Willoughby Goddard

Willoughby Goddard
with Paul Stassino in The Saint (1969)
Born	(1926-07-04)4 July 1926 Bicester, Oxfordshire, England
Died	11 April 2008(2008-04-11) (aged 81) London, England
Occupation	Actor

Willoughby Wittenham Rees Goddard (4 July 1926 – 11 April 2008) was an English actor whose trademark rotund figure was well known on television and in films for more than 40 years.^[1][2]

Biography

Goddard was born in

Goddard retired from the industry in 1987 and died in 2008, aged 81.[4]

Goddard is buried in Teddington Cemetery.

Filmography

Film appearances

• Bait (1950) – John Hartley
• The Million Pound Note (1950) – Stockbroker (uncredited)
• The Green Man (1956) – Statesman
• A Touch of the Sun (1956) – Golightly
• Stranger in Town (1957) – Publican
• Heart of a Child (1958) – Scott
• In the Wake of a Stranger (1959) – Shafto
• Inn for Trouble (1960) – Sgt Saunders
• The Millionairess (1961) – President
• The Secret Partner (1961) – Hotel Kepper
• Double Bunk (1961) – Prospective Purchaser
• The Long Shadow (1961) – Schober
• Fate Takes a Hand (1961) – Rollenshaw
• The Golden Rabbit (1962) – Clitheroe
• Carry On Cruising (1962) – Large Man
• The Wrong Box (1966) – James White Wragg
• The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) – Squire
• Laughter in the Dark (1969) – Colonel
• The Juggler of Notre Dame (1970) – Judge Broadbottom
• The Canterbury Tales (1971) – Placebo
• Gawain and the Green Knight
  (1973) – Knight
• Joseph Andrews (1977) – Fourposter Innkeeper
• Jabberwocky (1977) – Eggman (uncredited)
• Quincy's Quest (1979) – General
• Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) – School Reverend
• God's Outlaw (1986) – Cardinal Wolsey

TV appearances

• David Copperfield (1956) – Mr. Creakle
• The Buccaneers (1956) – Phineas Bunch – "Marooned"
• The Buccaneers (1956) – Lawyer Pym – "Blood Will Tell"
• Gay Cavalier (1957) – Bulstrode – "Dragon's Heart"
• The Adventures of William Tell (1958–1959) – Landburger Gessler – regular cast
• The Invisible Man (1961) – Crowther – "Bank Raid"
• Charlesworth (1959) – Calvarez1
• Danger Man (1961) – McFadden – "The Journey Ends Halfway"
• The Avengers (1961) – The Deacon – "The Frighteners"
• Mr. Bumble
• Ghost Squad (1963) – Slim Salmon – "The Missing People"
• Richard the Lionheart
  (1963) – Arnold – "The Lord of Kenak"
• Public Eye (1965) – Chambers – "A Harsh World for Zealots"
• The Man in Room 17 (1965–1966) – Sir Geoffrey – regular cast
• The Baron (1967) – Colbert – "The Edge of Fear"
• The Saint (1969) – (ex) King Boris – "The Ex-King of Diamonds"
• The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (1969) – Sir Jason Toovey – regular cast
• The Main Chance (1969) – What About Justice?
• Orson Welles Great Mysteries (1973) – Sir Thomas  "Captain Rogers"
• The Sweeney (1976) – Kitter – "Sweet Smell of Succession"
• Space: 1999 (1977) – The Taybor – "The Taybor"
• The Famous Five (1978) – The Man – "Five go to Mystery Moor"
• My Son, My Son (1979) – Mr. Moscrop
• The Incredible Mr Tanner (1981) – Tom
• The Black Adder (1983) – The Archbishop – "The Queen of Spain's Beard"
• John Silver's Return to Treasure Island (1986) – Sir Solomon Pridham – "The Map"
• Porterhouse Blue (1987) – Professor Siblington