Derek Godfrey
Birthday
1924/06/03
Day of death
1983/06/18 (59 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also know as
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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 ...Read more
Acting
(1966) A Month in the Country
as ---
(1968) The Vengeance of She
as Men-Hari
(1971) The Abominable Dr. Phibes
as Crow
(1971) Hands of the Ripper
as Dysart
(1974) Electra
as Tutor to Orestes
(1962) Guns of Darkness
as Hernandez
(1968) A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Theseus
(1971) The Wild Duck
as Gregers Werle
(1968) Shaggy Dog
as Mr Parker
(1962) The Prince and the Pauper
as Guard
(1968) Shaggy Dog
as Parker
(1968) If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
as ---
(1964) Sharp at Four
as Boatwright
(1967) The Basement
as Law
(1980) The Tempest
as Antonio
(1972) Mrs. Warren's Profession
as Mr. Praed
(1974) The Pallisers
as ---
(1977) Nicholas Nickleby
as Ralph Nickleby
(1963) The Human Jungle
as Dr. Tate
(1977) Jesus of Nazareth
as Elihu
(1958) The Adventures of William Tell
as Wolfgang
(1958) The Adventures of William Tell
as Burgomaster
(1970) Catweazle
as Dr. Wenik
(1961) The Avengers
as Tobias
(1972) The Protectors
as David Barsella
(1977) The Professionals
as Stefan Batak I