Derek Godfrey
Acting
Born June 3, 1924 · London, England, UK
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…
Known For · 40 titles
The Avengers
BBC Play of the Month
Theatre 625
Thirty-Minute Theatre
The Professionals
Danger Man
Churchill's People
The Protectors
The Pallisers
Jesus of Nazareth
The Adventures of William Tell
The Human Jungle
Catweazle
Half Hour Story
The Sandbaggers
Warship
The Ten Commandments
Late Night Theatre
Front Page Story
Armchair Theatre
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
The Company of Five
Nicholas Nickleby
Away from It All
The Prince and the Pauper
The Vengeance of She
John Macnab
A Midsummer Night's Dream
The Wild Duck
Hands of the Ripper
Guns of Darkness
Of Mycenae and Men
The Basement
Shaggy Dog
Thank You, Comrades
A Catching Complaint
The Tempest
A Month in the Country
Mrs. Warren's Profession
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them