[2] According to The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare, Godfrey "[w]ith his fine voice and often sardonic appearance...was a loyal company actor who revealed an intuitive grasp of the dark characters in Jacobean plays".
[3] Also in 1960, he appeared on television in the series Danger Man in the episode entitled "Position of Trust" as a casino manager.
[4] He created the role of Jack Gurney in Peter Barnes's play The Ruling Class.
[1] He also appeared in a number of films such as Hands of the Ripper and The Abominable Dr. Phibes, and the BBC television dramas The Pallisers (as Robert Kennedy), Warship (as Captain Edward Holt) and Nicholas Nickleby (1977, as Ralph Nickleby).
[1] Derek Godfrey was married to Australian actress Diana Fairfax; the couple had two daughters, Jules and Pippa.