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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...
Known for
The AvengersSeries • 1961
BBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965
The ProfessionalsSeries • 1977
Theatre 625Series • 1964
Thirty-Minute TheatreSeries • 1965
Danger ManSeries • 1960
The ProtectorsSeries • 1972
The SandbaggersSeries • 1978
Jesus of NazarethSeries • 1977
Churchill's PeopleSeries • 1974
The Adventures of William TellSeries • 1958
CatweazleSeries • 1970
The PallisersSeries • 1974
The Human JungleSeries • 1963
WarshipSeries • 1973
The Prince and the PauperMovie • 1962
The Vengeance of SheMovie • 1968
The Abominable Dr. PhibesMovie • 1971
Hands of the RipperMovie • 1971