Derek Godfrey

Acting

Born June 3, 1924, 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). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography

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