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Dateline: 20th April, 2008
Willoughby Goddard (1926 - 2008) Actor Willoughby Goddard died on 14th April at the age of 81. Although probably best known for his TV work - he is still remembered for his portrayal of Landburger Gessler, the villain of the 1958-59 TV series William Tell, and his last appearance on screen in Porterhouse Blue in 1987 - he had a long career in theatre, including spells with the RSC, the Royal Court, Prospect, Chichester, the Old Vic and in the West End. His Mr Bumble in the Broadway production of Oliver! was well received. Throughout his career he made a virtue of his bulk, which brought him a wide variety of character parts. He was born in Bicester (Oxon) and began his theatrical career at the Oxford Playhouse in 1943, playing the Steward in Shaw's Saint Joan. Work in rep followed and then in 1948 he made his first London appearance in Gog and Magog at the Arts and in 1952 appeared in Ebb Tide at the Royal Court. From then he went on to make frequent London stage appearances, which included creating the role of Cardinal Wolsey in Robert Bolt's A Man For All Seasons. He also appeared at the Palladium, the Duchess and the Old Vic where he played the Mayor in the 1984 revival of Arden's Serjeant Musgrave's Dance. His films included The Green Man (1956), The Millionairess (1961), The Wrong Box (1966), The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968), The Canterbury Tales (1971) and Young Sherlock Holmes (1985).
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