Patrick Godfrey

Patrick Godfrey

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.

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2025

Doctor Who: The Savages
Doctor Who: The Savages
as Tor (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/24/2025

2024

Rejoyce!
Rejoyce!
as Jim (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/16/2024

2019

His Dark Materials
His Dark Materials
as Butler
TV - Released: 11/3/2019

2018

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
as Wolf Elder (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/25/2018

2017

Breathe
Breathe
as Mr. Tolland
Movie - Released: 10/13/2017

2016

National Theatre Live: As You Like It
National Theatre Live: As You Like It
as Adam
Movie - Released: 3/30/2016

2014

The Borderlands
The Borderlands
as Father Calvino
Movie - Released: 3/28/2014
Mr. Turner
Mr. Turner
as Lord Egremont
Movie - Released: 10/31/2014

2013

Da Vinci's Demons
Da Vinci's Demons
TV - Released: 4/12/2013

2012

Les Misérables
Les Misérables
as Gillenormand
Movie - Released: 12/18/2012

2011

Dimensions
Dimensions
as The Professor
Movie - Released: 9/20/2011
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
as Vasily
Movie - Released: 12/1/2011

2010

Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
as Sir Nathaniel
Movie - Released: 9/28/2010

2009

Shadows in the Sun
Shadows in the Sun
Movie - Released: 6/15/2009

2008

The Duchess
The Duchess
as Dr. Neville
Movie - Released: 9/5/2008
Passage
Passage
as Sir John Barrow
Movie - Released: 10/3/2008

2007

The Shell Seekers
The Shell Seekers
as Mr. Enderby
Movie - Released: 10/18/2007
Fallen Angel
Fallen Angel
as Hugh Treevor
TV - Released: 3/11/2007

2006

The History Boys
The History Boys
as Sleeping Clergyman
Movie - Released: 10/2/2006

2005

Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
as Bookseller
Movie - Released: 9/23/2005
Shadow of the Sword
Shadow of the Sword
as Bertram
Movie - Released: 5/12/2005

2002

The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo
as Morrell
Movie - Released: 1/23/2002
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest
as Merriman
Movie - Released: 5/17/2002
The Falklands Play
The Falklands Play
as Rt Hon Michael Foot MP (Leader of the Opposition)
Movie - Released: 4/10/2002
Foyle's War
Foyle's War
TV - Released: 10/27/2002

2001

My Brother Tom
My Brother Tom
as Father Felix
Movie - Released: 11/16/2001
Shades
Shades
as Ed
TV - Released: 8/21/2001

2000

The Miracle Maker
The Miracle Maker
as Matthew / Annas (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/31/2000

1998

EverAfter
EverAfter
as Leonardo da Vinci
Movie - Released: 7/31/1998

1997

The Gambler
The Gambler
as Professor Olkhin
Movie - Released: 10/30/1997
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Dudley Carew
TV - Released: 3/23/1997
Trial & Retribution
Trial & Retribution
TV - Released: 10/19/1997
A Dance to the Music of Time
A Dance to the Music of Time
as General Conyers
TV - Released: 10/9/1997

1995

Bramwell
Bramwell
as Bishop of Stepney
TV - Released: 5/1/1995
Kavanagh Q.C.
Kavanagh Q.C.
as Ross Harkins
TV - Released: 1/3/1995

1994

Bermuda Grace
Bermuda Grace
Movie - Released: 1/7/1994
Message for Posterity
Message for Posterity
as 1st Conservative MP
Movie - Released: 10/28/1994
Dandelion Dead
Dandelion Dead
as Griffiths
TV - Released: 10/30/1994

1993

The Trial
The Trial
as Court Usher
Movie - Released: 6/18/1993
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day
as Spencer
Movie - Released: 11/5/1993
Genghis Cohn
Genghis Cohn
as Deputy Mueller
Movie - Released: 11/9/1993

1992

Bad Girl
Bad Girl
as High Court Judge
Movie - Released: 7/14/1992
The Count of Solar
The Count of Solar
as Judge
Movie - Released: 2/2/1992
Black and White
Black and White
Movie - Released: 2/1/1992
Heartbeat
Heartbeat
as Fred Caldwell
TV - Released: 4/10/1992

1991

Sleepers
Sleepers
as Magistrate
Movie - Released: 4/10/1991
Movie
Do Not Disturb
as Geoffrey Alderney
Movie - Released: 3/17/1991
Redemption
Redemption
as Fernald
Movie - Released: 7/3/1991
Performance
Performance
as 1st Conservative MP
TV - Released: 2/22/1991
Paul Merton: The Series
Paul Merton: The Series
TV - Released: 9/25/1991
Soldier Soldier
Soldier Soldier
as General Fairhurst
TV - Released: 6/10/1991

