- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 3, 1924
- Place of Birth
- London, England, UK
- Died
- June 18, 1983
Derek Godfrey
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 Capta…
Filmography
movieThe Tempest
1980 · Antonio
movieOf Mycenae and Men
1979
Thank You, Comrades
movieThank You, Comrades
1978 · Trotsky
tvThe Sandbaggers
1978 · Robert Banks
tvThe Professionals
1977 · Stefan Batak I
tvNicholas Nickleby
1977 · Ralph Nickleby
tvJesus of Nazareth
1977 · Elihu
tvJohn Macnab
1976 · Lord Lamancha
tvChurchill's People
1974 · King Henry III
movieElectra
1974 · Tutor to Orestes
tvThe Pallisers
1974 · Robert Kennedy
tvWarship
1973 · Capt. Edward Holt
Away from It All
tvAway from It All
1973 · Harry Dundas
movieMrs. Warren's Profession
1972 · Mr. Praed
tvThe Protectors
1972 · David Barsella
Late Night Theatre
tvLate Night Theatre
1972 · Jim
movieHands of the Ripper
1971 · Dysart
movieThe Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971 · Crow
The Ten Commandments
tvThe Ten Commandments
1971 · Roger
movieThe Wild Duck
1971 · Gregers Werle
tvCatweazle
1970 · Dr. Wenik
movieShaggy Dog
1968 · Mr Parker
tvThe Company of Five
1968 · Mr Parker
movieA Midsummer Night's Dream
1968 · Theseus
movieIf There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1968
movieThe Vengeance of She
1968 · Men-Hari
tvHalf Hour Story
1967 · Jimmy Hepton
movieThe Basement
1967 · Law
A Catching Complaint
movieA Catching Complaint
1966 · Nic-Nic
A Month in the Country
movieA Month in the Country
1966
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965 · Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, Sir Isaac Newton, Gregers Werle, Lord Darlington, Orestes' Tutor
tvThirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Jim
Front Page Story
tvFront Page Story
1965 · Denny Tarrant
tvTheatre 625
1964 · Edmund, Rakitin, Sir Owen Tudor, Law, Stefano Balli
Sharp at Four
movieSharp at Four
1964 · Boatwright
tvThe Human Jungle
1963 · Dr. Tate
movieGuns of Darkness
1962 · Hernandez
movieThe Prince and the Pauper
1962 · Guard
tvThe Avengers
1961 · Tobias
tvDanger Man
1960 · Casino Manager
tvThe Adventures of William Tell
1958 · Wolfgang, Burgomaster
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · Banbury