Derek Godfrey
- Acting
- June 3, 1924 · London, England, UK
- June 18, 1983
Biography
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
Known for
Filmography
- The Tempest · Antonio
- Of Mycenae and Men
- Thomas & Sarah · Dr Groom-Crombie
- Thank You, Comrades · Trotsky
- The Sandbaggers · Robert Banks
- The Professionals · Stefan Batak I
- Nicholas Nickleby · Ralph Nickleby
- Jesus of Nazareth · Elihu
- John Macnab · Lord Lamancha
- Churchill's People · King Henry III
- Electra · Tutor to Orestes
- The Pallisers · Robert Kennedy
- Warship · Capt. Edward Holt
- Away from It All · Harry Dundas
- Mrs. Warren's Profession · Mr. Praed
- The Protectors · David Barsella
- Late Night Theatre · Jim
- Hands of the Ripper · Dysart
- The Abominable Dr. Phibes · Crow
- The Ten Commandments · Roger
- The Wild Duck · Gregers Werle
- Catweazle · Dr. Wenik
- Shaggy Dog · Mr Parker, Parker
- The Company of Five · Mr Parker
- A Midsummer Night's Dream · Theseus
- If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
- The Vengeance of She · Men-Hari
- Half Hour Story · Jimmy Hepton
- The Basement · Law
- A Catching Complaint · Nic-Nic
- A Month in the Country
- BBC Play of the Month · Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, Sir Isaac Newton
- Thirty-Minute Theatre · Jim
- Front Page Story · Denny Tarrant
- Theatre 625 · Edmund, Rakitin
- Sharp at Four · Boatwright
- The Human Jungle · Dr. Tate
- Guns of Darkness · Hernandez
- The Prince and the Pauper · Guard
- The Avengers · Tobias
- Danger Man · Casino Manager
- The Adventures of William Tell · Wolfgang, Burgomaster
- Armchair Theatre · Banbury