Derek Godfrey
Known For
Acting
Born
1924-06-03 in London, England, UK
Died
1983-06-18
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
Most Known For
The Avengers
as Tobias
BBC Play of the Month
as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
BBC Play of the Month
as Sir Isaac Newton
BBC Play of the Month
as Gregers Werle
BBC Play of the Month
as Lord Darlington
BBC Play of the Month
as Orestes' Tutor
The Professionals
as Stefan Batak I
Theatre 625
as Edmund
Theatre 625
as Rakitin
Theatre 625
as Sir Owen Tudor
Theatre 625
as Law
Theatre 625
as Stefano Balli
Jesus of Nazareth
as Elihu
The Protectors
as David Barsella
The Human Jungle
as Dr. Tate
The Adventures of William Tell
as Wolfgang
The Adventures of William Tell
as Burgomaster
Warship
as Capt. Edward Holt
Catweazle
as Dr. Wenik
The Pallisers
as Robert Kennedy