Acting · Finsbury Park, London, England, UK · Born February 13, 1933
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.
MovieDoctor Who: The Savages
2025
as Tor (voice)
MovieRejoyce!
2024
as Jim (voice)
TVHis Dark Materials
2019
as Butler
MovieMowgli: Legend of the Jungle
2018
as Wolf Elder (voice)
MovieBreathe
2017
as Mr. Tolland
MovieNational Theatre Live: As You Like It
2016
as Adam
MovieMr. Turner
2014
as Lord Egremont
MovieThe Borderlands
2014
as Father Calvino
TVDa Vinci's Demons
2013
MovieLes Misérables
2012
as Gillenormand
MovieNational Theatre Live: Collaborators
2011
as Vasily
MovieDimensions
2011
as The Professor
MovieLove's Labour's Lost - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2010
as Sir Nathaniel
MovieShadows in the Sun
2009
MoviePassage
2008
as Sir John Barrow
MovieThe Duchess
2008
as Dr. Neville
MovieThe Shell Seekers
2007
as Mr. Enderby
TVFallen Angel
2007
as Hugh Treevor
MovieThe History Boys
2006
as Sleeping Clergyman
MovieOliver Twist
2005
as Bookseller
MovieShadow of the Sword
2005
as Bertram
Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?
2004
as Voice of Lindsay Anderson
Looking for Victoria
2003
as Lord Clarendon
TVFoyle's War
2002
as Ernest Bannerman
MovieThe Importance of Being Earnest
2002
as Merriman
MovieThe Falklands Play
2002
as Rt Hon Michael Foot MP (Leader of the Opposition)
MovieThe Count of Monte Cristo
2002
as Morrell
MovieMy Brother Tom
2001
as Father Felix
TVShades
2001
as Ed
MovieThe Miracle Maker
2000
as Matthew/Annas (voice)
MovieEverAfter
1998
as Leonardo da Vinci
MovieThe Gambler
1997
as Professor Olkhin
TVA Dance to the Music of Time
1997
as General Conyers
TVMidsomer Murders
1997
as Dudley Carew
TVMadson
1996
as Mr Lewis
MovieI Don't Speak English
1995
TVBramwell
1995
as Bishop of Stepney
TVKavanagh Q.C.
1995
as Ross Harkins
TVDandelion Dead
1994
as Griffiths
MovieMessage for Posterity
1994
as 1st Conservative MP
MovieBermuda Grace
1994
MovieGenghis Cohn
1993
as Deputy Mueller
MovieThe Remains of the Day
1993
as Spencer
MovieThe Trial
1993
as Court Usher
You, Me and It
1993
as Eddie
MovieBad Girl
1992
as High Court Judge
TVHeartbeat
1992
as Fred Caldwell
MovieThe Count of Solar
1992
as Judge
MovieBlack and White
1992
TVPerformance
1991
as 1st Conservative MP
TVPaul Merton: The Series
1991
MovieRedemption
1991
as Fernald
TVSoldier Soldier
1991
as General Fairhurst
TVIn Suspicious Circumstances
1991
as Doctor Gordon
MovieSleepers
1991
as Magistrate
TVSleepers
1991
as Magistrate
Do Not Disturb
1991
as Geoffrey Alderney
MovieMurderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
1989
as Major Jones
TVShadow of the Noose
1989
as Lawson Walton, K.C.
TVBehaving Badly
1989
MovieThe Girl in a Swing
1988
as Coroner
MovieOn the Black Hill
1988
as The Auctioneer
MovieManifesto
1988
as Dr. Lombrosow
Pulaski
1987
as The Director
MovieThe Interrogation of John
1987
as Supt. Sidebotham
MovieMaurice
1987
as Simcox
TVThe New Statesman
1987
as Chief Whip
MovieThe Devil's Disciple
1987
as Lawyer Hawkins
TVMiss Marple: Nemesis
1987
as Mr. Schuster
TVInspector Morse
1987
as Dr. Greer
MovieForeign Body
1986
as Simons
MovieTheban Plays: Antigone
1986
as Chorus
TVCasualty
1986
as Derick Tome
TVScreenPlay
1986
as Supt. Sidebotham
MovieA Room with a View
1986
as The Reverend Mr. Eager
MovieClockwise
1986
as Headmaster
TVEdge of Darkness
1985
as Oakley
TVTheatre Night
1985
as Lawyer Hawkins
TVBlott on the Landscape
1985
as Mr Bullett Finch
TVScreen Two
1985
as Court Usher
MoviePericles, Prince of Tyre
1984
as Helicanus
TVTravelling Man
1984
as Father
TVThe Bill
1984
MovieRainy Day Women
1984
as Commanding Officer
MovieThe Tragedy of Coriolanus
1984
as Cominius
TVAuf Wiedersehen, Pet
1983
as Geoffrey Oxlade
MovieHeat and Dust
1983
as Dr Saunders
TVShine on Harvey Moon
1982
as Council Chairman
The Three Sisters
1981
as Kulighin
TVMinder
1979
as Major Beatty
TVThe BBC Television Shakespeare
1978
as Cominius
TVThe Sandbaggers
1978
as Walter Wheatley
MovieIce Age
1978
as Professor Jenssen
TVScorpion Tales
1978
as Russell
TVEnemy at the Door
1978
as Dr. John Forbes
TVBBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Prof. Senssen
TVThe Carnforth Practice
1974
as Nicholas Ashby
MovieMiss Julie
1972
as House Servant
TVCrown Court
1972
TVJustice
1971
as Analyst
MovieDoctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971
as Major Cosworth
TVPlay for Today
1970
TVDoomwatch
1970
as Grant
John Clare: "I Am"
1970
as WF Knight
MovieLet There Be Light
1970
as Teacher
TVThe Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970
as Sir Thomas Wriothesley
TVPaul Temple
1969
MovieDoctor Who: The Savages
1966
as Tor
Macbeth
1966
as Lennox
TVThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as RAMC Orderly
TVTheatre 625
1964
as Simpson
Story Parade
1964
as Customs Officer
TVDoctor Who
1963
as Major Cosworth
TVDr. Finlay's Casebook
1962
TVNo Hiding Place
1959
TVDixon of Dock Green
1955
as Dr. Hobbs
