Alf Goddard

{{Short description|English actor (1897–1981)}}

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| name = Alf Goddard

| birth_name = Frank Henry Goddard

| birth_date = {{Birth date |df=yes|1897|11|28}}

| birth_place = Brentford, Middlesex, England

| death_date = {{death date and age |df=yes|1981|02|26|1897|11|28}}

| death_place = Ealing, London, England

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| occupation = Film actor

| yearsactive = 1925–1953

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Frank Henry "Alf" Goddard (28 November 1897 in Brentford, Middlesex – 25 February 1981 in Ealing, London) was an English film actor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9ef2da9b|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724103601/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9ef2da9b|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 July 2016|title=Alf Goddard|publisher=British Film Institute}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/alf-goddard-p27329|title=Alf Goddard | Movies and Filmography|publisher=AllMovie}}

Brother of a famous boxer{{who|date=November 2013}}, Alf Goddard was once a boxer too.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U3C5DwAAQBAJ&dq=alf+goddard+The+Encyclopedia+of+British+Film%3A+Fourth+edition&pg=PA1790|title=The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition|first1=Brian|last1=McFarlane|first2=Anthony|last2=Slide|date=16 May 2016|publisher=Manchester University Press|isbn=9781526111968|via=Google Books}} He was also a trained athlete and a professional dancer. He served in the army in World War I and when he was invalided out he worked on munitions. He made his stage debut in a musical hall act in 1916. His first appearance in films was as a stunt double where he did a number of risky jobs like jumping off bridges and swimming in rough seas. This led to him being given acting parts. Later he moved on to comedy roles.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}