Patrick Godfrey
Known for: Acting
Patrick Lindesay Archibald Godfrey (February 13, 1933 – June 4, 2026) was a Brirish 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
Series
Midsomer Murders
Dudley Carew
1997
Series
Doctor Who
Major Cosworth
1963
Series
The Bill
1984
Series
Casualty
Derick Tome
1986
Series
Heartbeat
Fred Caldwell
1992
Series
Crown Court
1972
Series
Play for Today
1970
Series
Minder
Major Beatty
1979
Series
Screen Two
Court Usher
1985
Series
Screen Two
Tite
1985
Series
His Dark Materials
Butler
2019
Series
No Hiding Place
1959
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
RAMC Orderly
1965
Series
Foyle's War
Ernest Bannerman
2002
Series
Inspector Morse
Dr. Greer
1987
Series
Theatre 625
Simpson
1964
Series
Theatre 625
Scipio
1964
Series
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
Series
Dixon of Dock Green
Dr. Hobbs
1955
Series
Dixon of Dock Green
Dr. Walsh
1955
Series
Soldier Soldier
General Fairhurst
1991
Series
ScreenPlay
Supt. Sidebotham
1986
Series
Performance
1st Conservative MP
1991
Series
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Cominius
1978
Series
Da Vinci's Demons
2013
Film
Les Misérables
Gillenormand
2012
Series
Shine on Harvey Moon
Council Chairman
1982
Series
Justice
Analyst
1971
Series
BBC2 Play of the Week
Prof. Senssen
1977
Film
The Count of Monte Cristo
Morrell
2002
Series
Kavanagh Q.C.
Ross Harkins
1995
Series
Doomwatch
Grant
1970
Series
The New Statesman
Chief Whip
1987
Series
Bramwell
Bishop of Stepney
1995
Series
Paul Temple
1969
Series
Enemy at the Door
Dr. John Forbes
1978
Series
The Sandbaggers
Walter Wheatley
1978
Series
In Suspicious Circumstances
Doctor Gordon
1991
Film
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Wolf Elder (voice)
2018
Series
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Geoffrey Oxlade
1983
Story Parade
Customs Officer
1964
Story Parade
Tom Moore
1964
Film
A Room with a View
The Reverend Mr. Eager
1986
Film
The Remains of the Day
Spencer
1993
Series
Edge of Darkness
Oakley
1985
Series
Travelling Man
Father
1984
Film
EverAfter
Leonardo da Vinci
1998
Series
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Sir Thomas Wriothesley
1970
Series
Miss Marple: Nemesis
Mr. Schuster
1987
Film
Oliver Twist
Bookseller
2005
Film
The Duchess
Dr. Neville
2008
Series
A Dance to the Music of Time
General Conyers
1997
Series
Theatre Night
Lawyer Hawkins
1985
Film
Maurice
Simcox
1987
Series
Shadow of the Noose
Lawson Walton, K.C.
1989
Film
Breathe
Mr. Tolland
2017
Series
Blott on the Landscape
Mr Bullett-Finch
1985
Series
Madson
Mr Lewis
1996
Series
Scorpion Tales
Russell
1978
Film
The Importance of Being Earnest
Merriman
2002
Series
Paul Merton: The Series
1991
Series
Sleepers
Magistrate
1991
Series
Fallen Angel
Hugh Treevor
2007
Film
Mr. Turner
Lord Egremont
2014
Film
The Miracle Maker
Matthew/Annas (voice)
2000
Series
Behaving Badly
1989
Series
The Carnforth Practice
Nicholas Ashby
1974
Looking for Victoria
Lord Clarendon (uncredited in first episode)
2003
Series
Dandelion Dead
Griffiths
1994
Film
The History Boys
Sleeping Clergyman
2006
Film
The Borderlands
Father Calvino
2014
Pulaski
The Director
1987
Film
Clockwise
Headmaster
1986
Series
Shades
Ed
2001
Film
The Girl in a Swing
Coroner
1988
Film
Heat and Dust
Dr Saunders
1983
You, Me and It
Eddie
1993
Film
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Major Jones
1989
Film
The Shell Seekers
Mr. Enderby
2007
Film
Shadow of the Sword
Bertram
2005
Film
The Falklands Play
Rt Hon Michael Foot MP (Leader of the Opposition)
2002
Film
The Trial
Court Usher
1993
Film
The Devil's Disciple
Lawyer Hawkins
1987
Film
Dimensions
The Professor
2011
Film
Foreign Body
Simons
1986
Film
Manifesto
Dr. Lombrosow
1988
Film
On the Black Hill
The Auctioneer
1988
Film
I Don't Speak English
1995
Film
The Interrogation of John
Supt. Sidebotham
1987
Film
Redemption
Fernald
1991
Film
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
Cominius
1984
Film
Doctor Who: The Savages
Tor
1966
Film
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
Vasily
2011
Film
National Theatre Live: As You Like It
Adam
2016
Film
The Gambler
Professor Olkhin
1997
Film
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Major Cosworth
1971
Film
Theban Plays: Antigone
Chorus
1986
Film
Shadows in the Sun
Dr Calder
2009
Macbeth
Lennox
1966
John Clare: "I Am"
WF Knight
1970
Film
Doctor Who: The Savages
Tor (voice)
2025
Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?
Voice of Lindsay Anderson
2004
Film
Rejoyce!
Jim (voice)
2024
Film
The Count of Solar
Judge
1992
Film
Bad Girl
High Court Judge
1992
Film
Let There Be Light
Teacher
1970
Film
Ice Age
Professor Jenssen
1978
Film
My Brother Tom
Father Felix
2001
Film
Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Sir Nathaniel
2010
Film
Genghis Cohn
Deputy Mueller
1993
Film
Rainy Day Women
Commanding Officer
1984
Film
Passage
Sir John Barrow
2008
Film
Sleepers
Magistrate
1991
Film
Bermuda Grace
1994
Film
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Helicanus
1984
Film
Miss Julie
House Servant
1972
Film
Message for Posterity
1st Conservative MP
1994
The Three Sisters
Kulighin
1981
Do Not Disturb
Geoffrey Alderney
1991
Film
Black and White
1992