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
Movies & TV Shows
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Jesus of Nazareth (1977) — Elihu
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The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) — Crow
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The Avengers (1961) — Tobias
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Hands of the Ripper (1971) — Dysart
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The Professionals (1977) — Stefan Batak I
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The Prince and the Pauper (1962) — Guard
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The Vengeance of She (1968) — Men-Hari
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Danger Man (1960) — Casino Manager
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Catweazle (1970) — Dr. Wenik
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The Protectors (1972) — David Barsella
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Guns of Darkness (1962) — Hernandez
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968) — Theseus
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The Sandbaggers (1978) — Robert Banks
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BBC Play of the Month (1965) — Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
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Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) — Jim
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Armchair Theatre (1956) — Banbury
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The Human Jungle (1963) — Dr. Tate
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Theatre 625 (1964) — Edmund
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The Pallisers (1974) — Robert Kennedy
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The Adventures of William Tell (1958) — Wolfgang
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Shaggy Dog (1968) — Mr Parker
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The Tempest (1980) — Antonio
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Nicholas Nickleby (1977) — Ralph Nickleby
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Warship (1973) — Capt. Edward Holt
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The Company of Five (1968) — Mr Parker
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Of Mycenae and Men (1979)
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Churchill's People (1974) — King Henry III
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Half Hour Story (1967) — Jimmy Hepton
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Electra (1974) — Tutor to Orestes
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The Wild Duck (1971) — Gregers Werle
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If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them (1968)
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Mrs. Warren's Profession (1972) — Mr. Praed
- A Catching Complaint (1966) — Nic-Nic
- Front Page Story (1965) — Denny Tarrant
- A Month in the Country (1966)
- Sharp at Four (1964) — Boatwright
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The Basement (1967) — Law
- Thank You, Comrades (1978) — Trotsky
- The Ten Commandments (1971) — Roger
- Away from It All (1973) — Harry Dundas