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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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9ef87af3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722170626/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9ef87af3|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-22|title=Willoughby Goddard|work=BFI}}</ref><ref name="Gdn20080416">{{cite news|last=Shorter|first=Eric|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2008/apr/16/theatre|title=Obituary: Willoughby Goddard|work=The Guardian|date=16 April 2008|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>

==Biography==
Goddard was born in [[Bicester]], [[Oxfordshire]]. He played [[Mr. Bumble]] in two versions of [[Charles Dickens]]'s ''[[Oliver Twist]]'' – a 1962 [[television]] adaptation, and the original [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production of the [[musical theater|musical]] ''[[Oliver!]]''. He originated the role of [[Thomas Wolsey|Cardinal Wolsey]] in the [[West End theatre|West End]] production of [[Robert Bolt]]'s ''[[A Man for All Seasons]]''. He appeared in the television series ''[[The Adventures of William Tell]]'' (which lasted 39 episodes) in 1958 and 1959 as the villain Landburgher Gessler and as Sir Geoffrey in ''[[The Man In Room 17/The Fellows (Late of Room 17)|The Man in Room 17]]'', which ran two series of 13 hour-long black-and-white episodes in 1965 and 1966. He was cast as Reeder's boss, Sir Jason Toovey, (head of the Department of Public Prosecutions) in ''[[The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder]]'', a TV series of 16 hour-long episodes with first season 1969 and second season 1971 based on short stories by [[Edgar Wallace]].<ref name="Gdn20080416" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Hayward|first=Anthony|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/willoughby-goddard-rotund-actor-often-cast-as-a-baddie-818680.html|title=Willoughby Goddard: Rotund actor often cast as a baddie|work=The Independent|date=1 May 2008|access-date=23 August 2020}}</ref>

Goddard retired from the industry in 1987 and died in 2008, aged 81.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/willoughby-goddard-p138966|title=Willoughby Goddard movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography - AllMovie|work=AllMovie}}</ref>

Goddard is buried in Teddington Cemetery.

==Filmography==
===Film appearances===
* ''[[Bait (1950 film)|Bait]]'' (1950) - John Hartley
* ''[[The Million Pound Note]]'' (1950) - Stockbroker (uncredited)
* ''[[The Green Man (film)|The Green Man]]'' (1956) - Statesman
* ''[[A Touch of the Sun (1956 film)|A Touch of the Sun]]'' (1956) - Golightly
* ''[[Stranger in Town (1957 film)|Stranger in Town]]'' (1957) - Publican
* ''[[Heart of a Child]]'' (1958) - Scott
* ''[[In the Wake of a Stranger]]'' (1959) - Shafto
* ''[[Inn for Trouble]]'' (1960) - Sgt Saunders
* ''[[The Millionairess]]'' (1961) - President
* ''[[The Secret Partner]]'' (1961) - Hotel Kepper
* ''[[Double Bunk]]'' (1961) - Prospective Purchaser
* ''[[The Long Shadow (1961 film)|The Long Shadow]]'' (1961) - Schober
* ''[[Fate Takes a Hand]]'' (1961) - Rollenshaw
* ''[[The Golden Rabbit]]'' (1962) - Clitheroe
* ''[[Carry On Cruising]]'' (1962) - Large Man
* ''[[The Wrong Box]]'' (1966) - James White Wragg
* ''[[The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968 film)|The Charge of the Light Brigade]]'' (1968) - Squire
* ''[[Laughter in the Dark (film)|Laughter in the Dark]]'' (1969) - Colonel
* ''The Juggler of Notre Dame'' (1970) - Judge Broadbottom
* ''[[The Canterbury Tales (film)|The Canterbury Tales]]'' (1971) - Placebo
* ''[[Gawain and the Green Knight (1973 film)|Gawain and the Green Knight]]'' (1973) - Knight
* ''[[Joseph Andrews (film)|Joseph Andrews]]'' (1977) - Fourposter Innkeeper
* ''[[Jabberwocky (film)|Jabberwocky]]'' (1977) - Eggman (uncredited)
* ''[[Quincy's Quest]]'' (1979) - General
* ''[[Young Sherlock Holmes]]'' (1985) - School Reverend
* ''[[God's Outlaw (1986 film)|God's Outlaw]]'' (1986) - Cardinal Wolsey

===TV appearances===
* ''[[David Copperfield (1956 TV serial)|David Copperfield]]'' (1956) - Mr. Creakle
* ''[[The Buccaneers (TV series)|The Buccaneers]]'' (1956) - Phineas Bunch – "Marooned"
* ''[[The Buccaneers (TV series)|The Buccaneers]]'' (1956) - Lawyer Pym – "Blood Will Tell"
* ''[[The Gay Cavalier (TV series)|Gay Cavalier]]'' (1957) - Bulstrode – "Dragon's Heart"
* ''[[The Adventures of William Tell]]'' (1958–1959) - Landburger Gessler – regular cast
* ''[[The Invisible Man (1958 TV series)|The Invisible Man]]'' (1961) - Crowther – "Bank Raid"
* ''[[Charlesworth (TV series)|Charlesworth]]'' (1959) - Calvarez1
* ''[[Danger Man]]'' (1961) - McFadden – "The Journey Ends Halfway"
* ''[[Oliver Twist (1962 TV serial)|Oliver Twist]]'' (1962) - [[Bumble (Oliver Twist)|Mr. Bumble]]
* ''[[Ghost Squad (TV series)|Ghost Squad]]'' (1963) - Slim Salmon – "The Missing People"
* ''[[Richard the Lionheart]]'' (1963) - Arnold – "The Lord of Kenak"
* ''[[Public Eye (TV series)|Public Eye]]'' (1965) - Chambers – "A Harsh World for Zealots"
* ''[[The Man In Room 17/The Fellows (Late of Room 17)|The Man in Room 17]]'' (1965–1966) - Sir Geoffrey – regular cast
* ''[[The Baron (TV series)|The Baron]]'' (1967) - Colbert - "The Edge of Fear"
* ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'' (1969) - (ex) King Boris – "The Ex-King of Diamonds"
* ''[[The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder]]'' (1969) - Sir Jason Toovey – regular cast
* ''[[The Main Chance]]'' (1969) – ''What About Justice?''
* ''[[Orson Welles Great Mysteries]]'' (1973) - Sir Thomas  "Captain Rogers"
* ''[[The Sweeney]]'' (1976) - Kitter – "Sweet Smell of Succession"
* ''[[Space: 1999]]'' (1977) - The Taybor – "The Taybor"
* ''[[The Famous Five (1978 TV series)|The Famous Five]]'' (1978) - The Man - "Five go to Mystery Moor"
* ''[[My Son, My Son (TV series)|My Son, My Son]]'' (1979) - Mr. Moscrop
* ''[[The Incredible Mr Tanner]]'' (1981) - Tom
* ''[[The Black Adder]]'' (1983) - The Archbishop – "The Queen Of Spain's Beard"
* ''[[John Silver's Return to Treasure Island]]'' (1986) - Sir Solomon Pridham – "The Map"
* ''[[Porterhouse Blue (TV series)|Porterhouse Blue]]'' (1987) - Professor Siblington

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0323851|Willoughby Goddard}}
* [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/obituary/0,,2273795,00.html Obituary: ''Guardian'']
* [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/willoughby-goddard-rotund-actor-often-cast-as-a-baddie-818680.html Obituary: ''Independent'']

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