Jimmy Godden (actor)

Jimmy Godden
Born	(1879-08-11)11 August 1879 Maidstone, Kent United Kingdom
Died	5 March 1955(1955-03-05) (aged 75)
Occupation	Film actor
Years active	1930–1941

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