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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


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Born:
Jun 3, 1924 In London, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
15
First Appeared:
In the movie The Prince and the Pauper 1962-03-11
Latest Project:
Movie The Tempest 1980-02-27
Known For
Poster of The Tempest
Poster of Shaggy Dog
Poster of If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
Poster of The Basement
Filmography
Movie The Tempest Antonio 1980-02-27
Series Nicholas Nickleby Ralph Nickleby 1977-03-27
Series Jesus of Nazareth Elihu 1977-03-27
Series The Pallisers 1974-01-19
Movie Electra Tutor to Orestes 1974-10-24
Movie The Abominable Dr. Phibes Crow 1971-05-18
Movie Hands of the Ripper Dysart 1971-10-17
Movie The Vengeance of She Men-Hari 1968-04-14
Movie If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them 1968-08-03
Movie Shaggy Dog Mr Parker 1968-11-10
Movie A Midsummer Night's Dream Theseus 1968-09-30
Movie The Basement Law 1967-02-20
Movie Sharp at Four Boatwright 1964-01-12
Movie The Prince and the Pauper Guard 1962-03-11
Movie Guns of Darkness Hernandez 1962-07-19