Derek Godfrey

Known for ActingBorn 1924-06-03Died 1983-06-18London, England, UK

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 encyclopediaRead more

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Front Page Story

Mrs. Warren's Profession

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

The Sandbaggers

The Human Jungle

Electra

Jesus of Nazareth

The Avengers

Catweazle

Of Mycenae and Men

The Professionals

Danger Man

The Prince and the Pauper

Theatre 625

The Tempest

Nicholas Nickleby

The Abominable Dr. Phibes

The Wild Duck

The Company of Five

A Catching Complaint

Warship

Shaggy Dog

The Adventures of William Tell

The Pallisers

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Hands of the Ripper

The Protectors

Guns of Darkness

Armchair Theatre

The Vengeance of She

BBC Play of the Month

Churchill's People

The Ten Commandments

The Basement

A Month in the Country

Sharp at Four