Person
Bob Godfrey
Directing · 1921–2013 · Maitland, South Australia, Australia
Biography
Roland Frederick Godfrey MBE (27 May 1921 – 21 February 2013), known as Bob Godfrey, was an English animator whose career spanned more than fifty years. He is probably best known for the children's cartoon series Roobarb (1974), Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk (1976–77) and Henry's Cat (1983–93) and for the Trio chocolate biscuit advertisements shown in the UK during the early 1980s. However, he also produced a BAFTA and Academy award-winning short film Great (1975), a humorous biography of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Further Academy Awards nominations received were for Kama Sutra Rides Again (1971), Dream Doll (1979), with Zlatko Grgic, and Small Talk (1994) with animator Kevin Baldwin.
Known for
The Beatles
Director
Roobarb
Producer
Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk
Producer
Henry's Cat
Narrator (voice) / Various Characters (voice)
A Hard Day's Night
Man in Pub (uncredited)
Help!
Priest/Thug
Secrets of British Animation
Self (archive Photos)
The Do-It-Yourself Film Animation Show
Bob Godfrey
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Factory Mechanic
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
Postman
Filmography
- 2025I am a RebelHimself (voice)
- 2018Secrets of British AnimationSelf (archive Photos)
- 201840 Great YearsHimself (archive)
- 2014What is Animation?Narrator (voice)
- 1999Millennium: The MusicalDirector
- 1997Ice Cream and Jelly and a Punch in the BellyEntertainer
- 1994Small TalkVoices
- 1994Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
- 1991Wicked Willie Rides Again!Director
- 1990Wicked WillieDirector
- 1990Happy Birthday SwitzerlandDirector
- 1989Revolution: The Beautiful FranceDirector
- 1988Honestly It's the Story of My LifeBarber
- 1985Polygamous Polonius RevisitedDirector
- 1983Henry's CatNarrator (voice) / Various Characters (voice)
- 1981Desperate StraitsDirector
- 1980Instant SexDirector
- 1980Bio WomanDirector
- 1979Marx for BeginnersDirector
- 1979Dream DollDirector
- 1976Noah and Nelly in... SkylArkProducer
- 1976I'm Not Feeling Myself TonightPostman
- 1976Dear Margery BoobsWorried Streatham (voice)
- 1975Sex ToonsDirector
- 1975GreatAnimation
- 1974RoobarbProducer
- 1974The Do-It-Yourself Film Animation ShowBob Godfrey
- 1971Kama Sutra Rides AgainDirector
- 1971The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film AnimatorSelf
- 1970Henry 9 'til 5Henry
- 1970Ways and MeansDirector
- 1969Two off the Cuff
- 1968Rope TrickDirector
- 1968Whatever Happened to Uncle Fred?Director
- 1968The Bliss of Mrs. BlossomFactory Mechanic
- 1967Bang!Director
- 1966L'art pour l'artPop
- 1965The BeatlesDirector
- 1965Help!Priest/Thug
- 1965One Man BandDirector
- 1964A Hard Day's NightMan in Pub (uncredited)
- 1964Alf, Bill and FredAnimation Director
- 1963Morse Code MelodyDirector
- 1962The Plain Man's Guide to AdvertisingDirector
- 1962The Rise and Fall of Emily SprodDirector
- 1961The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon KitDirector
- 1960Battle of New Orleans
- 1960Polygamous PoloniusDirector
- 1960MildredAnimation
- 1955Bride and Groom
- 1952The Big ParadeDirector
- 1951River of SteelBackground Designer
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