Geoffrey McGivern

Geoffrey McGivern

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1952-01-01 (73 years old)

Biography

Geoffrey M. McGivern is a British actor in film, television, radio and stage, as well as a comedian. He is best known for originating the role of Ford Prefect in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.


He played Ford Prefect in the radio series (1978–80) and subsequent LP releases of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams whom he knew from Cambridge University, and reprised the role for the four new series broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 2004 and 2018. A more recent radio broadcast was in The Ape That Got Lucky and he has appeared in TV shows such as Noel's House Party, Press Gang, Chef!, Big Train, Blackadder the Third ("Dish and Dishonesty") as Ivor Biggun, Chelmsford 123, Jonathan Creek, 15 Storeys High, Armstrong and Miller, Toast of London and series three of Peep Show.


McGivern appeared in the first series of the comedy show Big Train in 1998, and later that year for the 1998 radio SciFi drama Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (Colin Swash, BBC) McGivern teamed up with old Hitchhiker's colleague Stephen Moore and Lorelei King (member of cast in the 2005 Hitchhiker's radio show sequel). He later played the Supreme Ruler in BBC2's sci-fi comedy Hyperdrive (2006–2007). In 2007, he appeared in the BBC Radio 4 comedy Peacefully in their Sleeps and in 2008 he appeared as Professor John Mycroft in the BBC2 science sitcom Lab Rats and in the 2008 BBC series Little Dorrit where he played Mr Rugg. He also appeared in episode 5 of series 3 of the TV series A Bit of Fry and Laurie. In 2015, he guest-starred in EastEnders as Dickie Ticker, the crude comic brought in by Mick Carter for Kush Kazemi's stag night. In 2016, he appeared in four episodes of the Disney Channel musical drama The Lodge, as Patrick. McGivern played the narrator Charlie Swinburne in the BBC Radio's 2013 six part dramatisation of G. K. Chesterton's The Club of Queer Trades.


In 2017, he appeared in the Channel 4 sitcom Back, written by Simon Blackwell, alongside David Mitchell and Robert Webb. Later that year, he began portraying the recurring role of Frank in the Netflix series Free Rein.


Since 2019, he has appeared as recurring character Barclay Beg-Chetwynde in the BBC comedy Ghosts. In 2022, he appeared as the main character Russ, in Radio 4 comedy No-Platformed. The show's episode guide contains a humorous note about McGivern's extensive credit list, by starting a list of his credits and then adding "oh, hundreds of things".


In 2024, he appeared as recurring character Lord Rookwood in the Apple TV+ series The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin.

Filmography

all 67

TV Shows 52

Movies 15

self 1

Voice 1

Station Master Fox
The Larkins

The Larkins (2021)

TV
Lieutenant Colonel Village
Quiz

Quiz (2020)

TV
Barclay Beg-Chetwynde / Barclay
Ghosts

Ghosts (2019)

TV
Uncle Geoff
Back

Back (2017)

TV
6
The Pub Landlord
Quacks

Quacks (2017)

TV
Sir Roderick Glossop
Blandings

Blandings (2013)

TV
Professor John Mycroft
Lab Rats

Lab Rats (2008)

TV
Magic Shop Manager
Magicians

Magicians (2007)

Movie
4.33
Beverley Westwood
Benidorm

Benidorm (2007)

TV
6
Supreme Ruler
Hyperdrive

Hyperdrive (2006)

TV
Neville / Sergeant Hamilton
15 Storeys High

15 Storeys High (2002)

TV
6
Andrey Petrovitch
Onegin

Onegin (1999)

Movie
Geoffrey Lester
Gobble

Gobble (1997)

Movie
Stiggy Bedford-Bounds
Annie's Bar

Annie's Bar (1996)

TV
Bank Manager
Chef

Chef (1993)

TV
Journalist/Emperor
In Dreams

In Dreams (1992)

Movie
Denzil Arcourt / Harry
Heartbeat

Heartbeat (1992)

TV
9
Voice Over (voice) / Repeat introductions (voice) (uncredited) / Geoff / TV Announcer
Drop the Dead Donkey

Drop the Dead Donkey (1990)

TV
6
Clifford Halliwell
KYTV

KYTV (1989)

TV
Harry Portiner
Mr. Pye

Mr. Pye (1986)

Movie
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1952-01-01 (73 years old)

Birth Place
Balham, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Also Known As
Geoff McGiven, Geoff McGivern, Geoff McGuivern

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