Willoughby Goddard (born 4 July, 1926 in Bicester, Oxfordshire) is a British actor whose trademark rotund figure has been well known on television and in film for over 40 years. He played Mr. Bumble in two versions of Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist - a 1962 television miniseries, and the original Broadway production of the musical Oliver!. He appeared in the television series The Adventures of William Tell in 1958 - 1959 as the villain Landburger Gessler which lasted 39 episodes. Also as Reeder's boss, Sir Jason Toovey who was head of the Department of Public Prosecutions in The Mind of Mr.J.G. Reeder, a TV series of 2x8 episodes (colour, 60 minutes) with first season 1969 and second season 1971. Also as Sir Geoffrey in The Man in Room 17 which ran two series of 13 episodes each (x 60 minutes, black and white) in 1965 and 1966.