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

Of Mycenae and Men

1978

The Sandbaggers as Robert Banks
Thank You, Comrades as Trotsky

1977

The Professionals as Stefan Batak I
Jesus of Nazareth as Elihu
Nicholas Nickleby as Ralph Nickleby

1976

John Macnab as Lord Lamancha

1974

Churchill's People as King Henry III
The Pallisers as Robert Kennedy
Electra as Tutor to Orestes

1973

Warship as Capt. Edward Holt
Away from It All as Harry Dundas

1972

The Protectors as David Barsella
Late Night Theatre as Jim
Mrs. Warren's Profession as Mr. Praed

1971

The Ten Commandments as Roger
The Abominable Dr. Phibes as Crow
The Wild Duck as Gregers Werle
Hands of the Ripper as Dysart

1970

Catweazle as Dr. Wenik

1968

The Vengeance of She as Men-Hari
The Company of Five as Mr Parker
A Midsummer Night's Dream as Theseus
Shaggy Dog as Mr Parker
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

1967

Half Hour Story as Jimmy Hepton
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
Thirty-Minute Theatre as Jim
Front Page Story as Denny Tarrant

1964

Theatre 625 as Edmund
Sharp at Four as Boatwright

1960

Danger Man as Casino Manager

1958

The Adventures of William Tell as Wolfgang

1956

Armchair Theatre as Banbury