Patrick Godfrey
Date of birth: 1933-02-13
Place of birth: Finsbury Park, London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
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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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Oliver Twist
2005-09-23
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serv
Foreign Body
1986-09-26
Banerjee stars as Ram Das, a jobless Indian man who, tired of life in Calcutta, steals money from hi
A Room with a View
1985-12-13
When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without
Shadow of the Sword
2005-05-12
Central Europe, early 16th century: two childhood friends, Martin & Georg, find themselves on ri
Maurice
1987-09-18
After his lover rejects him, Maurice attempts to come to terms with his sexuality within the restric
John Clare: "I Am"
1970-02-08
A film biography by David Jones with Freddie Jones as John Clare "I am - yet what I am, none cares
Bad Girl
1992-07-14
A young single mother has to convince the authorities that she is a fit parent.
The Trial
1993-06-18
Joseph K. awakes one morning, to find two strange men in his room, telling him he has been arrested.
Les Misérables
2012-12-18
An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-centu
Dimensions
2011-09-20
Stephen is a brilliant young boy who lives in England, in what appears to be the 1920s—but nothing i
My Brother Tom
2001-11-16
A teenage girl, Jessica, befriends a teenage boy called Tom, who is bullied by a local gang. She is
The Girl in a Swing
1988-09-29
A London art broker goes to Copenhagen where he requires the services of a secretary fluent in Danis
Bermuda Grace
1994-01-07
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
2011-12-01
John Hodge's Collaborators centers on an imaginary encounter between Joseph Stalin and the playwrigh
The Borderlands
2014-03-28
Vatican investigators are sent to the British West Country to investigate paranormal activity, and t
The Gambler
1997-10-30
Under pressure from his publisher, Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky gets work on his latest piece
The Count of Solar
1992-02-02
The true story of mysterious deaf-mute boy Joseph in France just before the revolution.
Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2010-09-28
A scholarly king and his three companions swear off the society of women for three years, only to ha
Black and White
1992-02-01
Black and White is the story of Lisa, a young Soviet emigre studying medicine in Manhattan, Roy, an
Rejoyce!
2024-03-16
After the death of her husband, an elderly vicar's wife re-discovers a book of erotic fiction that s
EverAfter
1998-07-31
Danielle, a vibrant young woman, was forced into servitude after the death of her father when she wa
The Remains of the Day
1993-11-05
A rule-bound head butler's world of manners and decorum in the household he maintains is tested by t
The Interrogation of John
1987-09-30
A suspect is brought to a London police station charged with gross indecency. Police at the station
The Count of Monte Cristo
2002-01-23
Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, F
The Duchess
2008-09-05
A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled
The Three Sisters
1981-12-29
Olga, Masha, and Irina Prozoroff lead lonely and purposeless lives following the death of their fath
Miss Julie
1972-01-01
A televised Royal Shakespeare Company production of August Strindberg's classic play. Miss Julie, a
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
1989-04-22
A biographical portrayal of Simon Wiesenthal, famous Nazi Hunter. From his imprisonment in a Nazi Co
Sleepers
1991-04-10
Amidst the thaw of glasnost, the Kremlin discovers that two Soviet agents, sent to England under dee
Heat and Dust
1983-01-01
Anne is investigating the life of her grand-aunt Olivia, whose destiny has always been shrouded with
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
2018-11-25
A human child raised by wolves, must face off against a menacing tiger named Shere Khan, as well as
The Importance of Being Earnest
2002-05-17
Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is f
The Shell Seekers
2007-10-18
Penelope Keeling, a sixty-four-year-old daughter of a famous artist, reflects on her life, and the f
The Miracle Maker
2000-03-31
A mother and father in search of help for their sick daughter cross paths with an extraordinary carp
Mr. Turner
2014-10-31
Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes inv
Message for Posterity
1994-10-28
A version of Dennis Potter's play for television, remade shortly before his death as the original 19
Clockwise
1986-03-01
School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order, and discipline. Brian misses hi
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
1984-03-26
A banished hero of Rome allies with a sworn enemy to take his revenge on the city.
Manifesto
1988-01-27
In a small European country, the king is scheduled to visit a small, quiet and "safe" village. It tu
Passage
2008-10-03
With a unique blend of dramatic action and behind-the-scenes documentary footage, filmmaker John Wal
The History Boys
2006-10-02
The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in purs
Do Not Disturb
1991-03-17
When Jenny and Bruce Coldfield bring a curious party of literary enthusiasts to a remote Norfolk vil
Genghis Cohn
1993-11-09
In the midst of World War II, Nazi officer Otto Schatz declares the execution of Jewish music-hall c
National Theatre Live: As You Like It
2016-03-30
With her father the Duke banished and in exile, Rosalind and her cousin Celia leave their lives in t
Rainy Day Women
1984-04-10
In 1940, during World War II, an officer is sent to investigate rumours of German spies in a sleepy
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
1984-12-08
When Prince Pericles, visiting Antioch, discovers the dreaded answer to King Antiochus's riddle, he
Breathe
2017-10-13
Based on the true story of Robin, a handsome, brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a drama
The Devil's Disciple
1987-05-17
Shaw turned to the classic Victorian melodrama to focus on the insincerity of much that his audience
Doctor Who: The Savages
1966-06-18
The TARDIS has arrived on a far-distant and seemingly idyllic world. Yet the Doctor, Steven and Dodo
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971-03-06
Professor Emil Keller has created a machine that can pacify even the most dangerous of criminals. Bu
On the Black Hill
1988-09-12
The story covers eighty years in the lives of a pair of Welsh identical twins with an unusual bond,
The Falklands Play
2002-04-10
The Falklands Play is a dramatic account of the political events leading up to, and including, the 1
Theban Plays: Antigone
1986-09-19
In a final battle for the control of Thebes, Oedipus's two sons kill each other. Creon issues an ord
Shadows in the Sun
2009-06-15
A mysterious young loner changes the lives of one family and helps them rediscover their roots and d
Let There Be Light
1970-01-23
What was it like to go to school 100 years ago?
Redemption
1991-07-03
After 16 years away Stan Peachey returns to his village. His wife still loves him but his sister wan
Ice Age
1978-05-17
' You should have thrown the hand-grenade.' ' I've still got it!' An unexpected stranger arrives at
Doctor Who: The Savages
2025-03-24
The Doctor, Steven and Dodo land on an alien world in this animated reconstruction of a lost 1966 Do