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.
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).
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Filmography (Movies)
The Tempest
Character:Antonio
Release Date:27/02/1980
Of Mycenae and Men
Character:
Release Date:23/03/1979
Electra
Character:Tutor to Orestes
Release Date:24/10/1974
Mrs. Warren's Profession
Character:Mr. Praed
Release Date:03/10/1972
Hands of the Ripper
Character:Dysart
Release Date:17/10/1971
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Character:Crow
Release Date:01/04/1971
The Wild Duck
Character:Gregers Werle
Release Date:21/03/1971
Shaggy Dog
Character:Mr Parker
Release Date:10/11/1968
Shaggy Dog
Character:Parker
Release Date:10/11/1968
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Character:Theseus
Release Date:30/09/1968
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
Character:
Release Date:03/08/1968
The Vengeance of She
Character:Men-Hari
Release Date:14/04/1968
The Basement
Character:Law
Release Date:20/02/1967
A Catching Complaint
Character:Nic-Nic
Release Date:05/09/1966
A Month in the Country
Character:
Release Date:20/03/1966
Sharp at Four
Character:Boatwright
Release Date:12/01/1964
Guns of Darkness
Character:Hernandez
Release Date:19/07/1962
The Prince and the Pauper
Character:Guard
Release Date:11/03/1962
Television Appearances
The Professionals
Character:Stefan Batak I
Nicholas Nickleby
Character:Ralph Nickleby
Jesus of Nazareth
Character:Elihu
Churchill's People
Character:King Henry III
Warship
Character:Capt. Edward Holt
The Protectors
Character:David Barsella
The Ten Commandments
Character:Roger
Catweazle
Character:Dr. Wenik
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Sir Isaac Newton
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Gregers Werle
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Lord Darlington
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Orestes' Tutor
Front Page Story
Character:Denny Tarrant
Theatre 625
Character:Edmund
Theatre 625
Character:Rakitin
Theatre 625
Character:Sir Owen Tudor
Theatre 625
Character:Law
Theatre 625
Character:Stefano Balli
The Human Jungle
Character:Dr. Tate
The Avengers
Character:Tobias
The Adventures of William Tell
Character:Wolfgang
The Adventures of William Tell
Character:Burgomaster
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