Patrick Godfrey
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.
Filmography
Doctor Who: The Savages
as Tor (voice)
Doctor Who: The Savages
as Tor (voice)
Rejoyce!
as Jim (voice)
Rejoyce!
as Jim (voice)
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
as Wolf Elder (voice)
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
as Wolf Elder (voice)
Breathe
as Mr. Tolland
Breathe
as Mr. Tolland
National Theatre Live: As You Like It
as Adam
National Theatre Live: As You Like It
as Adam
Mr. Turner
as Lord Egremont
Mr. Turner
as Lord Egremont
The Borderlands
as Father Calvino
The Borderlands
as Father Calvino
Les Misérables
as Gillenormand
Les Misérables
as Gillenormand
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
as Vasily
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
as Vasily
Dimensions
as The Professor
Dimensions
as The Professor
Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
as Sir Nathaniel
Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
as Sir Nathaniel
Shadows in the Sun
as Dr Calder
Shadows in the Sun
as Dr Calder
The Duchess
as Dr. Neville
The Duchess
as Dr. Neville
The Shell Seekers
as Mr. Enderby
The Shell Seekers
as Mr. Enderby
The History Boys
as Sleeping Clergyman
The History Boys
as Sleeping Clergyman
Oliver Twist
as Bookseller
Oliver Twist
as Bookseller
Shadow of the Sword
as Bertram
Shadow of the Sword
as Bertram
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Merriman
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Merriman
The Falklands Play
as Rt Hon Michael Foot MP (Leader of the Opposition)
The Falklands Play
as Rt Hon Michael Foot MP (Leader of the Opposition)
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Morrell
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Morrell
My Brother Tom
as Father Felix
My Brother Tom
as Father Felix
The Miracle Maker
as Matthew/Annas (voice)
The Miracle Maker
as Matthew/Annas (voice)
I Don't Speak English
I Don't Speak English
Message for Posterity
as 1st Conservative MP
Message for Posterity
as 1st Conservative MP
Bermuda Grace
Bermuda Grace
Genghis Cohn
as Deputy Mueller
Genghis Cohn
as Deputy Mueller
The Trial
as Court Usher
The Trial
as Court Usher
Bad Girl
as High Court Judge
Bad Girl
as High Court Judge
The Count of Solar
as Judge
The Count of Solar
as Judge
Black and White
Black and White
Redemption
as Fernald
Redemption
as Fernald
Sleepers
as Magistrate
Sleepers
as Magistrate
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
as Major Jones
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
as Major Jones
On the Black Hill
as The Auctioneer
On the Black Hill
as The Auctioneer
The Interrogation of John
as Supt. Sidebotham
The Interrogation of John
as Supt. Sidebotham
The Devil's Disciple
as Lawyer Hawkins
The Devil's Disciple
as Lawyer Hawkins
Foreign Body
as Simons
Foreign Body
as Simons
Theban Plays: Antigone
as Chorus
Theban Plays: Antigone
as Chorus
A Room with a View
as The Reverend Mr. Eager
A Room with a View
as The Reverend Mr. Eager
Clockwise
as Headmaster
Clockwise
as Headmaster
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
as Helicanus
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
as Helicanus
Rainy Day Women
as Commanding Officer
Rainy Day Women
as Commanding Officer
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
as Cominius
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
as Cominius
Heat and Dust
as Dr Saunders
Heat and Dust
as Dr Saunders
The Three Sisters
as Kulighin
The Three Sisters
as Kulighin
Ice Age
as Professor Jenssen
Ice Age
as Professor Jenssen
Miss Julie
as House Servant
Miss Julie
as House Servant
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
as Major Cosworth
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
as Major Cosworth
John Clare: "I Am"
as WF Knight
John Clare: "I Am"
as WF Knight
Let There Be Light
as Teacher
Let There Be Light
as Teacher
Doctor Who: The Savages
as Tor
Doctor Who: The Savages
as Tor
Macbeth
as Lennox
Macbeth
as Lennox