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Derek Godfrey

Born 1924-06-03
Died 1983-06-18
📍 London, England, UK

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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Filmography 41

The Tempest
as Antonio
1980
Of Mycenae and Men
1979
The Sandbaggers
as Robert Banks
1978
The Professionals
as Stefan Batak I
1977
Nicholas Nickleby
as Ralph Nickleby
1977
Jesus of Nazareth
as Elihu
1977
Churchill's People
as King Henry III
1974
Electra
as Tutor to Orestes
1974
The Pallisers
as Robert Kennedy
1974
Warship
as Capt. Edward Holt
1973
Mrs. Warren's Profession
as Mr. Praed
1972
The Protectors
as David Barsella
1972
Hands of the Ripper
as Dysart
1971
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
as Crow
1971
The Wild Duck
as Gregers Werle
1971
Catweazle
as Dr. Wenik
1970
Shaggy Dog
as Mr Parker
1968
Shaggy Dog
as Parker
1968
The Company of Five
as Mr Parker
1968
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Theseus
1968
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1968
The Vengeance of She
as Men-Hari
1968
The Basement
as Law
1967
BBC Play of the Month
as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
1965
BBC Play of the Month
as Sir Isaac Newton
1965
BBC Play of the Month
as Gregers Werle
1965
BBC Play of the Month
as Lord Darlington
1965
BBC Play of the Month
as Orestes' Tutor
1965
Theatre 625
as Edmund
1964
Theatre 625
as Rakitin
1964
Theatre 625
as Sir Owen Tudor
1964
Theatre 625
as Law
1964
Theatre 625
as Stefano Balli
1964
The Human Jungle
as Dr. Tate
1963
Guns of Darkness
as Hernandez
1962
The Prince and the Pauper
as Guard
1962
The Avengers
as Tobias
1961
Danger Man
as Casino Manager
1960
The Adventures of William Tell
as Wolfgang
1958
The Adventures of William Tell
as Burgomaster
1958
Armchair Theatre
as Banbury
1956