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3 Jun 1924

London, England, UK

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Derek Godfrey

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

Jesus of Nazareth

27 March 1977

The Abominable Dr. Phibes

18 May 1971

The Avengers

7 January 1961

Hands of the Ripper

17 October 1971

The Professionals

30 December 1977

The Prince and the Pauper

18 April 1962

The Vengeance of She

14 April 1968

Catweazle

15 February 1970

Guns of Darkness

19 July 1962

The Protectors

29 September 1972