Acting

Godfrey Winn

Born October 15, 1906 · King's Norton, Worcestershire, England

Died June 19, 1971 · aged 64

Godfrey Herbert Winn (15 October 1906 – 19 June 1971) was an English journalist known as a columnist, and also a writer and actor. Born in Kings Norton, Worcestershire, he attended King Edward's School, Birmingham. His career as a theatre actor began as a boy at the Haymarket Theatre and he appeared in many plays and films. He went on to write a number of novels and biographical works, and became…

Known For

The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery

The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery · 1966

The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery

MovieComedyCrime

The all-girl school foil an attempt by train robbers to recover £2.5 million hidden in their school.

Billy Liar

Billy Liar · 1963

MovieComedyRomance

A young Englishman dreams of escaping from his working class family and dead-end job as an undertaker's assistant. A number of indiscretions cause him to lie in order to avoid the penalties. His life turns into a mess and he has an opportunity to run away and leave it all behind.

The Bargee

The Bargee · 1964

After a lock-keeper entrusts his daughter to a canal Casanova, he is shocked to learn that she is pregnant. He then refuses to open his locks - causing barges to pile up in every direction until the guilty party confesses.

Up the Chastity Belt

Up the Chastity Belt · 1972

Up the Chastity Belt

A funny thing happened to Lurkalot, serf to Sir Coward de Custard, on the way to Custard Castle. Lurkalot sells lusty love potions and rusty chastity belts in the market place, but on this day Sir Graggart de Bombast arrives to sack the castle, and to get the lovely Lobelia Custard in the sack! Lurkalot must help Custard cream the knight in pining armour...

Holiday Camp

Holiday Camp · 1947

The Huggett family go to a holiday camp, and get involved in crooked card players, a murderer on the run, and a pregnant young girl and her boyfriend missing from home.

Blighty

Blighty · 1927

A chauffeur becomes an officer and later cares for his master's widow and child.

Filmography

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The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery

The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery · 1966

The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery

MovieComedyCrime

The all-girl school foil an attempt by train robbers to recover £2.5 million hidden in their school.

Truelove

Billy Liar

Billy Liar · 1963

MovieComedyRomance

A young Englishman dreams of escaping from his working class family and dead-end job as an undertaker's assistant. A number of indiscretions cause him to lie in order to avoid the penalties. His life turns into a mess and he has an opportunity to run away and leave it all behind.

Disc Jockey

The Bargee

The Bargee · 1964

After a lock-keeper entrusts his daughter to a canal Casanova, he is shocked to learn that she is pregnant. He then refuses to open his locks - causing barges to pile up in every direction until the guilty party confesses.

Announcer (voice)

Up the Chastity Belt

Up the Chastity Belt · 1972

Up the Chastity Belt

A funny thing happened to Lurkalot, serf to Sir Coward de Custard, on the way to Custard Castle. Lurkalot sells lusty love potions and rusty chastity belts in the market place, but on this day Sir Graggart de Bombast arrives to sack the castle, and to get the lovely Lobelia Custard in the sack! Lurkalot must help Custard cream the knight in pining armour...

The Archbishop Of All England

Holiday Camp

Holiday Camp · 1947

The Huggett family go to a holiday camp, and get involved in crooked card players, a murderer on the run, and a pregnant young girl and her boyfriend missing from home.

Story

Blighty

Blighty · 1927

A chauffeur becomes an officer and later cares for his master's widow and child.

Robin Villiers