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Patrick Godfrey

Patrick Godfrey

Known for: Acting

Born 13/02/1933
Place of birth Finsbury Park, London, England, UK

Patrick Lindesay Archibald Godfrey (born 13 February 1933) is an English actor of film, television and stage. Godfrey was born in Finsbury, London to Rev. Frederick Godfrey and Lois Mary Gladys (née Turner). In 1956 Godfrey joined the Radio Drama Company by winning the Carleton Hobbs Bursary. He made his film debut in Miss Julie (1972), and appeared in several British films of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, including A Room with a View, The Remains of the Day, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Count of Monte Cristo, Dimensions and Les Misérables. He also played Leonardo da Vinci in the Cinderella adaptation Ever After alongside Drew Barrymore and Dougray Scott. He had many roles on television, appearing in Doctor Who, Inspector Morse, and other series.

Filmography

Midsomer Murders Series ★ 7,5

Midsomer Murders

Dudley Carew

1997

Doctor Who Series ★ 7,9

Doctor Who

Major Cosworth

1963

Casualty Series ★ 6,2

Casualty

Derick Tome

1986

Play for Today Series ★ 6,6

Play for Today

1970

Crown Court Series ★ 5,7

Crown Court

1972

Minder Series ★ 7,1

Minder

Major Beatty

1979

Heartbeat Series ★ 7,2

Heartbeat

Fred Caldwell

1992

Foyle's War Series ★ 7,8

Foyle's War

Ernest Bannerman

2002

The Bill Series ★ 6,8

The Bill

1984

Inspector Morse Series ★ 7,9

Inspector Morse

Dr. Greer

1987

Screen Two Series ★ 7,1

Screen Two

Court Usher

1985

Screen Two Series ★ 7,1

Screen Two

Tite

1985

Theatre 625 Series ★ 7,2

Theatre 625

Simpson

1964

Theatre 625 Series ★ 7,2

Theatre 625

Scipio

1964

His Dark Materials Series ★ 7,8

His Dark Materials

Butler

2019

No Hiding Place Series ★ 4,8

No Hiding Place

1959

Thirty-Minute Theatre Series ★ 4,3

Thirty-Minute Theatre

RAMC Orderly

1965

Dr. Finlay's Casebook Series ★ 6,7

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

1962

Soldier Soldier Series ★ 6,8

Soldier Soldier

General Fairhurst

1991

Kavanagh Q.C. Series ★ 7,3

Kavanagh Q.C.

Ross Harkins

1995

BBC2 Play of the Week Series ★ 7,0

BBC2 Play of the Week

Prof. Senssen

1977

ScreenPlay Series ★ 6,0

ScreenPlay

Supt. Sidebotham

1986

Performance Series ★ 6,3

Performance

1st Conservative MP

1991

Justice Series ★ 7,3

Justice

Analyst

1971

Da Vinci's Demons Series ★ 7,5

Da Vinci's Demons

2013

Dixon of Dock Green Series ★ 6,0

Dixon of Dock Green

Dr. Hobbs

1955

Dixon of Dock Green Series ★ 6,0

Dixon of Dock Green

Dr. Walsh

1955

Doomwatch Series ★ 6,4

Doomwatch

Grant

1970

The Count of Monte Cristo Film ★ 7,7

The Count of Monte Cristo

Morrell

2002

The New Statesman Series ★ 7,4

The New Statesman

Chief Whip

1987

Les Misérables Film ★ 7,3

Les Misérables

Gillenormand

2012

Shine on Harvey Moon Series ★ 7,7

Shine on Harvey Moon

Council Chairman

1982

Bramwell Series ★ 4,2

Bramwell

Bishop of Stepney

1995

Enemy at the Door Series ★ 8,2

Enemy at the Door

Dr. John Forbes

1978

Series ★ 8,0

Story Parade

Customs Officer

1964

Series ★ 8,0

Story Parade

Tom Moore

1964

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle Film ★ 6,5

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

Wolf Elder (voice)

2018

In Suspicious Circumstances Series ★ 6,5

In Suspicious Circumstances

Doctor Gordon

1991

EverAfter Film ★ 7,4

EverAfter

Leonardo da Vinci

1998

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Series ★ 7,9

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

Geoffrey Oxlade

1983

The Remains of the Day Film ★ 7,4

The Remains of the Day

Spencer

1993

Paul Temple Series ★ 7,3

Paul Temple

1969

Travelling Man Series ★ 6,5

Travelling Man

Father

1984

Maurice Film ★ 7,6

Maurice

Simcox

1987

The Sandbaggers Series ★ 8,3

The Sandbaggers

Walter Wheatley

1978

Edge of Darkness Series ★ 8,1

Edge of Darkness

Oakley

1985

A Dance to the Music of Time Series ★ 4,8

A Dance to the Music of Time

General Conyers

1997

The Duchess Film ★ 7,0

The Duchess

Dr. Neville

2008

Oliver Twist Film ★ 6,8

Oliver Twist

Bookseller

2005

A Room with a View Film ★ 6,9

A Room with a View

The Reverend Mr. Eager

1986

Miss Marple: Nemesis Series ★ 7,3

Miss Marple: Nemesis

Mr. Schuster

1987

Breathe Film ★ 7,4

Breathe

Mr. Tolland

2017

Shadow of the Noose Series ★ 9,0

Shadow of the Noose

Lawson Walton, K.C.

