Acting
Derek Godfrey
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Born
3 June 1924
Died
18 June 1983 (aged 59)
Birthplace
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". 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
Filmography
The Tempest
as Antonio
Electra
as Tutor to Orestes
Mrs. Warren's Profession
as Mr. Praed
Hands of the Ripper
as Dysart
The Wild Duck
as Gregers Werle
The Vengeance of She
as Men-Hari
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Theseus
Shaggy Dog
as Mr Parker, as Parker
Sharp at Four
1964
Sharp at Four
as Boatwright
Guns of Darkness
as Hernandez