Jimmy Godden

British film actor (1879–1955)

Jimmy Godden
Born(1879-08-11)11 August 1879
Maidstone, Kent
United Kingdom
Died5 March 1955(1955-03-05) (aged 75)
OccupationFilm actor
Years active1930–1941

Jimmy Godden (11 August 1879 – 5 March 1955) was a British film actor.[1]

He was educated at Christ's Hospital and was in the Civil Service before becoming a concert pianist. Godden later turned to the stage and made his debut in pantomime at the Theatre Royal, Plymouth, then going on to the London West End doing a number of comedies and revues.

Filmography

  • Big Business (1930) – Oppenheimer
  • The Wife's Family (1931) – Doc Knott
  • The Last Coupon (1932) – Geordie Bates
  • His Wife's Mother (1932) – Mr. Trout
  • Money Talks (1932) – Joe Bell
  • For the Love of Mike (1932) – Henry Miller
  • Crime on the Hill (1933) – Landlord
  • Happy (1933) – Brummelberg
  • Their Night Out (1933) – Archibald Bunting
  • Meet My Sister (1933) – Pogson
  • Hawley's of High Street (1933) – Mayor
  • The Outcast (1934) – Harry
  • Those Were the Days (1934) – Pat Maloney
  • The Luck of a Sailor (1934) – Betz
  • Sometimes Good (1934) – Colonel Mortimer
  • Give Her a Ring (1934) – Uncle Rifkin
  • The Great Defender (1934) – Inspector Holmes
  • My Song Goes Round the World (1934) – Manager
  • Radio Parade of 1935 (1934) – Vere de V. de Vere
  • Mister Cinders (1934) – Perkins (uncredited)
  • Dandy Dick (1935) – Creecher (uncredited)
  • Royal Cavalcade (1935) – Harry
  • The Student's Romance (1935) – Bit part
  • Lend Me Your Wife (1935) – Uncle Jerry
  • I Give My Heart (1935) – Minor role (uncredited)
  • Music Hath Charms (1935) – Bit Part (uncredited)
  • It's a Bet (1935) – Mayor
  • King of the Castle (1936) – Bailiff
  • Living Dangerously (1936) – Member of Council
  • Once in a Million (1936) – Plume
  • Someone at the Door (1936) – Police Constable O'Brien
  • The Marriage of Corbal (1936) – Minor Role (uncredited)
  • A Star Fell from Heaven (1936) – Undetermined role (uncredited)
  • Keep Your Seats, Please (1936) – X-Ray Doctor (uncredited)
  • Feather Your Nest (1937) – Mr. Higgins
  • Sing as You Swing (1937)
  • The Dance of Death (1938)
  • Glamour Girl (1938) – Arnold
  • Father O'Nine (1938) – Colonel Briggs
  • Spare a Copper (1940) – Manager (uncredited)
  • The Farmer's Wife (1941) – Sergeant (Last appearance)

References

  1. ^ BFI.org

External links

  • Jimmy Godden at IMDb


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