1989

The Six Wives of Henry VIII Series ★ 8,1

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Sir Thomas Wriothesley

1970

Theatre Night Series

Theatre Night

Lawyer Hawkins

1985

Madson Series ★ 7,0

Madson

Mr Lewis

1996

The Importance of Being Earnest Film ★ 6,8

The Importance of Being Earnest

Merriman

2002

Series ★ 4,0

Pulaski

The Director

1987

The Girl in a Swing Film ★ 4,9

The Girl in a Swing

Coroner

1988

Fallen Angel Series ★ 4,5

Fallen Angel

Hugh Treevor

2007

Paul Merton: The Series Series ★ 6,0

Paul Merton: The Series

1991

Sleepers Series ★ 7,3

Sleepers

Magistrate

1991

Behaving Badly Series ★ 4,3

Behaving Badly

1989

Scorpion Tales Series ★ 7,3

Scorpion Tales

Russell

1978

Blott on the Landscape Series ★ 7,5

Blott on the Landscape

Mr Bullett Finch

1985

The Miracle Maker Film ★ 6,1

The Miracle Maker

Matthew/Annas (voice)

2000

The Borderlands Film ★ 5,5

The Borderlands

Father Calvino

2014

Dandelion Dead Series ★ 9,0

Dandelion Dead

Griffiths

1994

The Gambler Film ★ 4,8

The Gambler

Professor Olkhin

1997

Shades Series ★ 6,5

Shades

Ed

2001

Clockwise Film ★ 6,2

Clockwise

Headmaster

1986

Mr. Turner Film ★ 6,5

Mr. Turner

Lord Egremont

2014

The History Boys Film ★ 6,6

The History Boys

Sleeping Clergyman

2006

The Trial Film ★ 6,0

The Trial

Court Usher

1993

Manifesto Film ★ 4,0

Manifesto

Dr. Lombrosow

1988

The Carnforth Practice Series ★ 10,0

The Carnforth Practice

Nicholas Ashby

1974

Heat and Dust Film ★ 6,0

Heat and Dust

Dr Saunders

1983

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story Film ★ 5,9

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

Major Jones

1989

Redemption Film ★ 7,0

Redemption

Fernald

1991

Bad Girl Film ★ 10,0

Bad Girl

High Court Judge

1992

Sleepers Film

Sleepers

Magistrate

1991

Shadow of the Sword Film ★ 5,8

Shadow of the Sword

Bertram

2005

Bermuda Grace Film ★ 10,0

Bermuda Grace

1994

The Shell Seekers Film ★ 6,9

The Shell Seekers

Mr. Enderby

2007

Shadows in the Sun Film ★ 4,6

Shadows in the Sun

2009

The Falklands Play Film ★ 7,0

The Falklands Play

Rt Hon Michael Foot MP (Leader of the Opposition)

2002

The Interrogation of John Film

The Interrogation of John

Supt. Sidebotham

1987

Rejoyce! Film

Rejoyce!

Jim (voice)

2024

Passage Film

Passage

Sir John Barrow

2008

Foreign Body Film ★ 4,6

Foreign Body

Simons

1986

Genghis Cohn Film ★ 5,1

Genghis Cohn

Deputy Mueller

1993

Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe Film

Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

Sir Nathaniel

2010

I Don't Speak English Film ★ 5,5

I Don't Speak English

1995

Miss Julie Film ★ 8,0

Miss Julie

House Servant

1972

My Brother Tom Film ★ 5,8

My Brother Tom

Father Felix

2001

National Theatre Live: As You Like It Film ★ 9,0

National Theatre Live: As You Like It

Adam

2016

Dimensions Film ★ 4,6

Dimensions

The Professor

2011

Theban Plays: Antigone Film ★ 9,0

Theban Plays: Antigone

Chorus

1986

Film

Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?

Voice of Lindsay Anderson

2004

Ice Age Film

Ice Age

Professor Jenssen

1978

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil Film ★ 7,5

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

Major Cosworth

1971

Film ★ 5,5

Do Not Disturb

Geoffrey Alderney

1991

Message for Posterity Film ★ 8,0

Message for Posterity

1st Conservative MP

1994

Doctor Who: The Savages Film

Doctor Who: The Savages

Tor (voice)

2025

Film

John Clare: "I Am"

WF Knight

1970

Pericles, Prince of Tyre Film ★ 7,5

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Helicanus

1984

Film ★ 8,0

The Three Sisters

Kulighin

1981

The Count of Solar Film ★ 7,0

The Count of Solar

Judge

1992

Rainy Day Women Film ★ 7,0

Rainy Day Women

Commanding Officer

1984

National Theatre Live: Collaborators Film

National Theatre Live: Collaborators

Vasily

2011

The Devil's Disciple Film ★ 8,0

The Devil's Disciple

Lawyer Hawkins

1987

Black and White Film ★ 7,0

Black and White

1992

The Tragedy of Coriolanus Film ★ 8,0

The Tragedy of Coriolanus

Cominius

1984

Doctor Who: The Savages Film ★ 7,2

Doctor Who: The Savages

Tor

1966

On the Black Hill Film ★ 6,4

On the Black Hill

The Auctioneer

1988

Let There Be Light Film

Let There Be Light

Teacher

1970

Series

Looking for Victoria

Lord Clarendon

2003