Biography
Derek Godfrey
Acting
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,…
Career works
40
Movies
18
Series
22
Career average
7.1/10
Birth date
06/03/1924
Place of birth
London, England, UK
Date of death
06/18/1983
Filmography highlights
Movies
The Tempest
1980 · 7.0
Of Mycenae and Men
1979 · 7.5
Electra
1974 · 8.0
Mrs. Warren's Profession
1972 · 9.0
Hands of the Ripper
1971 · 6.2
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
1971 · 7.0
The Wild Duck
1971 · 7.0
Shaggy Dog
1968 · 6.7
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1968 · 6.3
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
1968 · 9.0
The Vengeance of She
1968 · 5.3
The Basement
1967
Guns of Darkness
1962 · 6.2
The Prince and the Pauper
1962 · 7.2
Series
The Sandbaggers
1978 · 8.3
The Professionals
1977 · 7.6
Jesus of Nazareth
1977 · 7.8
Nicholas Nickleby
1977 · 7.0
John Macnab
1976
Churchill's People
1974 · 5.0
The Pallisers
1974 · 6.4
Warship
1973 · 6.7
The Protectors
1972 · 6.1
Catweazle
1970 · 7.6
The Company of Five
1968 · 7.0
Half Hour Story
1967 · 7.5
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · 5.3
Theatre 625
1964 · 7.2
The Human Jungle
1963 · 8.2