Patrick Godfrey
Acting
- Born:
- 1933-02-13
- Died:
- 2026-06-04
- Place of birth:
- Finsbury Park, London, England, UK
Biography
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
Filmography
Doctor Who: The Savages
Rejoyce!
His Dark Materials
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Breathe
National Theatre Live: As You Like It
Mr. Turner
The Borderlands
Da Vinci's Demons
Les Misérables
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
Dimensions
Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Shadows in the Sun
Passage
The Duchess
The Shell Seekers
Fallen Angel
The History Boys
Oliver Twist
Shadow of the Sword
Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?
Looking for Victoria
Foyle's War
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Falklands Play
The Count of Monte Cristo
My Brother Tom
Shades
The Miracle Maker
EverAfter
The Gambler
A Dance to the Music of Time
Midsomer Murders
Madson
I Don't Speak English
Bramwell
Kavanagh Q.C.
Dandelion Dead
Message for Posterity
Bermuda Grace
Genghis Cohn
The Remains of the Day
The Trial
You, Me and It
Bad Girl
Heartbeat
The Count of Solar
Black and White
Performance
Paul Merton: The Series
Redemption
Soldier Soldier
In Suspicious Circumstances
Sleepers
Sleepers
Do Not Disturb
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Shadow of the Noose
Behaving Badly
The Girl in a Swing
On the Black Hill
Manifesto
Pulaski
The Interrogation of John
Maurice
The New Statesman
The Devil's Disciple
Miss Marple: Nemesis
Inspector Morse
Foreign Body
Theban Plays: Antigone
Casualty
ScreenPlay
A Room with a View
Clockwise
Edge of Darkness
Theatre Night
Blott on the Landscape
Screen Two
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Travelling Man
The Bill
Rainy Day Women
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Heat and Dust
Shine on Harvey Moon
The Three Sisters
Minder
The BBC Television Shakespeare
The Sandbaggers
Ice Age
Scorpion Tales
Enemy at the Door
BBC2 Play of the Week
The Carnforth Practice
Miss Julie
Crown Court
Justice
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Play for Today
Doomwatch
John Clare: "I Am"
Let There Be Light
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Paul Temple
Doctor Who: The Savages
Macbeth
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Theatre 625
Story Parade
Doctor Who
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
No Hiding Place
Dixon of Dock Green