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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…
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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.
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Patrick Godfrey's Filmography
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Doctor Who: The Savages
as Tor (voice)

Rejoyce!
as Jim (voice)

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

Breathe
as Mr. Tolland

National Theatre Live: As You Like It
as Adam

Mr. Turner
as Lord Egremont

The Borderlands
as Father Calvino

Les Misérables
as Gillenormand

National Theatre Live: Collaborators
as Vasily

Dimensions
as The Professor

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

Shadows in the Sun
as Dr Calder

Passage
as Sir John Barrow

The Duchess
as Dr. Neville

The Shell Seekers
as Mr. Enderby

The History Boys
as Sleeping Clergyman

Oliver Twist
as Bookseller

Shadow of the Sword
as Bertram
No Poster
Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?
as Voice of Lindsay Anderson

The Importance of Being Earnest
as Merriman

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

The Count of Monte Cristo
as Morrell

My Brother Tom
as Father Felix

The Miracle Maker
as Matthew/Annas (voice)

EverAfter
as Leonardo da Vinci

The Gambler
as Professor Olkhin

I Don't Speak English

Message for Posterity
as 1st Conservative MP

Bermuda Grace

Genghis Cohn
as Deputy Mueller

The Remains of the Day
as Spencer

The Trial
as Court Usher

Bad Girl
as High Court Judge

The Count of Solar
as Judge

Black and White

Redemption
as Fernald

Sleepers
as Magistrate
No Poster
Do Not Disturb
as Geoffrey Alderney

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
as Major Jones

The Girl in a Swing
as Coroner

On the Black Hill
as The Auctioneer

Manifesto
as Dr. Lombrosow

The Interrogation of John
as Supt. Sidebotham

Maurice
as Simcox

The Devil's Disciple
as Lawyer Hawkins

Foreign Body
as Simons

Theban Plays: Antigone
as Chorus

A Room with a View
as The Reverend Mr. Eager

Clockwise
as Headmaster

Pericles, Prince of Tyre
as Helicanus

Rainy Day Women
as Commanding Officer

The Tragedy of Coriolanus
as Cominius

Heat and Dust
as Dr Saunders
No Poster
The Three Sisters
as Kulighin

Ice Age
as Professor Jenssen

Miss Julie
as House Servant

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
as Major Cosworth
No Poster
John Clare: "I Am"
as WF Knight

Let There Be Light
as Teacher

Doctor Who: The Savages
as Tor
No Poster
Macbeth
as Lennox