1990

Come Home Charlie and Face Them
Come Home Charlie and Face Them
as Gibson
Movie - Released: 11/25/1990

1989

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
as Major Jones
Movie - Released: 4/22/1989
Behaving Badly
Behaving Badly
TV - Released: 2/20/1989
Shadow of the Noose
Shadow of the Noose
as Lawson Walton, K.C.
TV - Released: 2/28/1989

1988

The Girl in a Swing
The Girl in a Swing
as Coroner
Movie - Released: 9/29/1988
Manifesto
Manifesto
as Dr. Lombrosow
Movie - Released: 1/27/1988
On the Black Hill
On the Black Hill
as The Auctioneer
Movie - Released: 9/12/1988

1987

Maurice
Maurice
as Simcox
Movie - Released: 9/18/1987
The Interrogation of John
The Interrogation of John
as Supt. Sidebotham
Movie - Released: 9/30/1987
The Devil's Disciple
The Devil's Disciple
as Lawyer Hawkins
Movie - Released: 5/17/1987
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
as Dr. Greer
TV - Released: 1/6/1987
TV
Pulaski
as The Director
TV - Released: 10/2/1987
Miss Marple: Nemesis
Miss Marple: Nemesis
as Mr. Schuster
TV - Released: 2/8/1987
The New Statesman
The New Statesman
as Chief Whip
TV - Released: 9/13/1987

1986

Foreign Body
Foreign Body
as Simons
Movie - Released: 9/26/1986
Clockwise
Clockwise
as Headmaster
Movie - Released: 3/1/1986
Theban Plays: Antigone
Theban Plays: Antigone
as Chorus
Movie - Released: 9/19/1986
Casualty
Casualty
as Derick Tome
TV - Released: 9/6/1986

1985

A Room with a View
A Room with a View
as The Reverend Mr. Eager
Movie - Released: 12/13/1985
Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness
as Oakley
TV - Released: 11/4/1985

1984

The Tragedy of Coriolanus
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
as Cominius
Movie - Released: 3/26/1984
Rainy Day Women
Rainy Day Women
as Commanding Officer
Movie - Released: 4/10/1984
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
as Helicanus
Movie - Released: 12/8/1984
The Bill
The Bill
TV - Released: 10/16/1984
Miss Marple
Miss Marple
as Mr. Schuster
TV - Released: 12/26/1984

1983

Heat and Dust
Heat and Dust
as Dr Saunders
Movie - Released: 1/1/1983
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
as Geoffrey Oxlade
TV - Released: 11/11/1983

1982

Shine on Harvey Moon
Shine on Harvey Moon
as Council Chairman
TV - Released: 1/8/1982

1981

Movie
The Three Sisters
as Kulighin
Movie - Released: 12/29/1981

1979

Minder
Minder
as Major Beatty
TV - Released: 10/29/1979

1978

Ice Age
Ice Age
as Professor Jenssen
Movie - Released: 5/17/1978
Scorpion Tales
Scorpion Tales
as Russell
TV - Released: 4/29/1978
Enemy at the Door
Enemy at the Door
as Dr. John Forbes
TV - Released: 1/28/1978

1974

TV
The Carnforth Practice
TV - Released: 4/21/1974

1972

Miss Julie
Miss Julie
as House Servant
Movie - Released: 1/1/1972
Crown Court
Crown Court
TV - Released: 10/11/1972

1971

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
as Major Cosworth
Movie - Released: 3/6/1971
Justice
Justice
as Analyst
TV - Released: 10/8/1971

1970

Movie
John Clare: "I Am"
as WF Knight
Movie - Released: 2/8/1970
Let There Be Light
Let There Be Light
as Teacher
Movie - Released: 1/23/1970
Doomwatch
Doomwatch
as Grant
TV - Released: 2/9/1970
Play for Today
Play for Today
TV - Released: 10/15/1970
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
as Sir Thomas Wriothesley
TV - Released: 1/1/1970

1969

Paul Temple
Paul Temple
TV - Released: 11/23/1969

1966

Doctor Who: The Savages
Doctor Who: The Savages
as Tor
Movie - Released: 6/18/1966

1963

Doctor Who
Doctor Who
as Major Cosworth
TV - Released: 11/23/1963

1962

Dr. Finlay's Casebook
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
TV - Released: 8/16/1962

1959

No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place
TV - Released: 9/16/1959

1955

Dixon of Dock Green
Dixon of Dock Green
as Dr. Hobbs
TV - Released: 7/9/1955
Dixon of Dock Green
Dixon of Dock Green
as Dr. Walsh
TV - Released: 7/9/1955