Patrick Godfrey
{{short description|English actor (born 1933)}}
{{for|the British civil engineer|Patrick Godfrey (engineer)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2012}}
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| name = Patrick Godfrey
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| birth_name = Patrick Lindesay Archibald Godfrey
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1933|02|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Finsbury, London, England
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| occupation = Actor
| spouse = {{marriage|Amanda Walker|1960}}
| children = 2
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Patrick Lindesay Archibald Godfrey (born 13 February 1933) is an English actor of film, television and stage.{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba04ac482|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722171624/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba04ac482|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-22|title=Patrick Godfrey|work=BFI}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/patrick-godfrey-emma-hamilton-more-complete-cast-of-almeidas-master-builder-20100916-page2|title=Patrick Godfrey, Emma Hamilton & More Complete Cast of Almeida's MASTER BUILDER|author=BWW News Desk|website=BroadwayWorld.com}}
Life and career
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.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/soundstart/roll.shtml Carleton Hobbs Bursary winners] at BBC.co.uk, accessed 23 January 2018 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.{{cite web|title=Patrick Godfrey|url=http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover-more/artists/patrick-godfrey|website=nationaltheatre.org.uk|publisher=National Theatre|accessdate=8 April 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030061956/http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/discover-more/artists/patrick-godfrey|archivedate=30 October 2015}} He also played Leonardo da Vinci in the Cinderella adaptation Ever After alongside Drew Barrymore and Dougray Scott.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/ever-after-a-cinderella-story-v163072|title=Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998) - Andy Tennant | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related|website=AllMovie}} He had many roles on television, appearing in Doctor Who, Inspector Morse, and other series.{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/people/patrick-godfrey/|title=Patrick Godfrey|publisher=CBS Interactive|work=TV.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/patrick-godfrey-p27356|title=Patrick Godfrey – Movies and Filmography|work=AllMovie}}
Personal life
He has been married to actress Amanda Walker since 20 April 1960 and they have two children.[http://www.filmreference.com/film/23/Patrick-Godfrey.html Patrick Godfrey profile], filmreference.com; accessed 26 March 2015. Their daughter Kate Godfrey is Head of Voice for the Royal Shakespeare Company.Bano, Tim (2 July 2018). [https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/rsc-head-of-voice-kate-godfrey-i-want-actors-to-use-their-own-accents--it-just-needs-to-be-clear "RSC head of voice Kate Godfrey: 'I want actors to use their own accents – it just needs to be clear'"]. "It was almost inevitable that she should end up in theatre, as the daughter of actors Amanda Walker, who had roles in 28 Weeks Later and A Room With a View, and Patrick Godfrey, who worked at the RSC at the time of Peter Brook’s iconic Midsummer Night’s Dream there in 1970." The Stage. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
Filmography
=Film=
Television
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Mary Barton | Williams | 1 episode |
| 1966–71 | Doctor Who | Tor / Major Cosworth | 6 episodes: The Savages & The Mind of Evil |
| 1970 | The Six Wives of Henry VIII | Sir Thomas Wriothesley | 2 episodes |
| 1970–71 | Z-Cars | Mr Devereux / Receptionist | 3 episodes |
| 1984 | Coriolanus | Cominius | BBC Shakespeare |
| 1987 | Miss Marple: Nemesis | Mr. Schuster | 2 episodes |
| 1987–96 | The Bill | Various | 3 episodes |
| 1993 | Inspector Morse | Dr Greer | Episode: Deadly Slumber |
| 2000 | Casualty | Larry Clarke | Episode: Marking Time |
| 2002 | Foyle's War | Ernst Bannerman | Episode: The White Feather |
| 2003 | My Family | Barry Hall | Episode: Sixty Feet Under |
| rowspan="2"| 2007
| 2057 | John Gater | Episode: The City | |
| Doc Martin | Mr Cleary | Episode: The Apple Doesn't Fall | |
| 2019 | His Dark Materials | Butler |
Video games
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| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2"| 2010 | BioShock 2 | Buck Raleigh (Multiplayer) |
| Red Dead Redemption | The Local Population | |
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | The Local Pedestrian Population |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0324009|Patrick Godfrey}}
- {{IBDB name|91153}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160310140302/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba04ac482 Patrick Godfrey] BFI
- {{Discogs artist|Patrick Godfrey (2)}}
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Category:English male film actors
Category:English male stage actors
Category:Actors from the London Borough of Islington
Category:English male television actors
Category:Male actors from London
Category:English male video game actors
Category:English male voice actors
Category:20th-century English male actors
Category:21st-century English male actors
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