Derek Godfrey
Born: 1924-06-03
Place of Birth: 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 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
The Vengeance of She
The Basement
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
The Prince and the Pauper
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Shaggy Dog
Shaggy Dog
Hands of the Ripper
Guns of Darkness
Of Mycenae and Men
The Wild Duck
The Tempest
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
Mrs. Warren's Profession
