Patrick Godfrey
Biography
Patrick Lindesay Archibald Godfrey (born 13 February 1933) is an English actor of film, television and stage. Godfrey was born in Finsbury, London to Rev. Frederick Godfrey and Lois Mary Gladys (née Turner). In 1956 Godfrey joined the Radio Drama Company by winning the Carleton Hobbs Bursary. He made his film debut in Miss Julie (1972), and appeared in several British films of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, including A Room with a View, The Remains of the Day, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Count of Monte Cristo, Dimensions and Les Misérables. He also played Leonardo da Vinci in the Cinderella adaptation Ever After alongside Drew Barrymore and Dougray Scott. He had many roles on television, appearing in Doctor Who, Inspector Morse, and other series.
Known For
Bookseller
Oliver Twist
Simons
Foreign Body
The Reverend Mr. Eager
A Room with a View
Bertram
The Headsman
WF Knight
John Clare: "I Am"
Simcox
Maurice
High Court Judge
Bad Girl
Court Usher
The Trial
Gillenormand
Les Misérables
The Professor
Dimensions
Father Felix
My Brother Tom
Coroner
The Girl in a Swing
Bermuda Grace
Vasily
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
Father Calvino
The Borderlands
Professor Olkhin
The Gambler
Judge
The Count of Solar
Sir Nathaniel
Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Black and White
Jim (voice)
Rejoyce!
Leonardo da Vinci
EverAfter
Spencer
The Remains of the Day
Supt. Sidebotham
The Interrogation of John
Morrell
The Count of Monte Cristo
Dr. Neville
The Duchess
Kulighin
The Three Sisters
House Servant
Miss Julie
Major Jones
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Magistrate
Sleepers
Dr Saunders
Heat and Dust
Wolf Elder (voice)
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Merriman
The Importance of Being Earnest
Mr. Enderby
The Shell Seekers
Matthew / Annas (voice)
The Miracle Maker
Lord Egremont
Mr. Turner
1st Conservative MP
Message for Posterity
Headmaster
Clockwise
Cominius
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
Dr. Lombrosow
Manifesto
Sir John Barrow
Passage
Sleeping Clergyman
The History Boys
Geoffrey Alderney
Do Not Disturb
Deputy Mueller
Genghis Cohn
Adam
National Theatre Live: As You Like It
Commanding Officer
Rainy Day Women
Helicanus
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Mr. Tolland
Breathe
Lawyer Hawkins
The Devil's Disciple
Tor
Doctor Who: The Savages
Major Cosworth
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
The Auctioneer
On the Black Hill
Rt Hon Michael Foot MP (Leader of the Opposition)
The Falklands Play
Chorus
Theban Plays: Antigone
Shadows in the Sun
Teacher
Let There Be Light
Fernald
Redemption
Professor Jenssen
Ice Age
Tor (voice)
Doctor Who: The Savages
Self
Remembering/Forgetting 'The Savages'
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
59
Gender
Male
Birthday
1933-02-13
Place of Birth
Finsbury Park, London, England, UK
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