Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 13, 1933
Died
Jun 04, 2026
Place of Birth
Finsbury Park, London, England, UK
Credits
116 titles
Patrick Godfrey
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
Filmography
Doctor Who: The Savages
Tor (voice)
Rejoyce!
Jim (voice)
His Dark Materials
Butler
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Wolf Elder (voice)
Breathe
Mr. Tolland
National Theatre Live: As You Like It
Adam
Mr. Turner
Lord Egremont
The Borderlands
Father Calvino
Da Vinci's Demons
Les Misérables
Gillenormand
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
Vasily
Dimensions
The Professor
Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Sir Nathaniel
Shadows in the Sun
Passage
Sir John Barrow
The Duchess
Dr. Neville
The Shell Seekers
Mr. Enderby
Fallen Angel
Hugh Treevor
The History Boys
Sleeping Clergyman
Oliver Twist
Bookseller
Shadow of the Sword
Bertram
Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?
Voice of Lindsay Anderson
Looking for Victoria
Lord Clarendon
Foyle's War
Ernest Bannerman
The Importance of Being Earnest
Merriman
The Falklands Play
Rt Hon Michael Foot MP (Leader of the Opposition)
الكونت دي مونت كريستو
Morrell
My Brother Tom
Father Felix
Shades
Ed
The Miracle Maker
Matthew/Annas (voice)
EverAfter
Leonardo da Vinci
The Gambler
Professor Olkhin
A Dance to the Music of Time
General Conyers
Midsomer Murders
Dudley Carew
Madson
Mr Lewis
I Don't Speak English
Bramwell
Bishop of Stepney
Kavanagh Q.C.
Ross Harkins
Dandelion Dead
Griffiths
Message for Posterity
1st Conservative MP
Bermuda Grace
Genghis Cohn
Deputy Mueller
The Remains of the Day
Spencer
The Trial
Court Usher
You, Me and It
Eddie
Bad Girl
High Court Judge
Heartbeat
Fred Caldwell
The Count of Solar
Judge
Black and White
Performance
1st Conservative MP