigel Davenport has died at the age of 85./p#13; pDuring 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./p#13; pHe worked in the theatre, film and television, in productions ranging from Shakespeare to soap operas. /p#13; pHis son Jack, also an actor, is best known for his role as Commodore Norrington in the Pirates of the Caribbean films./p#13; #13; pBorn 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./p#13; span class=cross-head'Scowling villains'/span#13; pIn 1980s BBC drama Howards' Way he played Sir Edward Frere, father of property tycoon Charles Frere./p#13; pHis more recent roles on TV included parts in Midsomer Murders and comedy Keeping Up Appearances./p#13; pHe served as president of the actors' union Equity from 1986-92./p#13; pa href=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/film-obituaries/10412939/Nigel-Davenport.htmlIn its obituary, the Daily Telegraph/a 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./p#13; pDavenport, whose first credited film was a 1955 BBC production of Othello, died on 25 October./p#13; div class=comment-introduction readability=-49#13; p class=introductionWhat are your memories of Nigel Davenport? Have you met him? You can tell us your story using the form below./p#13; #13;/div#13; #13;#13;piSend your pictures and videos to byourpics@bbc.co.uk/b or text them to b61124/b (UK) or b+44 7624 800 100/b (International). If you have a large file you can/i a class=inlineText href=http://bbcnewsupload.streamuk.com/upload here/ai./i/p#13;pa href=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/2780295.stm#yourpicsRead the terms and conditions/a/p#13;#13; #13; #13; #13; /div/divbrbrcentera href=http://www.wizardrss.comPowered By WizardRSS.com/a | a href=http://www.wizardrss.comFull Text RSS Feed/a | a href=http://www.amazon.com/RFID-Blocking-Cards-Identity-Protector/dp/B00CJHZLEWRFID/a | a href=http://www.wpzonbuilder.comAmazon Affiliate/a/center