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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.
Willoughby Goddard was born on 4 July 1926 in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Last Days of Pompeii (1984), Love and Mr Lewisham (1959) and William Tell (1958). He was married to Ann Phillips. He died on 11 April 2008 in London, England, UK.
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Apr 15, 2008 · Willoughby Goddard, who has died aged 81, was a character actor whose girth made him a commanding presence on stage and television for 40 years. Willoughby Goddard seen here in Thames...
Willoughby Goddard was born in Bicester, Oxfordshire, in 1926, He made his first appearance on the stage at the Oxford Playhouse in 1943 as The Steward in Shaw’s Saint Joan. After a period in repertory, especially the Bristol Old Vic, he first appeared in London.
Willoughby Goddard used his rotund figure most effectively in portraying archetypal screen baddies for 40 years. The actor even openly acknowledged himself as "one of the...
Actor. 3 July 1926 to 10 April 2008. Active on stage and television, Goddard lent menace or good humour to a variety of roles. The most memorable came in Drake’s Progress (1957), the villainous Gessler in the Adventures Of William Tell (1958-9), Mr Bumble in a BBC series of Oliver Twist (1962) and Tom Sharpe’s Porterhouse Blue (1987).
Willoughby Goddard (Willoughby Wittenham Rees Goddard) was born on 4 July, 1926 in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England, UK, is an Actor. Discover Willoughby Goddard's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates.
