Patrick Godfrey
Known for Acting · 112 credits
- Born
- 1933-02-13 (age 93)
- Place of birth
- Finsbury Park, London, England, UK
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
TV Shows (52)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Dudley Carew
Doctor Who
1963
as Major Cosworth
Casualty
1986
as Derick Tome
Play for Today
1970
Crown Court
1972
Minder
1979
as Major Beatty
Heartbeat
1992
as Fred Caldwell
The Bill
1984
Foyle's War
2002
as Ernest Bannerman
Inspector Morse
1987
as Dr. Greer
His Dark Materials
2019
as Butler
Screen Two
1985
as Court Usher / Tite
Theatre 625
1964
as Simpson / Scipio
No Hiding Place
1959
Soldier Soldier
1991
as General Fairhurst
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
Performance
1991
as 1st Conservative MP
Da Vinci's Demons
2013
Justice
1971
as Analyst
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as RAMC Orderly
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Prof. Senssen
ScreenPlay
1986
as Supt. Sidebotham
Doomwatch
1970
as Grant
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Dr. Hobbs / Dr. Walsh
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995
as Ross Harkins
The New Statesman
1987
as Chief Whip
Bramwell
1995
as Bishop of Stepney
Enemy at the Door
1978
as Dr. John Forbes
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982
as Council Chairman
Story Parade
1964
as Customs Officer / Tom Moore
Paul Temple
1969
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
as Geoffrey Oxlade
A Dance to the Music of Time
1997
as General Conyers
The Sandbaggers
1978
as Walter Wheatley
In Suspicious Circumstances
1991
as Doctor Gordon
Travelling Man
1984
as Father
Miss Marple: Nemesis
1987
as Mr. Schuster
Edge of Darkness
1985
as Oakley
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970
as Sir Thomas Wriothesley
Theatre Night
1985
as Lawyer Hawkins
Paul Merton: The Series
1991
Madson
1996
as Mr Lewis
Shadow of the Noose
1989
as Lawson Walton, K.C.
Scorpion Tales
1978
as Russell
Fallen Angel
2007
as Hugh Treevor
Behaving Badly
1989
Sleepers
1991
as Magistrate
Blott on the Landscape
1985
as Mr Bullett Finch
Dandelion Dead
1994
as Griffiths
The Carnforth Practice
1974
as Nicholas Ashby
Shades
2001
as Ed
Pulaski
1987
as The Director
Movies (60)
The Count of Monte Cristo
2002
as Morrell
Les Misérables
2012
as Gillenormand
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
2018
as Wolf Elder (voice)
EverAfter
1998
as Leonardo da Vinci
The Remains of the Day
1993
as Spencer
The Duchess
2008
as Dr. Neville
A Room with a View
1986
as The Reverend Mr. Eager
Oliver Twist
2005
as Bookseller
Maurice
1987
as Simcox
Breathe
2017
as Mr. Tolland
Mr. Turner
2014
as Lord Egremont
The Importance of Being Earnest
2002
as Merriman
The Miracle Maker
2000
as Matthew/Annas (voice)
The Trial
1993
as Court Usher
The Borderlands
2014
as Father Calvino
The History Boys
2006
as Sleeping Clergyman
Clockwise
1986
as Headmaster
The Girl in a Swing
1988
as Coroner
Manifesto
1988
as Dr. Lombrosow
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
1989
as Major Jones
Shadow of the Sword
2005
as Bertram
Shadows in the Sun
2009
Sleepers
1991
as Magistrate
The Falklands Play
2002
as Rt Hon Michael Foot MP (Leader of the Opposition)
Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2010
as Sir Nathaniel
My Brother Tom
2001
as Father Felix
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
1984
as Helicanus
The Interrogation of John
1987
as Supt. Sidebotham
Heat and Dust
1983
as Dr Saunders
Redemption
1991
as Fernald
The Gambler
1997
as Professor Olkhin
The Shell Seekers
2007
as Mr. Enderby
Foreign Body
1986
as Simons
Bermuda Grace
1994
Genghis Cohn
1993
as Deputy Mueller
Rejoyce!
2024
as Jim (voice)
I Don't Speak English
1995
Passage
2008
as Sir John Barrow
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971
as Major Cosworth
Bad Girl
1992
as High Court Judge
Theban Plays: Antigone
1986
as Chorus
Do Not Disturb
1991
as Geoffrey Alderney
Miss Julie
1972
as House Servant
The Devil's Disciple
1987
as Lawyer Hawkins
National Theatre Live: As You Like It
2016
as Adam
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
1984
as Cominius
Message for Posterity
1994
as 1st Conservative MP
Doctor Who: The Savages
2025
as Tor (voice)
Ice Age
1978
as Professor Jenssen
Rainy Day Women
1984
as Commanding Officer
Black and White
1992
The Three Sisters
1981
as Kulighin
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
2011
as Vasily
Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?
2004
as Voice of Lindsay Anderson
The Count of Solar
1992
as Judge
John Clare: "I Am"
1970
as WF Knight
On the Black Hill
1988
as The Auctioneer
Dimensions
2011
as The Professor
Let There Be Light
1970
as Teacher
Doctor Who: The Savages
1966
as Tor
About Patrick Godfrey
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 Misérabl… With 112 credits spanning from 1955 to 2025, Patrick Godfrey has appeared in 60 films and 52 TV shows.
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Most Popular Patrick Godfrey Movies
- The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) — as Morrell
- Les Misérables (2012) — as Gillenormand
- Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) — as Wolf Elder (voice)
- EverAfter (1998) — as Leonardo da Vinci
- The Remains of the Day (1993) — as Spencer
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