
Patrick Godfrey
Born February 13, 1933 · Finsbury Park, London, England, UK
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies

The Count of Monte Cristo

Les Misérables

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

The Duchess

EverAfter

The Remains of the Day

Oliver Twist

Breathe

A Room with a View

Mr. Turner

Maurice

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Miracle Maker

The Borderlands

The History Boys

Bad Girl

Heat and Dust

The Girl in a Swing

The Trial

Clockwise

Rejoyce!

Shadow of the Sword

The Devil's Disciple

The Shell Seekers

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

Redemption

National Theatre Live: Collaborators

Theban Plays: Antigone

Bermuda Grace

Manifesto

My Brother Tom

The Tragedy of Coriolanus

National Theatre Live: As You Like It

Shadows in the Sun

Dimensions

The Gambler

Let There Be Light

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Miss Julie

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil

Foreign Body

The Falklands Play

Genghis Cohn

On the Black Hill

I Don't Speak English

Sleepers

Doctor Who: The Savages
TV Shows

Minder

Heartbeat

Foyle's War

Crown Court

His Dark Materials

Theatre 625

Inspector Morse

Screen Two

The Bill

No Hiding Place

Performance

Soldier Soldier

BBC2 Play of the Week

Thirty-Minute Theatre

ScreenPlay

Justice

Da Vinci's Demons

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Kavanagh Q.C.

Dixon of Dock Green

Doomwatch

The New Statesman

Paul Temple

Bramwell

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Shine on Harvey Moon

A Dance to the Music of Time

In Suspicious Circumstances

Edge of Darkness

Auf Wiedersehen, Pet

Enemy at the Door

Travelling Man

The Sandbaggers

Miss Marple: Nemesis

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Shadow of the Noose

Madson

Theatre Night

Sleepers

Fallen Angel

Behaving Badly

Paul Merton: The Series

Scorpion Tales

Dandelion Dead

The Carnforth Practice

Shades













