Derek Godfrey
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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Movies (18)
The Tempest
1980 · Antonio
Of Mycenae and Men
1979
Thank You, Comrades
1978 · Trotsky
Electra
1974 · Tutor to Orestes
Mrs. Warren's Profession
1972 · Mr. Praed
Hands of the Ripper
1971 · Dysart
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971 · Crow
The Wild Duck
1971 · Gregers Werle
Shaggy Dog
1968 · Mr Parker, Parker
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1968 · Theseus
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1968
The Vengeance of She
1968 · Men-Hari
The Basement
1967 · Law
A Catching Complaint
1966 · Nic-Nic
A Month in the Country
1966
Sharp at Four
1964 · Boatwright
Guns of Darkness
1962 · Hernandez
The Prince and the Pauper
1962 · Guard
TV shows (25)
Thomas & Sarah
1979 · Dr Groom-Crombie
The Sandbaggers
1978 · Robert Banks
The Professionals
1977 · Stefan Batak I
Nicholas Nickleby
1977 · Ralph Nickleby
Jesus of Nazareth
1977 · Elihu
John Macnab
1976 · Lord Lamancha
Churchill's People
1974 · King Henry III
The Pallisers
1974 · Robert Kennedy
Warship
1973 · Capt. Edward Holt
Away from It All
1973 · Harry Dundas
The Protectors
1972 · David Barsella
Late Night Theatre
1972 · Jim
The Ten Commandments
1971 · Roger
Catweazle
1970 · Dr. Wenik
The Company of Five
1968 · Mr Parker
Half Hour Story
1967 · Jimmy Hepton
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, Sir Isaac Newton, Gregers Werle, Lord Darlington, Orestes' Tutor
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Jim
Front Page Story
1965 · Denny Tarrant
Theatre 625
1964 · Edmund, Rakitin, Sir Owen Tudor, Law, Stefano Balli
The Human Jungle
1963 · Dr. Tate
The Avengers
1961 · Tobias
Danger Man
1960 · Casino Manager
The Adventures of William Tell
1958 · Wolfgang, Burgomaster
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Banbury