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