Geoffrey McGivern

Geoffrey McGivern

Acting

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 appeared in TV shows such as Noel's House Party, Press…

Filmography

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The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin ★ 6.5 The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin 2024 Sister Boniface Mysteries ★ 6.4 Sister Boniface Mysteries 2022 The Larkins ★ 5.7 The Larkins 2021 Stardust ★ 3.9 Stardust 2020 Semi-Detached ★ 6.0 Semi-Detached 2020 Quiz ★ 6.9 Quiz 2020 Ghosts ★ 7.9 Ghosts 2019 Tower-D Tower-D 2018 Back ★ 7.2 Back 2017 Quacks ★ 7.5 Quacks 2017 The Ghoul ★ 6.0 The Ghoul 2017 Decline and Fall ★ 5.7 Decline and Fall 2017 Upstart Crow ★ 7.3 Upstart Crow 2016 Here Boy ★ 3.0 Here Boy 2016 Together ★ 4.7 Together 2015 Roald Dahl's Esio Trot ★ 6.7 Roald Dahl's Esio Trot 2015 Grantchester ★ 7.2 Grantchester 2014 Outlander ★ 8.2 Outlander 2014 Siblings ★ 6.1 Siblings 2014 Vicious ★ 7.5 Vicious 2013 Plebs ★ 7.3 Plebs 2013 The Mimic ★ 5.7 The Mimic 2013 Blandings ★ 7.2 Blandings 2013 A Young Doctor's Notebook ★ 7.1 A Young Doctor's Notebook 2012 A Touch of Cloth ★ 7.2 A Touch of Cloth 2012 Holy Flying Circus ★ 6.3 Holy Flying Circus 2011 Episodes ★ 7.2 Episodes 2011 This Is Jinsy ★ 6.5 This Is Jinsy 2010 Little Dorrit ★ 7.8 Little Dorrit 2008 Lab Rats ★ 8.0 Lab Rats 2008 Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley ★ 6.7 Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley 2008 Hancock & Joan ★ 4.1 Hancock & Joan 2008 Half Broken Things ★ 6.5 Half Broken Things 2007 Magicians ★ 5.9 Magicians 2007 Benidorm ★ 7.6 Benidorm 2007 Hyperdrive ★ 6.5 Hyperdrive 2006 Doctors and Nurses ★ 6.0 Doctors and Nurses 2004 Peep Show ★ 8.0 Peep Show 2003 Blackball ★ 5.2 Blackball 2003 15 Storeys High ★ 8.0 15 Storeys High 2002 Look Around You ★ 8.0 Look Around You 2002 Thunderpants ★ 3.4 Thunderpants 2002 Onegin ★ 6.1 Onegin 1999 Big Train ★ 7.2 Big Train 1998 In the Red ★ 6.1 In the Red 1998 Stressed Eric ★ 6.3 Stressed Eric 1998 Jonathan Creek ★ 7.6 Jonathan Creek 1997 Gobble ★ 8.0 Gobble 1997 Annie's Bar ★ 10.0 Annie's Bar 1996 The Young Americans ★ 5.7 The Young Americans 1993 Chef ★ 7.6 Chef 1993 Eye of the Storm ★ 8.0 Eye of the Storm 1993 Joking Apart ★ 7.0 Joking Apart 1993 In Dreams ★ 8.5 In Dreams 1992 Absolutely Fabulous ★ 7.6 Absolutely Fabulous 1992 Heartbeat ★ 7.2 Heartbeat 1992 Murder Most Horrid ★ 6.9 Murder Most Horrid 1991 Lazarus and Dingwall ★ 7.5 Lazarus and Dingwall 1991 Rita Rudner Rita Rudner 1990 Drop the Dead Donkey ★ 7.0 Drop the Dead Donkey 1990 Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie Ben Elton: The Man from Auntie 1990 Birds of a Feather ★ 6.3 Birds of a Feather 1989 Wilt ★ 6.4 Wilt 1989 Chelmsford 123 ★ 7.4 Chelmsford 123 1988 Noel's Christmas Presents Noel's Christmas Presents 1986 Mr. Pye Mr. Pye 1986 Mr Pye ★ 4.3 Mr Pye 1986 Blackadder ★ 8.0 Blackadder 1983 Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue 1974