Patrick Godfrey
Acting
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.
Born: February 13, 1933
Place of Birth: Finsbury Park, London, England, UK
Known For
Bad Girl
A young single mother has to convince the authorities that she is a fit parent.
National Theatre Live: As You Like It
With her father the Duke banished and in exile, Rosalind and her cousin Celia leave their lives in the court behind them and journey into the Forest of Arden. There, released from convention, Rosalind experiences the liberating rush of transformation. Disguising herself as a boy, she embraces a different way of living and falls spectacularly in love.
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Series of television plays written by six different authors. Each play is a lavish dramatization of the trials and tribulations surrounding Henry and his wives. Keith Michell ties the episodes together with his dignified and magnetic performance as the mighty monarch.
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
A banished hero of Rome allies with a sworn enemy to take his revenge on the city.
Dandelion Dead
This is a dramatisation of the true story of Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong, a solicitor and magistrate's clerk who lived in the small Welsh town of Hay-on-Wye. In 1921 he was arrested and charged with poisoning his domineering wife, Catherine, and later attempting to poison a business rival, Oswald Martin, by administering arsenic to them. At his trial, Armstrong claimed that he had bought the arsenic simply to kill the dandelions on his lawn. However he was convicted of murder and executed in 1922.
Foyle's War
As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the retired detective working as an MI5 agent operating in the aftermath of the war.
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Seven British construction workers escape Britain's ever growing dole queues and travel to Germany to work on a site in Dusseldorf. We follow their trials and tribulations of working away from home and away from the women they left behind.
Doctor Who
The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.
His Dark Materials
Lyra is an orphan who lives in a parallel universe in which science, theology and magic are entwined. Her search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children and turns into a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust. She is later joined on her journey by Will, a boy who possesses a knife that can cut windows between worlds. As she learns the truth about her parents and her prophesied destiny, the two young people are caught up in a war against celestial powers that ranges across many worlds.
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector Morse and Kevin Whately as Sergeant Lewis, as well as a large cast of notable actors and actresses.
Filmography
as Tor (voice)
as Jim (voice)
as Butler
as Wolf Elder (voice)
as Mr. Tolland
as Lord Egremont
as Father Calvino
as Gillenormand
as Vasily
as The Professor
as Sir Nathaniel
as Sir John Barrow
as Dr. Neville
as Mr. Enderby
as Hugh Treevor
as Sleeping Clergyman
as Bookseller
as Bertram
as Ernest Bannerman
as Merriman
as Rt Hon Michael Foot MP (Leader of the Opposition)
as Morrell
as Father Felix
as Ed
as Matthew / Annas (voice)
as Leonardo da Vinci
as Professor Olkhin
as General Conyers
as Dudley Carew
as Bishop of Stepney
as Ross Harkins
as Griffiths
as 1st Conservative MP
as Deputy Mueller
as Spencer
as Court Usher
as High Court Judge
as Fred Caldwell
as Judge
as 1st Conservative MP
as Fernald
as General Fairhurst
as Magistrate
as Major Jones
as Lawson Walton, K.C.
as Coroner
as The Auctioneer
as Dr. Lombrosow
as Supt. Sidebotham
as Simcox
as Chief Whip
as Lawyer Hawkins
as Mr. Schuster
as Dr. Greer
as Simons
as Chorus
as Derick Tome
as The Reverend Mr. Eager
as Headmaster
as Mr Bullett Finch
as Court Usher
as Helicanus
as Commanding Officer
as Cominius
as Geoffrey Oxlade
as Dr Saunders
as Council Chairman
as Major Beatty
as Professor Jenssen
as Russell
as Dr. John Forbes
as Prof. Senssen
as Nicholas Ashby
as House Servant
as Analyst
as Major Cosworth
as Grant
as Teacher
as Sir Thomas Wriothesley
as Tor
as RAMC Orderly
as Simpson
as Scipio
as Major Cosworth
as Dr. Hobbs
as Dr. Walsh