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Derek Godfrey

Acting Born Jun 3, 1924 London, England, UK 24 credits

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).

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Known for

The Avengers

as Tobias
Film

Sansho the Bailiff

as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Film

Sansho the Bailiff

as Sir Isaac Newton
Film

Sansho the Bailiff

as Gregers Werle
Film

Sansho the Bailiff

as Lord Darlington
Film

Sansho the Bailiff

as Orestes' Tutor

The Professionals

as Stefan Batak I
Film

Exam

as Jim

Jesus of Nazareth

as Elihu

Full filmography

  • The Avengers (1961) as Tobias
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Sir Isaac Newton
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Gregers Werle
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Lord Darlington
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Orestes' Tutor
  • The Professionals (1977) as Stefan Batak I
  • Theatre 625 (1964) as Edmund
  • Theatre 625 (1964) as Rakitin
  • Theatre 625 (1964) as Sir Owen Tudor
  • Theatre 625 (1964) as Law
  • Theatre 625 (1964) as Stefano Balli
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Jim
  • Danger Man (1960) as Casino Manager
  • The Protectors (1972) as David Barsella
  • Jesus of Nazareth (1977) as Elihu
  • Churchill's People (1974) as King Henry III
  • Catweazle (1970) as Dr. Wenik
  • The Human Jungle (1963) as Dr. Tate
  • The Adventures of William Tell (1958) as Wolfgang
  • The Adventures of William Tell (1958) as Burgomaster
  • Warship (1973) as Capt. Edward Holt
  • The Pallisers (1974) as Robert Kennedy
  • The Sandbaggers (1978) as Robert Banks