Patrick Godfrey
Acting
Born: February 13, 1933 · Finsbury Park, London, England, UK
Died: June 4, 2026 (aged 93)
Highest Rated
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
Les Misérables
2012
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
2018
The Count of Monte Cristo
2002
His Dark Materials
2019
The Duchess
2008
EverAfter
1998
The Remains of the Day
1993
Oliver Twist
2005
A Room with a View
1986
Breathe
2017
Doctor Who
1963
Da Vinci's Demons
2013
Photos (1)
Movies (56)
The Count of Monte Cristo
Morrell
Les Misérables
Gillenormand
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Wolf Elder (voice)
The Remains of the Day
Spencer
EverAfter
Leonardo da Vinci
Breathe
Mr. Tolland
The Duchess
Dr. Neville
A Room with a View
The Reverend Mr. Eager
Maurice
Simcox
Oliver Twist
Bookseller
Mr. Turner
Lord Egremont
The Borderlands
Father Calvino
The Miracle Maker
Matthew/Annas (voice)
The History Boys
Sleeping Clergyman
The Importance of Being Earnest
Merriman
The Trial
Court Usher
Clockwise
Headmaster
Heat and Dust
Dr Saunders
The Shell Seekers
Mr. Enderby
Bad Girl
High Court Judge
Bermuda Grace
1994
Shadow of the Sword
Bertram
Manifesto
Dr. Lombrosow
Genghis Cohn
Deputy Mueller
Redemption
Fernald
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Major Jones
The Gambler
Professor Olkhin
The Girl in a Swing
Coroner
My Brother Tom
Father Felix
Rejoyce!
Jim (voice)
The Devil's Disciple
Lawyer Hawkins
Shadows in the Sun
Dr Calder
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Helicanus
The Falklands Play
Rt Hon Michael Foot MP (Leader of the Opposition)
Miss Julie
House Servant
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Major Cosworth
National Theatre Live: As You Like It
Adam
I Don't Speak English
1995
Rainy Day Women
Commanding Officer
On the Black Hill
The Auctioneer
Theban Plays: Antigone
Chorus
Foreign Body
Simons
Dimensions
The Professor
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
Cominius
Sleepers
Magistrate
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
Vasily
The Interrogation of John
Supt. Sidebotham
Let There Be Light
Teacher
Ice Age
Professor Jenssen
Message for Posterity
1st Conservative MP
Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Sir Nathaniel
Doctor Who: The Savages
Tor
The Count of Solar
Judge
Black and White
1992
Passage
Sir John Barrow
Doctor Who: The Savages
Tor (voice)
TV Shows (54)
Midsomer Murders
Dudley Carew · 1 eps
Play for Today
1 eps
Casualty
Derick Tome · 1 eps
Doctor Who
Major Cosworth · 2 eps
Foyle's War
Ernest Bannerman · 1 eps
Minder
Major Beatty · 1 eps
Crown Court
1 eps
Screen Two
Court Usher · 1 eps
Screen Two
Tite · 1 eps
Heartbeat
Fred Caldwell · 1 eps
His Dark Materials
Butler · 1 eps
Inspector Morse
Dr. Greer · 1 eps
The Bill
1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
RAMC Orderly · 1 eps
Performance
1st Conservative MP · 1 eps
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Cominius · 1 eps
Theatre 625
Simpson · 1 eps
Theatre 625
Scipio · 1 eps
No Hiding Place
1 eps
Soldier Soldier
General Fairhurst · 1 eps
ScreenPlay
Supt. Sidebotham · 1 eps
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1 eps
Da Vinci's Demons
1 eps
BBC2 Play of the Week
Prof. Senssen · 1 eps
Dixon of Dock Green
Dr. Hobbs · 2 eps
Dixon of Dock Green
Dr. Walsh · 1 eps
Shine on Harvey Moon
Council Chairman · 1 eps
The New Statesman
Chief Whip · 1 eps
Travelling Man
Father · 1 eps
In Suspicious Circumstances
Doctor Gordon · 1 eps
Kavanagh Q.C.
Ross Harkins · 1 eps
Justice
Analyst · 1 eps
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Geoffrey Oxlade · 1 eps
Enemy at the Door
Dr. John Forbes · 2 eps
Paul Temple
1 eps
Bramwell
Bishop of Stepney · 2 eps
Doomwatch
Grant · 1 eps
Edge of Darkness
Oakley · 1 eps
A Dance to the Music of Time
General Conyers · 4 eps
The Sandbaggers
Walter Wheatley · 1 eps
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Sir Thomas Wriothesley · 2 eps
Miss Marple: Nemesis
Mr. Schuster · 2 eps
Theatre Night
Lawyer Hawkins · 1 eps
Madson
Mr Lewis · 1 eps
Shadow of the Noose
Lawson Walton, K.C. · 1 eps
Scorpion Tales
Russell · 1 eps
Sleepers
Magistrate · 1 eps
Behaving Badly
4 eps
Fallen Angel
Hugh Treevor · 3 eps
Paul Merton: The Series
1 eps
Dandelion Dead
Griffiths · 4 eps
Blott on the Landscape
Mr Bullett Finch · 6 eps
The Carnforth Practice
Nicholas Ashby · 1 eps
Shades
Ed · 1 eps