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Geoffrey McGivern

Geoffrey McGivern

9 movies on Netflix

Biography

Geoffrey McGivern, a British actor and comedian born in Balham, has worked across radio, television, film and the stage for five decades. His best-known part is Ford Prefect in the radio version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which he played from 1978 to 1980 and again between 2004 and 2018 for BBC Radio 4. On television he has appeared in Blackadder the Third, Chelmsford 123, Jonathan Creek, 15 Storeys High, Peep Show, Toast of London and Big Train, and he took the role of the Supreme Ruler in Hyperdrive. He also played Professor John Mycroft in Lab Rats and Mr Rugg in Little Dorrit. His radio work includes The Ape That Got Lucky, Paradise Lost in Cyberspace and Peacefully in Their Sleeps, and he played the narrator Charlie Swinburne in an adaptation of The Club of Queer Trades. He later played Frank in the Netflix series Free Rein and Barclay Beg-Chetwynde in Ghosts from 2019 to 2023.

74years old

Turns 75 on January 1in 80 days

Born January 1, 1952Balham
Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
Also credited as Geoff McGivern

Movie Career

Films: 9
Career span: 30 years1989 to 2019

Genres

Comedy78%, 7 films
Drama44%, 4 films
Romance33%, 3 films
Adventure22%, 2 films
Crime22%, 2 films

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Geoffrey McGivern movies on Netflix

Free Rein: Valentine's Day2019IMDb rating 6.9as Frank
Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas2018IMDb rating 6.6as Frank
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot2015IMDb rating 6.9as Pet Shop Owner
Holy Flying Circus2011IMDb rating 7.0as Dog Walker /Petitioner /Man Whose Wife Malcolm Muggeridge Said Made a Lovely Breakfast
Magicians2007IMDb rating 6.0as Magic Shop Manager
Onegin1999IMDb rating 6.7as Andrey Petrovitch
The Very Thought of You1998IMDb rating 6.4as Travel Agent
The Young Americans1993IMDb rating 5.7as Brian Carver
The Misadventures of Mr. Wilt1989IMDb rating 6.1as Mr. Yeo

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

Magicians2007 Comedyas Magic Shop Manager
IMDb rating 6.06.0K votes
Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas2018 Adventure, Comedy, Dramaas Frank
IMDb rating 6.65.7K votes
The Young Americans1993as Brian Carver
IMDb rating 5.73.0K votes
Onegin1999as Andrey Petrovitch
IMDb rating 6.79.0K votes
Free Rein: Valentine's Day2019as Frank
IMDb rating 6.93.7K votes
Holy Flying Circus2011as Dog Walker /Petitioner /Man Whose Wife Malcolm Muggeridge Said Made a Lovely Breakfast
IMDb rating 7.01.7K votes
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot2015as Pet Shop Owner
IMDb rating 6.96.0K votes
The Very Thought of You1998as Travel Agent
IMDb rating 6.44.9K votes

Most often with

Marek Losey directed two of these films. Twelve actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

Darren Boyd

Celine Buckens

Freddy Carter

Bruce Herbelin-Earle

Carla Woodcock

Manpreet BambraMarek LoseyDirector, 2 films

Films together

Darren Boyd2 films together, 2007 to 2011
Darren Boyd's page
- Holy Flying Circus2011IMDb rating 7.0McGivern as Dog Walker /Petitioner /Man Whose Wife Malcolm Muggeridge Said Made a Lovely BreakfastBoyd as John Cleese
- Magicians2007IMDb rating 6.0McGivern as Magic Shop ManagerBoyd as Otto Johnson
Celine Buckens2 films together, 2018 to 2019
Celine Buckens's page
- Free Rein: Valentine's Day2019IMDb rating 6.9McGivern as FrankBuckens as Mia
- Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas2018IMDb rating 6.6McGivern as FrankBuckens as Mia
Freddy Carter2 films together, 2018 to 2019
Freddy Carter's page
- Free Rein: Valentine's Day2019IMDb rating 6.9McGivern as FrankCarter as Pin
- Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas2018IMDb rating 6.6McGivern as FrankCarter as Pin
Bruce Herbelin-Earle2 films together, 2018 to 2019
Bruce Herbelin-Earle's page
- Free Rein: Valentine's Day2019IMDb rating 6.9McGivern as FrankHerbelin-Earle as Marcus
- Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas2018IMDb rating 6.6McGivern as FrankHerbelin-Earle as Marcus
Carla Woodcock2 films together, 2018 to 2019
Carla Woodcock's page
- Free Rein: Valentine's Day2019IMDb rating 6.9McGivern as FrankWoodcock as Susie
- Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas2018IMDb rating 6.6McGivern as FrankWoodcock as Susie
Manpreet Bambra2 films together, 2018 to 2019
Manpreet Bambra's page
- Free Rein: Valentine's Day2019IMDb rating 6.9McGivern as FrankBambra as Jade
- Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas2018IMDb rating 6.6McGivern as FrankBambra as Jade
Marek LoseyDirector, 2 films, 2018 to 2019
All films by Marek Losey
- Free Rein: Valentine's Day2019IMDb rating 6.9McGivern as Frank
- Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas2018IMDb rating 6.6McGivern as Frank
Also two films together6 more actors
- Billy AngelFree Rein: Valentine's Day (2019) and Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas (2018)
- Charlotte JordanFree Rein: Valentine's Day (2019) and Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas (2018)
- Jaylen BarronFree Rein: Valentine's Day (2019) and Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas (2018)
- Kerry IngramFree Rein: Valentine's Day (2019) and Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas (2018)
- Martin Bobb-SempleFree Rein: Valentine's Day (2019) and Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas (2018)
- Sadie SimmFree Rein: Valentine's Day (2019) and Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas (2018)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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