Peter Godfrey
Peter Godfrey (16 October 1899 – 4 March 1970) was an English actor and film director. Founder of the experimental Gate Theatre Salon in 1925, with his first wife Molly Veness, he staged London's first expressionistic production in the following year. He went into partnership with Velona Pilcher in 1927 and together they opened the Gate Theatre Studio in Villiers Street, Charing Cross. Eventually moving to Hollywood, he established a career as a film actor and director.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1899-10-16 · London, England, UK
- Died
- 1970-03-04
Known for
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) — Monk (uncredited)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) — Poole
- Christmas in Connecticut (1945) — Director
- The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947) — First Tout (uncredited)
- Cry Wolf (1947) — Director
- Edison, the Man (1940) — Ashton
- Please Murder Me (1956) — Director
- The Woman in White (1948) — Director
- Raffles (1939) — Crawshay
- Hotel Berlin (1945) — Director
- The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt (1939) — Director
- Blockade (1938) — Roderigo - Cafe Magician
- Forever and a Day (1943) — Writer
- Escape Me Never (1947) — Director
- That Hagen Girl (1947) — Director
- The Earl of Chicago (1940) — Judson