Patrick Godfrey
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 13, 1933
- Died
- Jun 4, 2026 (aged 93)
- Place of birth
- Finsbury Park, London, England, UK
- Credits
- 116
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
Les Misérables
2012Movie
Gillenormand
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
2018Movie
Wolf Elder (voice)
The Count of Monte Cristo
2002Movie
Morrell
His Dark Materials
2019TV
Butler
The Duchess
2008Movie
Dr. Neville
EverAfter
1998Movie
Leonardo da Vinci
Filmography
Doctor Who: The Savages
2025Movie
Tor (voice)
Rejoyce!
2024Movie
Jim (voice)
His Dark Materials
2019TV
Butler
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
2018Movie
Wolf Elder (voice)
Breathe
2017Movie
Mr. Tolland
National Theatre Live: As You Like It
2016Movie
Adam
Mr. Turner
2014Movie
Lord Egremont
The Borderlands
2014Movie
Father Calvino
Da Vinci's Demons
2013TV
Les Misérables
2012Movie
Gillenormand
National Theatre Live: Collaborators
2011Movie
Vasily
Dimensions
2011Movie
The Professor
Love's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2010Movie
Sir Nathaniel
Shadows in the Sun
2009Movie
Dr Calder
Passage
2008Movie
Sir John Barrow
The Duchess
2008Movie
Dr. Neville
The Shell Seekers
2007Movie
Mr. Enderby
Fallen Angel
2007TV
Hugh Treevor
The History Boys
2006Movie
Sleeping Clergyman
Oliver Twist
2005Movie
Bookseller
Shadow of the Sword
2005Movie
Bertram
Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?
2004Movie
Voice of Lindsay Anderson
Looking for Victoria
2003TV
Lord Clarendon
Foyle's War
2002TV
Ernest Bannerman
The Importance of Being Earnest
2002Movie
Merriman
The Falklands Play
2002Movie
Rt Hon Michael Foot MP (Leader of the Opposition)
The Count of Monte Cristo
2002Movie
Morrell
My Brother Tom
2001Movie
Father Felix
Shades
2001TV
Ed
The Miracle Maker
2000Movie
Matthew/Annas (voice)
EverAfter
1998Movie
Leonardo da Vinci
The Gambler
1997Movie
Professor Olkhin
A Dance to the Music of Time
1997TV
General Conyers
Midsomer Murders
1997TV
Dudley Carew
Madson
1996TV
Mr Lewis
I Don't Speak English
1995Movie
Bramwell
1995TV
Bishop of Stepney
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995TV
Ross Harkins
Dandelion Dead
1994TV
Griffiths
Message for Posterity
1994Movie
1st Conservative MP
Bermuda Grace
1994Movie
Genghis Cohn
1993Movie
Deputy Mueller
The Remains of the Day
1993Movie
Spencer
The Trial
1993Movie
Court Usher
You, Me and It
1993TV
Eddie
Bad Girl
1992Movie
High Court Judge
Heartbeat
1992TV
Fred Caldwell
The Count of Solar
1992Movie
Judge
Black and White
1992Movie
Performance
1991TV
1st Conservative MP
Paul Merton: The Series
1991TV
Redemption
1991Movie
Fernald
Soldier Soldier
1991TV
General Fairhurst
In Suspicious Circumstances
1991TV
Doctor Gordon
Sleepers
1991Movie
Magistrate
Sleepers
1991TV
Magistrate
Do Not Disturb
1991Movie
Geoffrey Alderney
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
1989Movie
Major Jones
Shadow of the Noose
1989TV
Lawson Walton, K.C.
Behaving Badly
1989TV
The Girl in a Swing
1988Movie
Coroner
On the Black Hill
1988Movie
The Auctioneer
Manifesto
1988Movie
Dr. Lombrosow
Pulaski
1987TV
The Director
The Interrogation of John
1987Movie
Supt. Sidebotham
Maurice
1987Movie
Simcox
The New Statesman
1987TV
Chief Whip
The Devil's Disciple
1987Movie
Lawyer Hawkins
Miss Marple: Nemesis
1987TV
Mr. Schuster
Inspector Morse
1987TV
Dr. Greer
Foreign Body
1986Movie
Simons
Theban Plays: Antigone
1986Movie
Chorus
Casualty
1986TV
Derick Tome
ScreenPlay
1986TV
Supt. Sidebotham
A Room with a View
1986Movie
The Reverend Mr. Eager
Clockwise
1986Movie
Headmaster
Edge of Darkness
1985TV
Oakley
Theatre Night
1985TV
Lawyer Hawkins
Blott on the Landscape
1985TV
Mr Bullett Finch
Screen Two
1985TV
Court Usher, Tite
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
1984Movie
Helicanus
Travelling Man
1984TV
Father
The Bill
1984TV
Rainy Day Women
1984Movie
Commanding Officer
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
1984Movie
Cominius
Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983TV
Geoffrey Oxlade
Heat and Dust
1983Movie
Dr Saunders
Shine on Harvey Moon
1982TV
Council Chairman
The Three Sisters
1981Movie
Kulighin
Minder
1979TV
Major Beatty
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978TV
Cominius
The Sandbaggers
1978TV
Walter Wheatley
Ice Age
1978Movie
Professor Jenssen
Scorpion Tales
1978TV
Russell
Enemy at the Door
1978TV
Dr. John Forbes
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977TV
Prof. Senssen
The Carnforth Practice
1974TV
Nicholas Ashby
Miss Julie
1972Movie
House Servant
Crown Court
1972TV
Justice
1971TV
Analyst
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971Movie
Major Cosworth
Play for Today
1970TV
Doomwatch
1970TV
Grant
John Clare: "I Am"
1970Movie
WF Knight
Let There Be Light
1970Movie
Teacher
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970TV
Sir Thomas Wriothesley
Paul Temple
1969TV
Doctor Who: The Savages
1966Movie
Tor
Macbeth
1966Movie
Lennox
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965TV
RAMC Orderly
Theatre 625
1964TV
Simpson, Scipio
Story Parade
1964TV
Customs Officer, Tom Moore
Doctor Who
1963TV
Major Cosworth
Dr. Finlay's Casebook
1962TV
No Hiding Place
1959TV
Dixon of Dock Green
1955TV
Dr. Hobbs, Dr. Walsh