Derek Godfrey
Acting
Born: 1924-06-03 in London, England, UK
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
Known For
Jesus of Nazareth
Elihu
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Crow
The Avengers
Tobias
Hands of the Ripper
Dysart
The Professionals
Stefan Batak I
The Prince and the Pauper
Guard
The Vengeance of She
Men-Hari
Danger Man
Casino Manager
Catweazle
Dr. Wenik
The Protectors
David Barsella
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Theseus
Guns of Darkness
Hernandez
The Sandbaggers
Robert Banks
BBC Play of the Month
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
BBC Play of the Month
Sir Isaac Newton
BBC Play of the Month
Gregers Werle
BBC Play of the Month
Lord Darlington
BBC Play of the Month
Orestes' Tutor
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Jim
Armchair Theatre
Banbury
The Human Jungle
Dr. Tate
Theatre 625
Edmund
Theatre 625
Rakitin
Theatre 625
Sir Owen Tudor
Theatre 625
Law
Theatre 625
Stefano Balli
The Pallisers
Robert Kennedy
The Adventures of William Tell
Wolfgang
The Adventures of William Tell
Burgomaster
Shaggy Dog
Mr Parker
Shaggy Dog
Parker
The Tempest
Antonio
Nicholas Nickleby
Ralph Nickleby
Warship
Capt. Edward Holt
The Company of Five
Mr Parker
Thomas & Sarah
Dr Groom-Crombie
Of Mycenae and Men
Churchill's People
King Henry III
Half Hour Story
Jimmy Hepton
Electra
Tutor to Orestes