Derek Godfrey

Biography

Derek Godfrey (3 June 1924 – 18 June 1983) was an English actor, associated with the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1960, who also appeared in several films and BBC television dramatisations during the 1960s and 1970s. Born in London, he performed with the Old Vic from 1956 where he played the roles of Iachimo and Enobarbus. With the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1960, he performed as Orsino, Hector, Petruchio and Malvolio. According to The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare, Godfrey "[w]ith his fine voice and often sardonic appearance...was a loyal company actor who revealed an intuitive grasp of the dark characters in Jacobean plays". He created the role of Jack Gurney in Peter Barnes's play The Ruling Class. He also appeared in a number of films such as Hands of the Ripper and The Abominable Dr. Phibes, and the BBC television dramas The Pallisers (as Robert Kennedy), Warship (as Captain Edward Holt) and Nicholas Nickleby (1977, as Ralph Nickleby). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

The Avengers

The Professionals

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Theatre 625

All Movies (19)

• The Tempest1980 · as Antonio
• Of Mycenae and Men1979
• Thank You, Comrades1978 · as Trotsky
• Electra1974 · as Tutor to Orestes
• Mrs. Warren's Profession1972 · as Mr. Praed
• Hands of the Ripper1971 · as Dysart
• The Abominable Dr. Phibes1971 · as Crow
• The Wild Duck1971 · as Gregers Werle
• Shaggy Dog1968 · as Mr Parker
• Shaggy Dog1968 · as Parker
• A Midsummer Night's Dream1968 · as Theseus
• If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them1968
• The Vengeance of She1968 · as Men-Hari
• The Basement1967 · as Law
• A Catching Complaint1966 · as Nic-Nic
• A Month in the Country1966
• Sharp at Four1964 · as Boatwright
• Guns of Darkness1962 · as Hernandez
• The Prince and the Pauper1962 · as Guard

All TV Shows (31)

• The Sandbaggers1978 · as Robert Banks
• The Professionals1977 · as Stefan Batak I
• Nicholas Nickleby1977 · as Ralph Nickleby
• Jesus of Nazareth1977 · as Elihu
• John Macnab1976 · as Lord Lamancha
• Churchill's People1974 · as King Henry III
• The Pallisers1974 · as Robert Kennedy
• Warship1973 · as Capt. Edward Holt
• Away from It All1973 · as Harry Dundas
• The Protectors1972 · as David Barsella
• The Ten Commandments1971 · as Roger
• Catweazle1970 · as Dr. Wenik
• The Company of Five1968 · as Mr Parker
• Half Hour Story1967 · as Jimmy Hepton
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Sir Isaac Newton
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Gregers Werle
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Lord Darlington
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Orestes' Tutor
• Front Page Story1965 · as Denny Tarrant
• Theatre 6251964 · as Edmund
• Theatre 6251964 · as Rakitin
• Theatre 6251964 · as Sir Owen Tudor
• Theatre 6251964 · as Law
• Theatre 6251964 · as Stefano Balli
• The Human Jungle1963 · as Dr. Tate
• The Avengers1961 · as Tobias
• Danger Man1960 · as Casino Manager
• The Adventures of William Tell1958 · as Wolfgang
• The Adventures of William Tell1958 · as Burgomaster
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Banbury