Tommy Godfrey

English comedian and actor

Tommy Godfrey
Born
Thomas Frederick Godfrey

(1916-06-20)20 June 1916
Lambeth, London, England
Died24 June 1984(1984-06-24) (aged 68)
London, England
Occupation(s)Comedian, actor
Years active1949–1984

Thomas Frederick Godfrey (20 June 1916 – 24 June 1984) was an English comedian and actor who mostly played working-class Cockney characters.

Variety performer

He was born in London, and started his career as a tap dancer in variety shows, as part of the act Godfrey, Randall and Deane. He then worked as a solo comedian, and often as a principal boy in pantomimes.[1]

Television

His television credits included Love Thy Neighbour, The Saint, Special Branch, The Persuaders, Mind Your Language, The Avengers, Bless This House, Till Death Us Do Part, Z-Cars, Softly, Softly, The Goodies, Steptoe and Son, Crown Court and On the Buses

Filmography

  • Passport to Pimlico (1949) – Bus Conductor
  • The Flaw (1955) – Theatregoer (uncredited)
  • Scotland Yard (film series) – The Grand Junction Case (1961) – Smaller
  • The Missing Note (1961) – Sam
  • Hide and Seek (1964) – Drunken party guest (uncredited)
  • The Christmas Tree (1966) – stranded Motorist. (uncredited)
  • Work Is a Four-Letter Word (1968) – Mr. Thacker
  • If.... (1968) – School Porter (uncredited)
  • Till Death Us Do Part (1969) – Knowledgeable man in pub
  • Ring of Bright Water (1969) – Ticket seller
  • The Best House in London (1969) – News Vendor (uncredited)
  • A Severed Head (1970) – Removal Man (uncredited)
  • Simon, Simon (1970) – Cashier
  • Straight On till Morning (1972) – Mr. Godfrey
  • Bless This House (1972) – Alf Murray
  • The Love Ban (1973) – Barber #2
  • The Vault of Horror (1973) – Landlord (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")
  • Love Thy Neighbour (1973) – Arthur
  • From Beyond the Grave (1974) – Mr. Jeffries (segment 1 "The Gate Crasher")
  • The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1975) – Fred
  • Come Play with Me (1977) – Blitt
  • Mind Your Language (1977-1979) – Sidney
  • The Great Muppet Caper (1981) – Bus Conductor

References

  1. ^ Roy Hudd and Philip Hindin, Roy Hudd's Cavalcade of Variety Acts, Robson Books, 1998, ISBN 1-86105-206-5, p.71

External links

  • Tommy Godfrey – BBC Guide to Comedy
  • Tommy Godfrey at IMDb


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