Derek Godfrey
Actor
Born June 3, 1924 in London, England, UK
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".
Filmography
The Tempest
Antonio
Of Mycenae and Men
The Sandbaggers
Robert Banks
The Professionals
Stefan Batak I
Nicholas Nickleby
Ralph Nickleby
Jesus of Nazareth
Elihu
John Macnab
Lord Lamancha
Churchill's People
King Henry III
Electra
Tutor to Orestes
The Pallisers
Robert Kennedy
Warship
Capt. Edward Holt
Mrs. Warren's Profession
Mr. Praed
The Protectors
David Barsella
Hands of the Ripper
Dysart
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Crow
The Wild Duck
Gregers Werle
Catweazle
Dr. Wenik
Shaggy Dog
Mr Parker
The Company of Five
Mr Parker
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Theseus
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
The Vengeance of She
Men-Hari
Half Hour Story
Jimmy Hepton
The Basement
Law
BBC Play of the Month
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Jim
Theatre 625
Edmund
The Human Jungle
Dr. Tate
Guns of Darkness
Hernandez
The Prince and the Pauper
Guard
The Avengers
Tobias
Danger Man
Casino Manager
The Adventures of William Tell
Wolfgang
Armchair Theatre
Banbury