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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Tommy Godfrey<br />
| image =Tommy Godfrey.gif<br />
| caption =<br />
| birth_name = Thomas Frederick Godfrey<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1916|6|20}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Lambeth]], [[London]], England<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1984|6|24|1916|6|20}}<br />
| death_place = London, England<br />
| occupation = Comedian, actor<br />
}}<br />
'''Thomas Frederick Godfrey''' (20 June 1916 &ndash; 24 June 1984) was an English comedian and actor, mostly playing working class [[Cockney]] characters.<br />
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==Variety performer==<br />
He was born in London, and started his career as a [[tap dancer]] in [[variety show]]s, as part of the act Godfrey, Randall and Deane. He then worked as a solo comedian, and often as a [[principal boy]] in [[pantomime]]s.<ref name=hudd>[[Roy Hudd]] and Philip Hindin, ''Roy Hudd's Cavalcade of Variety Acts'', Robson Books, 1998, {{ISBN|1-86105-206-5}}, p.71</ref><br />
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==Television ==<br />
His television credits included ''[[Love Thy Neighbour (1972 TV series)|Love Thy Neighbour]]'', ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'', ''[[The Persuaders!|The Persuaders]]'', ''[[Mind Your Language]]'', ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'', ''[[Bless This House (UK TV series)|Bless This House]]'', ''[[Till Death Us Do Part]]'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Softly, Softly (TV series)|Softly, Softly]]'', ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]'', Steptoe and Son and ''[[On the Buses]]''.<br />
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==Films ==<br />
His film credits included ''[[Passport to Pimlico]]'' (1949), ''[[Hide and Seek (1964 film)|Hide and Seek]]'' (1964), ''[[Work Is a Four-Letter Word]]'' (1968), ''[[If....]]'' (1968), ''[[Ring of Bright Water (film)|Ring of Bright Water]]'' (1969), ''[[The Best House in London]]'' (1969), ''[[Simon, Simon]]'' (1970), ''[[A Severed Head (film)|A Severed Head]]'' (1970), ''[[Bless This House (film)|Bless This House]]'' (1972), ''[[Straight On till Morning (film)|Straight On till Morning]]'' (1972), ''[[The Love Ban]]'' (1973), ''[[Love Thy Neighbour (1973 film)|Love Thy Neighbour]]'' (1973), ''[[The Vault of Horror (film)|The Vault of Horror]]'' (1973), ''[[From Beyond the Grave]]'' (1974), ''[[The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother]]'' (1975), ''[[Come Play with Me (1977 film)|Come Play with Me]]'' (1977) and ''[[The Great Muppet Caper]]'' (1981).<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
*''[[Passport to Pimlico]]'' (1949) - Bus Conductor<br />
*''[[The Flaw (1955 film)|The Flaw]]'' (1955) - Theatregoer (uncredited)<br />
* [[Scotland Yard]] (film series) - The Grand Junction Case (1961) - Smaller<br />
*''The Missing Note'' (1961) - Sam<br />
*''[[Hide and Seek (1964 film)|Hide and Seek]]'' (1964) - Drunken Songwriter<br />
*''The Christmas Tree'' (1966) - stranded Motorist. (uncredited)<br />
*''[[Work Is a Four-Letter Word]]'' (1968) - Mr. Thacker<br />
*''[[If....]]'' (1968) - School Porter (uncredited)<br />
*''[[Till Death Us Do Part (film)|Till Death Us Do Part]]'' (1969) - Knowledgeable man in pub<br />
*''[[Ring of Bright Water (film)|Ring of Bright Water]]'' (1969) - Ticket seller<br />
*''[[The Best House in London]]'' (1969) - News Vendor (uncredited)<br />
*''[[A Severed Head (film)|A Severed Head]]'' (1970) - Removal Man (uncredited)<br />
*''[[Simon, Simon]]'' (1970) - Cashier<br />
*''[[Straight On till Morning (film)|Straight On till Morning]]'' (1972) - Mr. Godfrey<br />
*''[[Bless This House (film)|Bless This House]]'' (1972) - Alf Murray<br />
*''[[The Love Ban]]'' (1973) - Barber #2<br />
*''[[The Vault of Horror (film)|The Vault of Horror]]'' (1973) - Landlord (segment 5 "Drawn and Quartered")<br />
*''[[Love Thy Neighbour (1973 film)|Love Thy Neighbour]]'' (1973) - Arthur<br />
*''[[From Beyond the Grave]]'' (1974) - Mr. Jeffries (segment 1 "The Gate Crasher")<br />
*''[[The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother]]'' (1975) - Fred<br />
*''[[Come Play with Me (1977 film)|Come Play with Me]]'' (1977) - Blitt<br />
*''[[The Great Muppet Caper]]'' (1981) - Bus Conductor<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051127193202/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/talent/g/godfrey_tommy.shtml Tommy Godfrey] - BBC Guide to Comedy<br />
*{{IMDb name|0324034|Tommy Godfrey}}<br />
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[[Category:1984 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Male actors from London]]<br />
[[Category:English male film actors]]<br />
[[Category:English male television actors]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century English male actors]]<br />
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