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Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 3, 1924
Died
June 18, 1983
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Derek Godfrey
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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 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
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Antonio
The Tempest
1980
5.0
Of Mycenae and Men
1979
7.5
Stefan Batak I
The Professionals
1977
7.8
Elihu
Jesus of Nazareth
1977
5.5
Ralph Nickleby
Nicholas Nickleby
1977
1.0
King Henry III
Churchill's People
1974
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Tutor to Orestes
Electra
1974
5.5
Capt. Edward Holt
Warship
1973
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Mr. Praed
Mrs. Warren's Profession
1972
5.8
David Barsella
The Protectors
1972
Credits
The Tempest
as Antonio
1980
7.0
Of Mycenae and Men
1979
5.0
The Professionals
as Stefan Batak I
1977
7.5
Jesus of Nazareth
as Elihu
1977
7.8
Nicholas Nickleby
as Ralph Nickleby
1977
5.5
Churchill's People
as King Henry III
1974
1.0
Electra
as Tutor to Orestes
1974
0.0
Warship
as Capt. Edward Holt
1973
5.5
Mrs. Warren's Profession
as Mr. Praed
1972
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The Protectors
as David Barsella
1972
5.8
Hands of the Ripper
as Dysart
1971
6.1
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
as Crow
1971
6.9
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The Ten Commandments
as Roger
1971
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The Wild Duck
as Gregers Werle
1971
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Catweazle
as Dr. Wenik
1970
7.6
Shaggy Dog
as Mr Parker
1968
6.0
Shaggy Dog
as Parker
1968
6.0
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Theseus
1968
6.0
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1968
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The Vengeance of She
as Men-Hari
1968
5.2
The Basement
as Law
1967
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A Catching Complaint
as Nic-Nic
1966
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A Month in the Country
1966
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BBC Play of the Month
as Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
1965
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Sir Isaac Newton
1965
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Gregers Werle
1965
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Lord Darlington
1965
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Orestes' Tutor
1965
5.0
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Front Page Story
as Denny Tarrant
1965
0.0
Theatre 625
as Edmund
1964
7.2
Theatre 625
as Rakitin
1964
7.2
Theatre 625
as Sir Owen Tudor
1964
7.2
Theatre 625
as Law
1964
7.2
Theatre 625
as Stefano Balli
1964
7.2
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Sharp at Four
as Boatwright
1964
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The Human Jungle
as Dr. Tate
1963
8.2
Guns of Darkness
as Hernandez
1962
6.0
The Prince and the Pauper
as Guard
1962
7.1
The Avengers
as Tobias
1961
7.7
The Adventures of William Tell
as Wolfgang
1958
6.3
The Adventures of William Tell
as Burgomaster
1958
6.3