
Patrick Godfrey
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Patrick Lindesay Archibald Godfrey (February 13, 1933 – June 4, 2026) was a Brirish 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.
Known for
Credits

Les Misérables (2012)
as Gillenormand

The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
as Morrell

Breathe (2017)
as Mr. Tolland

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018)
as Wolf Elder (voice)

EverAfter (1998)
as Leonardo da Vinci

The Duchess (2008)
as Dr. Neville

Maurice (1987)
as Simcox

A Room with a View (1986)
as The Reverend Mr. Eager

The Remains of the Day (1993)
as Spencer

Bad Girl (1992)
as High Court Judge

Mr. Turner (2014)
as Lord Egremont

Bermuda Grace (1994)
Actor

Oliver Twist (2005)
as Bookseller

The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
as Merriman

The Girl in a Swing (1988)
as Coroner

The Devil's Disciple (1987)
as Lawyer Hawkins

The Borderlands (2014)
as Father Calvino
Macbeth (1966)
as Lennox

Redemption (1991)
as Fernald

The Miracle Maker (2000)
as Matthew/Annas (voice)
Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man? (2004)
as Voice of Lindsay Anderson

The History Boys (2006)
as Sleeping Clergyman

Rejoyce! (2024)
as Jim (voice)

Clockwise (1986)
as Headmaster

Heat and Dust (1983)
as Dr Saunders

National Theatre Live: As You Like It (2016)
as Adam

Genghis Cohn (1993)
as Deputy Mueller

My Brother Tom (2001)
as Father Felix
Do Not Disturb (1991)
as Geoffrey Alderney

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil (1971)
as Major Cosworth

The Interrogation of John (1987)
as Supt. Sidebotham

National Theatre Live: Collaborators (2011)
as Vasily

Let There Be Light (1970)
as Teacher

The Falklands Play (2002)
as Rt Hon Michael Foot MP (Leader of the Opposition)

Manifesto (1988)
as Dr. Lombrosow

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (1989)
as Major Jones

The Trial (1993)
as Court Usher

Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2010)
as Sir Nathaniel

I Don't Speak English (1995)
Actor

Shadow of the Sword (2005)
as Bertram

Shadows in the Sun (2009)
as Dr Calder

Dimensions (2011)
as The Professor

The Gambler (1997)
as Professor Olkhin
John Clare: "I Am" (1970)
as WF Knight

Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1984)
as Helicanus

The Shell Seekers (2007)
as Mr. Enderby

Theban Plays: Antigone (1986)
as Chorus

Passage (2008)
as Sir John Barrow

Doctor Who: The Savages (1966)
as Tor

Sleepers (1991)
as Magistrate

Foreign Body (1986)
as Simons

Doctor Who: The Savages (2025)
as Tor (voice)

Rainy Day Women (1984)
as Commanding Officer

The Tragedy of Coriolanus (1984)
as Cominius

Ice Age (1978)
as Professor Jenssen

On the Black Hill (1988)
as The Auctioneer

Message for Posterity (1994)
as 1st Conservative MP
The Three Sisters (1981)
as Kulighin

The Count of Solar (1992)
as Judge

Miss Julie (1972)
as House Servant

Black and White (1992)
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