Jimmy Godden

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

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 Hawleys 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)