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Derek Godfrey
Actor
Died June 18, 1983 (59 years)
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).
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Filmography
| 1980 | The Tempest · as Antonio |
| 1979 | Thomas and Sarah (TV Series) · as Dr. Groom-Crombie |
| 1978 | The Sandbaggers (TV Series) · as Robert Banks |
| 1977 | The Professionals (TV Series) · as Stefan Batak I |
| 1977 | Jesus of Nazareth (TV Series) · as Elihu |
| 1977 | Just William (TV Series) · as Groves |
| 1977 | Nicholas Nickleby (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1973 | Warship (1973) (TV Series) · as Capt. Edward Holt |
| 1972 | The Protectors (TV Series) · as David Barsella |
| 1971 | The Abominable Dr. Phibes · as Crow |
| 1971 | Hands of the Ripper · as Dysart |
| 1970 | Julius Caesar · as Decius Brutus |
| 1970 | Catweazle (TV Series) · as Dr. Wenik |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Michael Piguet |
| 1968 | The Vengeance of She · as Men-Hari |
| 1968 | A Midsummer Night's Dream · as Theseus |
| 1966 | The Baron (TV Series) · as The General |
| 1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Gregers Werle |
| 1963 | The Human Jungle (TV Series) · as Dr. Tate |
| 1962 | The Prince and the Pauper · as Guard |
| 1961 | The Avengers (TV Series) · as Tobias |
| 1960 | Danger Man (TV Series) · as Casino Manager |
| 1958 | H.G. Wells' Invisible Man (TV Series) · as Walker |
| 1958 | The Adventures of William Tell (TV Series) · as Burgomaster |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Banbury |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Guard |