Patrick Godfrey
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 13, 1933
- Died
- June 4, 2026 (aged 93)
- Birthplace
- 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
Movie · as Tor (voice)
Rejoyce!
Movie · as Jim (voice)
His Dark Materials
TV · as Butler · 1 ep
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Movie · as Wolf Elder (voice)
Breathe
Movie · as Mr. Tolland
National Theatre Live: As You Like It
Movie · as Adam
The Borderlands
Movie · as Father Calvino
Mr. Turner
Movie · as Lord Egremont
Da Vinci's Demons
TV · 1 ep
Les Misérables
Movie · as Gillenormand
Dimensions
Movie · as The Professor
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
Movie · as Vasily
Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Movie · as Sir Nathaniel
Shadows in the Sun
Movie · as Dr Calder
The Duchess
Movie · as Dr. Neville
Passage
Movie · as Sir John Barrow
The Shell Seekers
Movie · as Mr. Enderby
Fallen Angel
TV · as Hugh Treevor · 3 eps
The History Boys
Movie · as Sleeping Clergyman
Oliver Twist
Movie · as Bookseller
Shadow of the Sword
Movie · as Bertram
Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?
Movie · as Voice of Lindsay Anderson
Looking for Victoria
TV · as Lord Clarendon (uncredited in first episode) · 2 eps
The Count of Monte Cristo
Movie · as Morrell
The Importance of Being Earnest
Movie · as Merriman
The Falklands Play
Movie · as Rt Hon Michael Foot MP (Leader of the Opposition)
Foyle's War
TV · as Ernest Bannerman · 1 ep
My Brother Tom
Movie · as Father Felix
Shades
TV · as Ed · 1 ep
The Miracle Maker
Movie · as Matthew/Annas (voice)
EverAfter
Movie · as Leonardo da Vinci
The Gambler
Movie · as Professor Olkhin
Midsomer Murders
TV · as Dudley Carew · 1 ep
A Dance to the Music of Time
TV · as General Conyers · 4 eps
Madson
TV · as Mr Lewis · 1 ep
I Don't Speak English
Movie
Bramwell
TV · as Bishop of Stepney · 2 eps
Kavanagh Q.C.
TV · as Ross Harkins · 1 ep
Bermuda Grace
Movie
Message for Posterity
Movie · as 1st Conservative MP
Dandelion Dead
TV · as Griffiths · 4 eps
The Trial
Movie · as Court Usher
The Remains of the Day
Movie · as Spencer
Genghis Cohn
Movie · as Deputy Mueller
You, Me and It
TV · as Eddie · 3 eps
Bad Girl
Movie · as High Court Judge
The Count of Solar
Movie · as Judge
Black and White
Movie
Heartbeat
TV · as Fred Caldwell · 1 ep
Sleepers
Movie · as Magistrate
Do Not Disturb
Movie · as Geoffrey Alderney
Redemption
Movie · as Fernald
Performance
TV · as 1st Conservative MP · 1 ep
Paul Merton: The Series
TV · 1 ep
Soldier Soldier
TV · as General Fairhurst · 1 ep
Sleepers
TV · as Magistrate · 1 ep
In Suspicious Circumstances
TV · as Doctor Gordon · 1 ep
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Movie · as Major Jones
Behaving Badly
TV · 4 eps
Shadow of the Noose
TV · as Lawson Walton, K.C. · 1 ep
The Girl in a Swing
Movie · as Coroner
Manifesto
Movie · as Dr. Lombrosow
On the Black Hill
Movie · as The Auctioneer
Maurice
Movie · as Simcox
The Interrogation of John
Movie · as Supt. Sidebotham
The Devil's Disciple
Movie · as Lawyer Hawkins
Inspector Morse
TV · as Dr. Greer · 1 ep
Pulaski
TV · as The Director · 1 ep
Miss Marple: Nemesis
TV · as Mr. Schuster · 2 eps
The New Statesman
TV · as Chief Whip · 1 ep
Foreign Body
Movie · as Simons
A Room with a View
Movie · as The Reverend Mr. Eager
Clockwise
Movie · as Headmaster
Theban Plays: Antigone
Movie · as Chorus
Casualty
TV · as Derick Tome · 1 ep
ScreenPlay
TV · as Supt. Sidebotham · 1 ep
Screen Two
TV · as Court Usher, Tite · 1 ep
Theatre Night
TV · as Lawyer Hawkins · 1 ep
Edge of Darkness
TV · as Oakley · 1 ep
Blott on the Landscape
TV · as Mr Bullett-Finch · 5 eps
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
Movie · as Cominius
Rainy Day Women
Movie · as Commanding Officer
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Movie · as Helicanus
The Bill
TV · 1 ep
Travelling Man
TV · as Father · 1 ep
Heat and Dust
Movie · as Dr Saunders
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
TV · as Geoffrey Oxlade · 1 ep
Shine on Harvey Moon
TV · as Council Chairman · 1 ep
The Three Sisters
Movie · as Kulighin
Minder
TV · as Major Beatty · 1 ep
Ice Age
Movie · as Professor Jenssen
Enemy at the Door
TV · as Dr. John Forbes · 2 eps
Scorpion Tales
TV · as Russell · 1 ep
The Sandbaggers
TV · as Walter Wheatley · 1 ep
The BBC Television Shakespeare
TV · as Cominius · 1 ep
BBC2 Play of the Week
TV · as Prof. Senssen · 1 ep
The Carnforth Practice
TV · as Nicholas Ashby · 1 ep
Miss Julie
Movie · as House Servant
Crown Court
TV · 1 ep
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Movie · as Major Cosworth
Justice
TV · as Analyst · 1 ep
John Clare: "I Am"
Movie · as WF Knight
Let There Be Light
Movie · as Teacher
Doomwatch
TV · as Grant · 1 ep
Play for Today
TV · 1 ep
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
TV · as Sir Thomas Wriothesley · 2 eps
Paul Temple
TV · 1 ep
Doctor Who: The Savages
Movie · as Tor
Macbeth
Movie · as Lennox
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · as RAMC Orderly · 1 ep
Story Parade
TV · as Customs Officer, Tom Moore · 1 ep
Theatre 625
TV · as Simpson, Scipio · 1 ep
Doctor Who
TV · as Major Cosworth · 2 eps
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
TV · 1 ep
No Hiding Place
TV · 1 ep
Dixon of Dock Green
TV · as Dr. Hobbs, Dr. Walsh · 2 eps