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Geoffrey McGivern

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 That Got Lucky and he has appear…

Known field

  • Acting

Total Movie Credited

  • 15

Total TV Shows Credited

  • 50

Gender

  • Male

Place of birth

  • Battersea, London, England, UK

Birthdate

  • January 1, 1952

Death Date

  • Invalid Date

Also known as

  • Geoff McGiven

  • Geoff McGivern

  • Geoff McGuivern

Movies

Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue
0

Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Re…

Invalid Date

Tower-D
0

Tower-D

ComedyScience Fiction

2018

The Ghoul
6

The Ghoul

DramaThriller

2017

Here Boy
3

Here Boy

Comedy

2016

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
6.7

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

RomanceComedy

2015

Holy Flying Circus
6.4

Holy Flying Circus

TV MovieComedy

2011

Hancock & Joan
4.9

Hancock & Joan

ComedyDrama

2008

Magicians
5.9

Magicians

Comedy

2007

Blackball
5.185

Blackball

Comedy

2003

Onegin
6.159

Onegin

DramaRomance

1999

Gobble
0

Gobble

ComedyTV Movie

1997

The Young Americans
5.8

The Young Americans

ThrillerDrama

1993

In Dreams
7

In Dreams

TV Movie

1992

Wilt
6.2

Wilt

ComedyCrime

1989

Mr. Pye
0

Mr. Pye

ComedyFantasy

1986

TV Shows

The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
6.478

The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Di…

ComedyAction & Adventure

2024

Sister Boniface Mysteries
6.5

Sister Boniface Mysteries

CrimeDrama

2022

The Larkins
6.4

The Larkins

ComedyDrama

2021

Semi-Detached
6.4

Semi-Detached

Comedy

2020

Quiz
6.869

Quiz

Drama

2020

Ghosts
7.928

Ghosts

ComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

2019

Ghosts
7.928

Ghosts

ComedySci-Fi & Fantasy

2019

This Time with Alan Partridge
7.78

This Time with Alan Partridge

ComedyTalk

2019

Back
7.3

Back

ComedyDrama

2017

Quacks
7.421

Quacks

Comedy

2017

Decline and Fall
5.639

Decline and Fall

Comedy

2017

Upstart Crow
7.083

Upstart Crow

ComedyDrama

2016

Together
5.2

Together

Comedy

2015

Grantchester
7.366

Grantchester

CrimeDrama

2014

Outlander
8.199

Outlander

DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

2014

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