Peter Godfrey

Peter Godfrey

Known for

Directing

Born

October 16, 1899

Birthplace

London, England, UK

Died

March 4, 1970 (aged 70)

Biography

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.

Best known work

The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1939
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941
Christmas in Connecticut
Christmas in Connecticut
1945
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
1947
Cry Wolf
Cry Wolf
1947
Please Murder Me
Please Murder Me
1956
Edison, the Man
Edison, the Man
1940
The Woman in White
The Woman in White
1948
Raffles
Raffles
1939
Hotel Berlin
Hotel Berlin
1945

Filmography

  1. TBA

    Monsters of the Deep

    Director

  2. 1956

  3. 1952

  4. 1950

  5. 1950

  6. 1950

    Barricade

    Director

  7. 1949

  8. 1949

  9. 1948

  10. 1948

  11. 1947

  12. 1947

  13. 1947

    Cry Wolf

    Director

  14. 1947

    The Two Mrs. Carrolls

    as First Tout (uncredited), Director

  15. 1946

  16. 1945

  17. 1945

    Hotel Berlin

    Director

  18. 1944

  19. 1943

  20. 1942

  21. 1941

  22. 1941

  23. 1940

  24. 1940

  25. 1939

    Raffles

    as Crawshay

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