Derek Godfrey

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

Known For: Acting

Born: London, England, UK, 1924-06-03

Died: 1983-06-18

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1962	The Prince and the Pauper	Guard	73
2	1962	Guns of Darkness	Hernandez	60
3	1964	Sharp at Four	Boatwright	0
4	1966	A Month in the Country		0
5	1967	The Basement	Law	0
6	1968	The Vengeance of She	Men-Hari	53
7	1968	If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them		0
8	1968	A Midsummer Night's Dream	Theseus	60
9	1968	Shaggy Dog	Mr Parker	60
10	1968	Shaggy Dog	Parker	60
11	1971	The Wild Duck	Gregers Werle	0
12	1971	The Abominable Dr. Phibes	Crow	69
13	1971	Hands of the Ripper	Dysart	62
14	1972	Mrs. Warren's Profession	Mr. Praed	0
15	1974	Electra	Tutor to Orestes	0
16	1980	The Tempest	Antonio	70

No.

Year

Title

Role

Vote Average

1962

The Prince and the Pauper

Guard

1962

Guns of Darkness

Hernandez

1964

Sharp at Four

Boatwright

1966

A Month in the Country

1967

The Basement

Law

1968

The Vengeance of She

Men-Hari

1968

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

1968

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Theseus

1968

Shaggy Dog

Mr Parker

1968

Shaggy Dog

Parker

1971

The Wild Duck

Gregers Werle

1971

The Abominable Dr. Phibes

Crow

1971

Hands of the Ripper

Dysart

1972

Mrs. Warren's Profession

Mr. Praed

1974

Electra

Tutor to Orestes

1980

The Tempest

Antonio

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1958	The Adventures of William Tell	Wolfgang	63
2	1958	The Adventures of William Tell	Burgomaster	63
3	1961	The Avengers	Tobias	77
4	1963	The Human Jungle	Dr. Tate	82
5	1965	Front Page Story	Denny Tarrant	0
6	1965	BBC Play of the Month	Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester	50
7	1965	BBC Play of the Month	Sir Isaac Newton	50
8	1965	BBC Play of the Month	Gregers Werle	50
9	1965	BBC Play of the Month	Lord Darlington	50
10	1965	BBC Play of the Month	Orestes' Tutor	50
11	1970	Catweazle	Dr. Wenik	75
12	1971	The Ten Commandments	Roger	0
13	1972	The Protectors	David Barsella	56
14	1974	The Pallisers		67
15	1977	Nicholas Nickleby	Ralph Nickleby	55
16	1977	Jesus of Nazareth	Elihu	78
17	1977	The Professionals	Stefan Batak I	74

No.

Year

Title

Role

Vote Average

1958