Patrick Godfrey
61 movies · 55 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 13, 1933
- Died
- Jun 4, 2026 (age 93)
- Place of birth
- 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.
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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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Patrick Godfrey: movies and TV shows
Acting (116)
- 2025 Doctor Who: The Savages
as Tor (voice)
- 2024 Rejoyce!
as Jim (voice)
- 2019
- 2018 Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
as Wolf Elder (voice)
- 2017 Breathe
as Mr. Tolland
- 2016
- 2014 Mr. Turner
as Lord Egremont
- 2014 The Borderlands
as Father Calvino
- 2013
- 2012 Les Misérables
as Gillenormand
- 2011 National Theatre Live: Collaborators
as Vasily
- 2011 Dimensions
as The Professor
- 2010 Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
as Sir Nathaniel
- 2009 Shadows in the Sun
as Dr Calder
- 2008 Passage
as Sir John Barrow
- 2008 The Duchess
as Dr. Neville
- 2007 The Shell Seekers
as Mr. Enderby
- 2007
- 2006 The History Boys
as Sleeping Clergyman
- 2005 Oliver Twist
as Bookseller
- 2005 Shadow of the Sword
as Bertram
- 2004 Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?
as Voice of Lindsay Anderson
- 2003
- 2002
- 2002 The Importance of Being Earnest
as Merriman
- 2002 The Falklands Play
as Rt Hon Michael Foot MP (Leader of the Opposition)
- 2002 The Count of Monte Cristo
as Morrell
- 2001 My Brother Tom
as Father Felix
- 2001
- 2000 The Miracle Maker
as Matthew/Annas (voice)
- 1998 EverAfter
as Leonardo da Vinci
- 1997 The Gambler
as Professor Olkhin
- 1997
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995
- 1995
- 1995
- 1994
- 1994 Message for Posterity
as 1st Conservative MP
- 1994
- 1993 Genghis Cohn
as Deputy Mueller
- 1993 The Remains of the Day
as Spencer
- 1993 The Trial
as Court Usher
- 1993
- 1992 Bad Girl
as High Court Judge
- 1992
- 1992 The Count of Solar
as Judge
- 1992
- 1991
- 1991
- 1991 Redemption
as Fernald
- 1991
- 1991
- 1991 Sleepers
as Magistrate
- 1991
- 1991 Do Not Disturb
as Geoffrey Alderney
- 1989 Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
as Major Jones
- 1989
- 1989
- 1988 The Girl in a Swing
as Coroner
- 1988 On the Black Hill
as The Auctioneer
- 1988 Manifesto
as Dr. Lombrosow
- 1987
- 1987 The Interrogation of John
as Supt. Sidebotham
- 1987 Maurice
as Simcox
- 1987
- 1987 The Devil's Disciple
as Lawyer Hawkins
- 1987
- 1987
- 1986 Foreign Body
as Simons
- 1986 Theban Plays: Antigone
as Chorus
- 1986
- 1986
- 1986 A Room with a View
as The Reverend Mr. Eager
- 1986 Clockwise
as Headmaster
- 1985
- 1985
- 1985
- 1985
- 1984 Pericles, Prince of Tyre
as Helicanus
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984 Rainy Day Women
as Commanding Officer
- 1984 The Tragedy of Coriolanus
as Cominius
- 1983
- 1983 Heat and Dust
as Dr Saunders
- 1982
- 1981 The Three Sisters
as Kulighin
- 1979
- 1978
- 1978
- 1978 Ice Age
as Professor Jenssen
- 1978
- 1978
- 1977
- 1974
- 1972 Miss Julie
as House Servant
- 1972
- 1971
- 1971 Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
as Major Cosworth
- 1970
- 1970
- 1970 John Clare: "I Am"
as WF Knight
- 1970 Let There Be Light
as Teacher
- 1970
- 1969
- 1966 Doctor Who: The Savages
as Tor
- 1966 Macbeth
as Lennox
- 1965
- 1964
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
- 1959
- 1955