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Jimmy Godden(1879-1955)

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Jimmy Godden was born on 11 August 1879 in Maidstone, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Someone at the Door (1936), My Wife's Family (1931) and My Song Goes Round the World (1934). He died on 5 March 1955 in Balham, London, England, UK.
BornAugust 11, 1879
DiedMarch 5, 1955(75)
BornAugust 11, 1879
DiedMarch 5, 1955(75)
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Known for

Someone at the Door (1936)
Someone at the Door
5.7
  • Police Constable O'Brien
  • 1936
Muriel Angelus, Gene Gerrard, and Amy Veness in My Wife's Family (1931)
My Wife's Family
  • Doc Knott
  • 1931
Jack Barty, John Loder, and Joseph Schmidt in My Song Goes Round the World (1934)
My Song Goes Round the World
6.9
  • Manager
  • 1934
Sing as You Swing (1937)
Sing as You Swing
5.0
  • Actor
  • 1937

Credits

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Actor

  • The Farmer's Wife (1941)
    The Farmer's Wife
    6.0
    • Sergeant
    • 1941
  • Spare a Copper (1940)
    Spare a Copper
    6.1
    • Manager (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Magyar Melody (1939)
    Magyar Melody
    TV Movie
    • Bardos
    • 1939
  • Glamour Girl
    • Arnold
    • 1938
  • The Dance of Death
    • 1938
  • Father O'Nine
    • Colonel Briggs
    • 1938
  • Sing as You Swing (1937)
    Sing as You Swing
    5.0
    • 1937
  • Ann Todd, Clive Brook, George Formby, Victoria Hopper, Ian Hunter, and Arthur Wontner in The Sign of Four: Sherlock Holmes' Greatest Case (1932)
    Feather Your Nest
    6.4
    • Mr. Higgins
    • 1937
  • George Formby in Keep Your Seats, Please! (1936)
    Keep Your Seats, Please!
    6.1
    • X-Ray Doctor (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • A Star Fell from Heaven (1936)
    A Star Fell from Heaven
    6.8
    • Undetermined role (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Noah Beery and Nils Asther in The Prisoner of Corbal (1936)
    The Prisoner of Corbal
    5.3
    • Minor Role (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Someone at the Door (1936)
    Someone at the Door
    5.7
    • Police Constable O'Brien
    • 1936
  • Mary Brian and Charles 'Buddy' Rogers in Once in a Million (1936)
    Once in a Million
    5.5
    • Plume
    • 1936
  • Leonora Corbett and Otto Kruger in Living Dangerously (1936)
    Living Dangerously
    6.0
    • Member of Council
    • 1936
  • Henry Hall in Music Hath Charms (1936)
    Music Hath Charms
    6.2
    • Bit Part (uncredited)
    • 1936

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
  • Born
    • August 11, 1879
    • Maidstone, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 5, 1955
    • Balham, London, England, UK
  • Other works
    He acted in the play, "Between Friends," at the Shaftebury Theatre in London, England with Basil Foster, Hugh Wakefield, Marjorie Taylor, Madeleine Lambert, Athole Stewart, Cyril Smith, and Muriel Dole in the cast.
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