Geoffrey McGivern
Geoffrey McGivern
Person

Geoffrey McGivern

Actor 1952-01-01 Battersea, London, England, UK

Geoffrey M. McGivern is a British actor in film, television, radio and stage, as well as a comedian. He is best known for originating the role of Ford Prefect in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He played Ford Prefect in the radio series (1978–80) and subsequent LP releases of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams whom he knew from Cambridge University, and reprised the role for the four new series broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 2004 and 2018. A more recent radio broadcast was in The Ape Tha...

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FILMOGRAPHY
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Outlander

Outlander

2014 · Dr. Simms

Blackadder

Blackadder

1983 · Ivor Biggun

Peep Show

Peep Show

2003 · Gerard

Ghosts

Ghosts

2019 · Barclay

Episodes

Episodes

2011 · Bob

A Young Doctor's Notebook

A Young Doctor's Notebook

2012 · Pharmacist

Absolutely Fabulous

Absolutely Fabulous

1992 · Customs Officer

Grantchester

Grantchester

2014 · Archdeacon

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

2015 · Shop Keeper

Vicious

Vicious

2013 · Antonio St Alexis

Onegin

Onegin

1999 · Andrey Petrovitch

Quiz

Quiz

2020 · Lieutenant Colonel Village

Thunderpants

Thunderpants

2002 · Metallurgist

Plebs

Plebs

2013 · Simeon

The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin

The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin

2024 · Lord Rookwood

Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit

2008 · Rugg

A Touch of Cloth

A Touch of Cloth

2012 · Andy Preacherman

Jonathan Creek

Jonathan Creek

1997 · Barry Opper

Magicians

Magicians

2007 · Magic Shop Manager