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









