Patrick Godfrey

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Known For

Acting

Born

1933-02-13

Place of Birth

Finsbury Park, London, England, UK

Patrick Godfrey

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.

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Acting History

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