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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 3, 1924
Place of Birth:
London, England, UK
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Derek Godfrey
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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Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The Tempest | Antonio |
| 1974 | Electra | Tutor to Orestes |
| 1972 | Mrs. Warren's Profession | Mr. Praed |
| 1971 | The Abominable Dr. Phibes | Crow |
| 1971 | Hands of the Ripper | Dysart |
| 1971 | The Wild Duck | Gregers Werle |
| 1968 | The Vengeance of She | Men-Hari |
| 1968 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Theseus |
| 1968 | Shaggy Dog | Mr Parker |
| 1968 | Shaggy Dog | Parker |
| 1968 | If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them | |
| 1967 | The Basement | Law |
| 1966 | A Month in the Country | |
| 1964 | Sharp at Four | Boatwright |
| 1962 | Guns of Darkness | Hernandez |
| 1962 | The Prince and the Pauper | Guard |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Nicholas Nickleby | Ralph Nickleby |
| 1977 | Jesus of Nazareth | Elihu |
| 1977 | The Professionals | Stefan Batak I |
| 1974 | The Pallisers | |
| 1972 | The Protectors | David Barsella |
| 1970 | Catweazle | Dr. Wenik |
| 1963 | The Human Jungle | Dr. Tate |
| 1961 | The Avengers | Tobias |
| 1958 | The Adventures of William Tell | Wolfgang |
| 1958 | The Adventures of William Tell | Burgomaster |