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
all 26
Movies 15
TV Shows 11
The Tempest (1980)
Of Mycenae and Men (1979)
The Professionals (1977)
Nicholas Nickleby (1977)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
Electra (1974)
The Pallisers (1974)
Mrs. Warren's Profession (1972)
The Protectors (1972)
Hands of the Ripper (1971)
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
The Wild Duck (1971)
Catweazle (1970)
Shaggy Dog (1968)
The Company of Five (1968)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968)
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them (1968)
The Vengeance of She (1968)
The Basement (1967)
A Month in the Country (1966)
The Human Jungle (1963)
Guns of Darkness (1962)
The Prince and the Pauper (1962)
The Avengers (1961)
The Adventures of William Tell (1958)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1924-06-03
Deathday1983-06-18 (59 years old)
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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