Patrick Godfrey
Known for Acting · 116 credits
- Born
- 1933-02-13
- Died
- 2026-06-04
- Place of birth
- Finsbury Park, London, England, UK
Biography
Patrick Lindesay Archibald Godfrey (February 13, 1933 – June 4, 2026) was a Brirish 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 (55)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Dudley Carew
Casualty
1986
as Derick Tome
Crown Court
1972
Play for Today
1970
The Bill
1984
Doctor Who
1963
as Major Cosworth
Screen Two
1985
as Court Usher / Tite
Heartbeat
1992
as Fred Caldwell
No Hiding Place
1959
Minder
1979
as Major Beatty
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as RAMC Orderly
Foyle's War
2002
as Ernest Bannerman
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Dr. Hobbs / Dr. Walsh
Inspector Morse
1987
as Dr. Greer
His Dark Materials
2019
as Butler
Theatre 625
1964
as Simpson / Scipio
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Prof. Senssen
Soldier Soldier
1991
as General Fairhurst
Justice
1971
as Analyst
ScreenPlay
1986
as Supt. Sidebotham
Story Parade
1964
as Customs Officer / Tom Moore
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995
as Ross Harkins
Doomwatch
1970
as Grant
Performance
1991
as 1st Conservative MP
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982
as Council Chairman
Da Vinci's Demons
2013
Enemy at the Door
1978
as Dr. John Forbes
The New Statesman
1987
as Chief Whip
Bramwell
1995
as Bishop of Stepney
Travelling Man
1984
as Father
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
as Geoffrey Oxlade
In Suspicious Circumstances
1991
as Doctor Gordon
Paul Temple
1969
Theatre Night
1985
as Lawyer Hawkins
A Dance to the Music of Time
1997
as General Conyers
The Sandbaggers
1978
as Walter Wheatley
Edge of Darkness
1985
as Oakley
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
as Cominius
Miss Marple: Nemesis
1987
as Mr. Schuster
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970
as Sir Thomas Wriothesley
Shadow of the Noose
1989
as Lawson Walton, K.C.
Sleepers
1991
as Magistrate
Paul Merton: The Series
1991
Madson
1996
as Mr Lewis
Scorpion Tales
1978
as Russell
Fallen Angel
2007
as Hugh Treevor
Blott on the Landscape
1985
as Mr Bullett Finch
Behaving Badly
1989
Dandelion Dead
1994
as Griffiths
Pulaski
1987
as The Director
The Carnforth Practice
1974
as Nicholas Ashby
Shades
2001
as Ed
Looking for Victoria
2003
as Lord Clarendon
You, Me and It
1993
as Eddie
Movies (61)
Les Misérables
2012
as Gillenormand
The Count of Monte Cristo
2002
as Morrell
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
2018
as Wolf Elder (voice)
Breathe
2017
as Mr. Tolland
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
Maurice
1987
as Simcox
Macbeth
1966
as Lennox
Oliver Twist
2005
as Bookseller
The Importance of Being Earnest
2002
as Merriman
Mr. Turner
2014
as Lord Egremont
Redemption
1991
as Fernald
The Borderlands
2014
as Father Calvino
The Devil's Disciple
1987
as Lawyer Hawkins
The History Boys
2006
as Sleeping Clergyman
Heat and Dust
1983
as Dr Saunders
The Trial
1993
as Court Usher
Rejoyce!
2024
as Jim (voice)
The Miracle Maker
2000
as Matthew/Annas (voice)
Bermuda Grace
1994
Clockwise
1986
as Headmaster
The Girl in a Swing
1988
as Coroner
I Don't Speak English
1995
Bad Girl
1992
as High Court Judge
Foreign Body
1986
as Simons
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
1984
as Helicanus
My Brother Tom
2001
as Father Felix
Shadow of the Sword
2005
as Bertram
The Gambler
1997
as Professor Olkhin
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
1984
as Cominius
Do Not Disturb
1991
as Geoffrey Alderney
The Falklands Play
2002
as Rt Hon Michael Foot MP (Leader of the Opposition)
Genghis Cohn
1993
as Deputy Mueller
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
1989
as Major Jones
Dimensions
2011
as The Professor
Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?
2004
as Voice of Lindsay Anderson
Manifesto
1988
as Dr. Lombrosow
Shadows in the Sun
2009
Let There Be Light
1970
as Teacher
Theban Plays: Antigone
1986
as Chorus
Message for Posterity
1994
as 1st Conservative MP
Doctor Who: The Savages
1966
as Tor
The Three Sisters
1981
as Kulighin
Sleepers
1991
as Magistrate
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
2011
as Vasily
Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2010
as Sir Nathaniel
Ice Age
1978
as Professor Jenssen
Doctor Who: The Savages
2025
as Tor (voice)
The Shell Seekers
2007
as Mr. Enderby
The Interrogation of John
1987
as Supt. Sidebotham
On the Black Hill
1988
as The Auctioneer
John Clare: "I Am"
1970
as WF Knight
The Count of Solar
1992
as Judge
Rainy Day Women
1984
as Commanding Officer
Black and White
1992
Miss Julie
1972
as House Servant
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971
as Major Cosworth
National Theatre Live: As You Like It
2016
as Adam
Passage
2008
as Sir John Barrow
About Patrick Godfrey
Patrick Lindesay Archibald Godfrey (February 13, 1933 – June 4, 2026) was a Brirish 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 L… With 116 credits spanning from 1955 to 2025, Patrick Godfrey has appeared in 61 films and 55 TV shows.
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Most Popular Patrick Godfrey Movies
- Les Misérables (2012) — as Gillenormand
- The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) — as Morrell
- Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) — as Wolf Elder (voice)
- Breathe (2017) — as Mr. Tolland
- EverAfter (1998) — as Leonardo da Vinci
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