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 29
Movies 17
TV Shows 12
The Tempest (1980)
Of Mycenae and Men (1979)
The Professionals (1977)
Nicholas Nickleby (1977)
Electra (1974)
Warship (1973)
Mrs. Warren's Profession (1972)
The Protectors (1972)
The Wild Duck (1971)
Julius Caesar (1970)
Catweazle (1970)
Shaggy Dog (1968)
The Company of Five (1968)
The Vengeance of She (1968)
Sharp at Four (1964)
The Human Jungle (1963)
Guns of Darkness (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)
Birth PlaceLondon, England, UK
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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