Tommy Godfrey

For other people with the same name, see Thomas Godfrey (disambiguation).

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
Occupations
  • 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.

Life and career

He was born in London, and started his career as a tap dancer in variety shows, firstly with his sister and then 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][2]

He made his film debut playing a bus conductor – a typical role – in Passport to Pimlico (1949). As a character actor, he continued to appear in occasional films in the 1950s and 1960s, but had his greatest period of success in the 1970s.[1]

He appeared in several popular television sitcoms, including regular appearances in On the House (1970), Love Thy Neighbour (1972-1976), and Mind Your Language (1977-1979). His other television credits, in both comedic and serious roles, included The Saint, Special Branch, The Persuaders, The Avengers, Bless This House, Till Death Us Do Part, Z-Cars, Softly, Softly, The Goodies, Steptoe and Son, and Crown Court.[1]

He died in London in 1984, aged 68.[1]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d Robert Ross, Forgotten Heroes of Comedy, Unbound Press, London, 2021, isbn 978-1-78352-918-6, pp.330-333
  2. ^ Roy Hudd and Philip Hindin, Roy Hudd's Cavalcade of Variety Acts, Robson Books, 1998, p. 71, ISBN 1-86105-206-5
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