Geoffrey McGivern

Geoffrey McGivern

Acting

01 Jan 1952 (74 years)

Battersea, London, England, UK

Biography

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 broadcas...

Also Known As

Geoff McGiven, Geoff McGivern, Geoff McGuivern

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Geoffrey McGivern's Movies

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

02 Jan 2015

Onegin

Onegin

22 Dec 1999

Thunderpants

Thunderpants

24 May 2002

Magicians

Magicians

18 May 2007

The Young Americans

The Young Americans

08 Oct 1993

Blackball

Blackball

18 May 2003

The Ghoul

The Ghoul

04 Aug 2017

Stardust

Stardust

25 Nov 2020

Holy Flying Circus

Holy Flying Circus

19 Oct 2011

Wilt

Wilt

12 May 1989

Half Broken Things

Half Broken Things

28 Oct 2007

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley

Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley

12 Jun 2008

Hancock & Joan

Hancock & Joan

26 Mar 2008

In Dreams

23 Dec 1992

Here Boy

Here Boy

24 Apr 2016

Tower-D

Tower-D

29 Nov 2018

Gobble

Gobble

15 Feb 1997

Mr. Pye

02 Mar 1986

Cambridge University 1974 Footlights Revue

26 Aug 1974