
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 Captain Edward Holt) and Nicholas Nickleby (1977, as Ralph Nickleby). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Human Jungle

The Sandbaggers

ナザレのイエス

The Avengers

Catweazle

The Professionals

Theatre 625

The Prince and the Pauper

The Tempest

The Abominable Dr. Phibes

The Company of Five

The Adventures of William Tell

Hands of the Ripper

Guns of Darkness

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Shaggy Dog

The Protectors

Nicholas Nickleby

Warship

The Pallisers

The Vengeance of She

Of Mycenae and Men

BBC Play of the Month

Churchill's People

Electra

The Wild Duck

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

The Basement

Mrs. Warren's Profession