Derek Godfrey
Born: 1924-06-03 in London, England, UK
Died: 1983-06-18
Known For: Acting
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
Filmography
1980
- The Tempest as Antonio
1979
1978
- The Sandbaggers as Robert Banks
1977
- The Professionals as Stefan Batak I
- Jesus of Nazareth as Elihu
- Nicholas Nickleby as Ralph Nickleby
1974
- Churchill's People as King Henry III
- The Pallisers as Robert Kennedy
- Electra as Tutor to Orestes
1973
- Warship as Capt. Edward Holt
1972
- The Protectors as David Barsella
- Mrs. Warren's Profession as Mr. Praed
1971
- The Ten Commandments as Roger
- The Abominable Dr. Phibes as Crow
- Hands of the Ripper as Dysart
- The Wild Duck as Gregers Werle
1970
- Catweazle as Dr. Wenik
1968
- The Company of Five as Mr Parker
- The Vengeance of She as Men-Hari
- A Midsummer Night's Dream as Theseus
- If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
- Shaggy Dog as Mr Parker
1967
- The Basement as Law
1966
- A Month in the Country
- A Catching Complaint as Nic-Nic
1965
- BBC Play of the Month as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
- Front Page Story as Denny Tarrant
1964
- Theatre 625 as Edmund
- Sharp at Four as Boatwright
1963
- The Human Jungle as Dr. Tate
1962
- The Prince and the Pauper as Guard
- Guns of Darkness as Hernandez
1961
- The Avengers as Tobias
1960
- Danger Man as Casino Manager
1958
- The Adventures of William Tell as Wolfgang
1956
- Armchair Theatre as Banbury