
Derek Godfrey
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Derek Godfrey (3 June 1924 β 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 ...
Known For
Filmography

The Tempest
1980
as Antonio

Of Mycenae and Men
1979

Thomas & Sarah
1979
as Dr Groom-Crombie
Thank You, Comrades
1978
as Trotsky

The Sandbaggers
1978
as Robert Banks

Nicholas Nickleby
1977
as Ralph Nickleby

Jesus of Nazareth
1977
as Elihu

The Professionals
1977
as Stefan Batak I

John Macnab
1976
as Lord Lamancha

Electra
1974
as Tutor to Orestes

Churchill's People
1974
as King Henry III

The Pallisers
1974
as Robert Kennedy

Warship
1973
as Capt. Edward Holt
Away from It All
1973
as Harry Dundas

Mrs. Warren's Profession
1972
as Mr. Praed

The Protectors
1972
as David Barsella
Late Night Theatre
1972
as Jim

The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971
as Crow

Hands of the Ripper
1971
as Dysart

The Wild Duck
1971
as Gregers Werle
The Ten Commandments
1971
as Roger

Catweazle
1970
as Dr. Wenik

The Vengeance of She
1968
as Men-Hari

A Midsummer Night's Dream
1968
as Theseus

Shaggy Dog
1968
as Mr Parker

Shaggy Dog
1968
as Parker

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1968

The Company of Five
1968
as Mr Parker

The Basement
1967
as Law

Half Hour Story
1967
as Jimmy Hepton
A Month in the Country
1966
A Catching Complaint
1966
as Nic-Nic

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Sir Isaac Newton
Front Page Story
1965
as Denny Tarrant

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

Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Jim
Sharp at Four
1964
as Boatwright

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

The Human Jungle
1963
as Dr. Tate

Guns of Darkness
1962
as Hernandez

The Prince and the Pauper
1962
as Guard

The Avengers
1961
as Tobias

Danger Man
1960
as Casino Manager

The Adventures of William Tell
1958
as Wolfgang

The Adventures of William Tell
1958
as Burgomaster

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Banbury