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Peter Godfrey (I) (1899–1970)

Director | Actor | Miscellaneous Crew

London-born Peter Godfrey was a stage actor / director / producer before coming to Hollywood as an actor in the late '30s. After appearing in several films, he turned to directing, and spent most of his career at Warner Bros., directing "B" dramas, comedies and thrillers. He left film directing in the mid-'50s and turned to episodic TV series. See full bio »

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in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 70) in Hollywood, California, USA
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1958 Adventures of the Sea Hawk (TV series)
– Empire in the Sun (1958)
– Fiery Opal (1958)
 
1957 The Court of Last Resort (TV series)
– The James Dawson Case (1957)
 
1957 Code 3 (TV series)
– The Man with Many Faces (1957)
– The Water Skier (1957)
– Road Block (1957)
– The Rookie Sheriff (1957)
 
1955-1957 Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal (TV series)
– Hospital Melodrama (1957)
– The Mason Story (1957)
– Off the Pedestal (1956)
– The Don Burns Story (1956)
– Carlton Story (1955)
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1955-1956 TV Reader's Digest (TV series)
– The Only Way Out (1956)
– The Secret Weapon of Joe Smith (1956)
– France's Greatest Detective (1955)
– America's First Great Lady (1955)
– The American Master Counterfeiters (1955)
 
1956 Telephone Time (TV series)
– Harry in Search of Himself (1956)
 
1956 Please Murder Me
 
1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
– One Life (1956)
 
1955-1956 The Star and the Story (TV series)
– The Difficult Age (1956)
– The True Confessions of Henry Pell (1955)
 
1956 Chevron Hall of Stars (TV series)
– The End of Night (1956)
 
1955 Stage 7 (TV series)
– Young Girl in an Apple Tree (1955)
 
1955 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
– Cavalcade of Songs (1955)
– Monsters of the Deep (1955)
 
1955 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
– Breakfast in Bed (1955)
 
1954 Big Town (TV series)
– The Stranger (1954)
 
1954 Janet Dean, Registered Nurse (TV series)
– The Gomez Case (1954)
 
1953 The Revlon Mirror Theater (TV series)
– Key in the Lock (1953)
 
1953 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
– Some Call It Love (1953)
– Lovely Day (1953)
– Something to Live For (1953)
 
1952 Your Jeweler's Showcase (TV series)
– Marked X (1952)
 
1952 One Big Affair
 
1950 He's a Cockeyed Wonder
 
1950 The Great Jewel Robber
 
1950 Barricade
 
1949 The Girl from Jones Beach
 
1949 One Last Fling
 
1948 The Decision of Christopher Blake
 
1948 The Woman in White
 
1947 Escape Me Never
 
1947 That Hagen Girl
 
1947 Cry Wolf
 
1947 The Two Mrs. Carrolls
 
1946 One More Tomorrow
 
1945 Christmas in Connecticut
 
1945 Hotel Berlin
 
1944 Make Your Own Bed
 
1942 Highways by Night
 
1941 Unexpected Uncle
 
1939 The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt
 
1931 Down River
 
1930 Thread O' Scarlet (short)
 
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1948 The Decision of Christopher Blake
Butts (uncredited)
 
1947 The Two Mrs. Carrolls
First Tout (uncredited)
 
1943 Forever and a Day
Mr. Pepperdish (uncredited)
 
1942 Uncensored
Lou
 
1941 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Poole, Jekyll's Butler
 
1940 Edison, the Man
Ashton
 
1940 The Earl of Chicago
Judson
 
1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Monk (uncredited)
 
1939 Raffles
Crawshay
 
1938 Blockade
Roderigo - Cafe Magician
 
1937 Good Morning, Boys
Cliquot
 
1933 The Charming Deceiver
Fancourt
 
1933 Leave It to Me
Siegffied Velour
 
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1941 Father Takes a Wife (dialogue director)
 
1938 Blockade (dialogue director)
 
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1943 Forever and a Day (writer)
 

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Personal Details

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(1931) He acted in the play, "Red Rover's Revenge," at the Gate Theatre Studio in London, England with W.E.C. Jenkins, Michael MacOwan, John Gatrell, Walter Fitzgerald, Harold Young, Antony Eustrel, Viola Lyel, and Irene Freeman in the cast. See more »
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Former father-in-law of Basil Poledouris. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra