Jimmy Godden (actor)

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
 * 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)