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.
Career Born in London, he performed with the Old Vic from 1956 where he played the roles of Iachimo and Enobarbus.Michael Dobson, Stanley W. Wells. Oxford Companion to Shakespeare. Oxford University Press, 2001 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".Dobson & Wells (2001):p. 167
Also in 1960, he appeared on television in the series Danger Man in the episode entitled "Position of Trust" as a casino manager.http://danger-man.co.uk/episodeDetails.asp?episodeID=7&seriesNo=1
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).
Family Derek Godfrey was married to Australian actress Diana Fairfax; the couple had two daughters.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1962 Guns of Darkness Hernandez 1966 The Baron The General TV series episode 22 Night of the Hunter1968 The Vengeance of She Men-Hari 1968 A Midsummer Night's Dream Theseus 1970 Julius Caesar Decius Brutus 1971 The Abominable Dr. Phibes Crow 1971 Hands of the Ripper Dysart 1976 John Macnab Lord Lamancha TV Mini-Series1977 Jesus of Nazareth Elihu TV Mini-Series
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