Directing
Bob Godfrey
Birth Date
May 27, 1921
Death Date
February 21, 2013
(passed away at 91)
Place of Birth
Maitland, South Australia, Australia
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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.
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A Hard Day's Night
Man in Pub (uncredited)
1964
Help!
Priest / Thug (uncredited)
1965
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Factory Mechanic
1968
Secrets of British Animation
Self (archive Photos)
2018
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
Postman
1976
Henry's Cat
Narrator (voice) / Various Characters (voice)
1983 • 51 episodes
The Do-It-Yourself Film Animation Show
Bob Godfrey
1974 • 5 episodes
Two off the Cuff
1969
Battle of New Orleans
1960
Ice Cream and Jelly and a Punch in the Belly
Entertainer
1997
I am a Rebel
Himself (voice)
2025
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
1994
L'art pour l'art
Pop
1966
Bride and Groom
1955
Dear Margery Boobs
Worried Streatham (voice)
1976
Henry 9 'til 5
Henry
1970
The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator
Self
1971
Honestly It's the Story of My Life
Barber
1988
What is Animation?
Narrator (voice)
2014
40 Great Years
Himself (archive)
2018