Patrick Godfrey
Acting
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.
TV Shows(51)
His Dark Materials
Butler
2019
Da Vinci's Demons
2013
Fallen Angel
Hugh Treevor
2007
Foyle's War
Ernest Bannerman
2002
Shades
Ed
2001
Trial & Retribution
1997
A Dance to the Music of Time
General Conyers
1997
Midsomer Murders
Dudley Carew
1997
Madson
Mr Lewis
1996
Bramwell
Bishop of Stepney
1995
Kavanagh Q.C.
Ross Harkins
1995
Dandelion Dead
Griffiths
1994
Heartbeat
Fred Caldwell
1992
Performance
1st Conservative MP
1991
Paul Merton: The Series
1991
Soldier Soldier
General Fairhurst
1991
In Suspicious Circumstances
Doctor Gordon
1991
Sleepers
Magistrate
1991
Shadow of the Noose
Lawson Walton, K.C.
1989
Behaving Badly
1989
Pulaski
The Director
1987
The New Statesman
Chief Whip
1987
Miss Marple: Nemesis
Mr. Schuster
1987
Inspector Morse
Dr. Greer
1987
Casualty
Derick Tome
1986
Theatre Night
Lawyer Hawkins
1985
Blott on the Landscape
Mr Bullett Finch
1985
Screen Two
Court Usher
1985
Travelling Man
Father
1984
The Bill
1984
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Geoffrey Oxlade
1983
Shine on Harvey Moon
Council Chairman
1982
Minder
Major Beatty
1979
The Sandbaggers
Walter Wheatley
1978
Scorpion Tales
Russell
1978
Enemy at the Door
Dr. John Forbes
1978
BBC2 Play of the Week
Prof. Senssen
1977
The Carnforth Practice
Nicholas Ashby
1974
Crown Court
1972
Justice
Analyst
1971
Play for Today
1970
Doomwatch
Grant
1970
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Sir Thomas Wriothesley
1970
Paul Temple
1969
Thirty-Minute Theatre
RAMC Orderly
1965
Theatre 625
Simpson
1964
Story Parade
Customs Officer
1964
Doctor Who
Major Cosworth
1963
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
No Hiding Place
1959
Dixon of Dock Green
Dr. Hobbs
1955
Movies(60)
Doctor Who: The Savages
Tor (voice)
2025
Rejoyce!
Jim (voice)
2024
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Wolf Elder (voice)
2018
Breathe
Mr. Tolland
2017
National Theatre Live: As You Like It
Adam
2016
Mr. Turner
Lord Egremont
2014
The Borderlands
Father Calvino
2014
Les Misérables
Gillenormand
2012
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
Vasily
2011
Dimensions
The Professor
2011
Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Sir Nathaniel
2010
Shadows in the Sun
2009
Passage
Sir John Barrow
2008
The Duchess
Dr. Neville
2008
The Shell Seekers
Mr. Enderby
2007
The History Boys
Sleeping Clergyman
2006
Oliver Twist
Bookseller
2005
Shadow of the Sword
Bertram
2005
Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?
Voice of Lindsay Anderson
2004
The Importance of Being Earnest
Merriman
2002
The Falklands Play
Rt Hon Michael Foot MP (Leader of the Opposition)
2002
The Count of Monte Cristo
Morrell
2002
My Brother Tom
Father Felix
2001
The Miracle Maker
Matthew/Annas (voice)
2000
EverAfter
Leonardo da Vinci
1998
The Gambler
Professor Olkhin
1997
I Don't Speak English
1995
Message for Posterity
1st Conservative MP
1994
Bermuda Grace
1994
Genghis Cohn
Deputy Mueller
1993
The Remains of the Day
Spencer
1993
The Trial
Court Usher
1993
Bad Girl
High Court Judge
1992
The Count of Solar
Judge
1992
Black and White
1992
Redemption
Fernald
1991
Sleepers
Magistrate
1991
Do Not Disturb
Geoffrey Alderney
1991
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Major Jones
1989
The Girl in a Swing
Coroner
1988
On the Black Hill
The Auctioneer
1988
Manifesto
Dr. Lombrosow
1988
The Interrogation of John
Supt. Sidebotham
1987
Maurice
Simcox
1987
The Devil's Disciple
Lawyer Hawkins
1987
Foreign Body
Simons
1986
Theban Plays: Antigone
Chorus
1986
A Room with a View
The Reverend Mr. Eager
1986
Clockwise
Headmaster
1986
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Helicanus
1984
Rainy Day Women
Commanding Officer
1984
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
Cominius
1984
Heat and Dust
Dr Saunders
1983
The Three Sisters
Kulighin
1981
Ice Age
Professor Jenssen
1978
Miss Julie
House Servant
1972
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Major Cosworth
1971
John Clare: "I Am"
WF Knight
1970
Let There Be Light
Teacher
1970
Doctor Who: The Savages
Tor
1966