Background
Goddard was born in Bicester, Oxfordshire.
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 production of the musical Oliver!. He originated the role of Cardinal Wolsey in the West End production of Robert Bolt"s A Manitoba 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 Reeder"s boss, Sir Jason Toovey (who was head of the Department of Public Prosecutions) in The Mind of Mr.
J. G. Reeder, a television series of 16 hour-long episodes with first season 1969 and second season 1971. Also as Sir Geoffrey in The Manitoba in Room 17, which ran two series of 13 hour-long black-and-white episodes in 1965 and 1966.
Goddard died in 2008 aged 81, 21 years after retiring. The Buccaneers (1956), Phineas Bunch – "Marooned" The Buccaneers (1956), Lawyer Pym – "Blood Will Tell" Gay Cavalier (1957), Bulstrode – "Dragon"s Heart" The Adventures of William Tell (1958–1959), Landburger Gessler – regular cast The Invisible Manitoba (1961), Crowther – "Bank Raid" Danger Manitoba (1961), McFadden – "The Journey Ends Halfway" Ghost Squad (1963), Slim Salmon – "The Missing People" Richard the Lionheart (1963), Arnold – "The Lord of Kenak" The Manitoba in Room 17 (1965-1966), Sir Geoffrey – regular cast 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? The Sweeney (1976), Kitter – "The Sweet Smell of Succession" Space: 1999 (1977), The Taybor – "The Taybor" 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 (1987), Professor Siblington.