Patrick Godfrey
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1933-02-13 (92 years old)
Place of Birth
Finsbury Park, London, England, UK
Patrick Godfrey
Biography
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.
Known For
Acting
(2025)
Doctor Who: The Savages
as Tor (voice)
(2024)
Rejoyce!
as Jim (voice)
(2018)
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
as Wolf Elder (voice)
(2017)
Breathe
as Mr. Tolland
(2016)
(2014)
The Borderlands
as Father Calvino
(2014)
Mr. Turner
as Lord Egremont
(2012)
Les Misérables
as Gillenormand
(2011)
Dimensions
as The Professor
(2011)
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
as Vasily
(2010)
Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
as Sir Nathaniel
(2009)
(2008)
The Duchess
as Dr. Neville
(2008)
Passage
as Sir John Barrow
(2007)
The Shell Seekers
as Mr. Enderby
(2006)
The History Boys
as Sleeping Clergyman
(2005)
Oliver Twist
as Bookseller
(2005)
Shadow of the Sword
as Bertram
(2002)
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Morrell
(2002)
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Merriman
(2002)
The Falklands Play
as Rt Hon Michael Foot MP (Leader of the Opposition)
(2001)
My Brother Tom
as Father Felix
(2000)
The Miracle Maker
as Matthew / Annas (voice)
(1998)
EverAfter
as Leonardo da Vinci
(1997)
The Gambler
as Professor Olkhin
(1994)
(1994)
Message for Posterity
as 1st Conservative MP
(1993)
The Remains of the Day
as Spencer
(1993)
Genghis Cohn
as Deputy Mueller
(1993)
The Trial
as Court Usher
(1992)
Bad Girl
as High Court Judge
(1992)
The Count of Solar
as Judge
(1992)
(1991)
Sleepers
as Magistrate
(1991)
Redemption
as Fernald
(1991)
Do Not Disturb
as Geoffrey Alderney
(1990)
Come Home Charlie and Face Them
as Gibson
(1989)
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
as Major Jones
(1988)
The Girl in a Swing
as Coroner
(1988)
Manifesto
as Dr. Lombrosow
(1988)
On the Black Hill
as The Auctioneer
(1987)
Maurice
as Simcox
(1987)
The Devil's Disciple
as Lawyer Hawkins
(1987)
The Interrogation of John
as Supt. Sidebotham
(1986)
A Room with a View
as The Reverend Mr. Eager
(1986)
Clockwise
as Headmaster
(1986)
Foreign Body
as Simons
(1986)
Theban Plays: Antigone
as Chorus
(1984)
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
as Helicanus
(1984)
Rainy Day Women
as Commanding Officer
(1984)
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
as Cominius
(1983)
Heat and Dust
as Dr Saunders
(1981)
The Three Sisters
as Kulighin
(1978)
Ice Age
as Professor Jenssen
(1972)
Miss Julie
as House Servant
(1971)
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
as Major Cosworth
(1970)
John Clare: "I Am"
as WF Knight
(1970)
Let There Be Light
as Teacher
(1966)
Doctor Who: The Savages
as Tor