Patrick Lindesay Archibald Godfrey (born 13 February 1933) is an English 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.
Oliver Twist
(Bookseller)
Foreign Body
(Simons)
A Room with a View
(The Reverend Mr. Eager)
Shadow of the Sword
(Bertram)
John Clare: "I Am"
(WF Knight)
Maurice
(Simcox)
Bad Girl
(High Court Judge)
The Trial
(Court Usher)
Les Misérables
(Gillenormand)
Dimensions
(The Professor)
My Brother Tom
(Father Felix)
The Girl in a Swing
(Coroner)
Bermuda Grace
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
(Vasily)
The Borderlands
(Father Calvino)
The Gambler
(Professor Olkhin)
The Count of Solar
(Judge)
Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
(Sir Nathaniel)
Black and White
Rejoyce!
(Jim (voice))
EverAfter
(Leonardo da Vinci)
The Remains of the Day
(Spencer)
The Interrogation of John
(Supt. Sidebotham)
The Count of Monte Cristo
(Morrell)
The Duchess
(Dr. Neville)
The Three Sisters
(Kulighin)
Miss Julie
(House Servant)
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
(Major Jones)
Sleepers
(Magistrate)
Heat and Dust
(Dr Saunders)
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
(Wolf Elder (voice))
The Importance of Being Earnest
(Merriman)
The Shell Seekers
(Mr. Enderby)
The Miracle Maker
(Matthew / Annas (voice))
Mr. Turner
(Lord Egremont)
Message for Posterity
(1st Conservative MP)
Clockwise
(Headmaster)
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
(Cominius)
Manifesto
(Dr. Lombrosow)
Passage
(Sir John Barrow)
The History Boys
(Sleeping Clergyman)
Do Not Disturb
(Geoffrey Alderney)
Genghis Cohn
(Deputy Mueller)
National Theatre Live: As You Like It
(Adam)
Rainy Day Women
(Commanding Officer)
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
(Helicanus)
Breathe
(Mr. Tolland)
The Devil's Disciple
(Lawyer Hawkins)
Come Home Charlie and Face Them
(Gibson)
Doctor Who: The Savages
(Tor)
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
(Major Cosworth)
On the Black Hill
(The Auctioneer)
The Falklands Play
(Rt Hon Michael Foot MP (Leader of the Opposition))
Theban Plays: Antigone
(Chorus)
Shadows in the Sun
Let There Be Light
(Teacher)
Redemption
(Fernald)
Ice Age
(Professor Jenssen)
Midsomer Murders
(Dudley Carew)
The Bill
Heartbeat
(Fred Caldwell)
Inspector Morse
(Dr. Greer)
Crown Court
Foyle's War
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
(Geoffrey Oxlade)
Dixon of Dock Green
(Dr. Hobbs)
Doomwatch
(Grant)
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Trial & Retribution
No Hiding Place
Play for Today
Behaving Badly
The Carnforth Practice
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
(Sir Thomas Wriothesley)
Paul Temple
Performance
(1st Conservative MP)
Doctor Who
(Major Cosworth)
Dixon of Dock Green
(Dr. Walsh)
Scorpion Tales
(Russell)
Bramwell
(Bishop of Stepney)
Pulaski
(The Director)
Paul Merton: The Series
Da Vinci's Demons
Casualty
(Derick Tome)
Kavanagh Q.C.
(Ross Harkins)
Minder
(Major Beatty)
A Dance to the Music of Time
(General Conyers)
Dandelion Dead
(Griffiths)
Edge of Darkness
(Oakley)
Fallen Angel
(Hugh Treevor)
Miss Marple: Nemesis
(Mr. Schuster)
Justice
(Analyst)
The New Statesman
(Chief Whip)
His Dark Materials
(Butler)
Soldier Soldier
(General Fairhurst)
Miss Marple
(Mr. Schuster)
Enemy at the Door
(Dr. John Forbes)