Bob Godfrey
Born
27 May 1921 (104)
Place of Birth
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 Isamba...
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.
Filmography (40)
I am a Rebel
2025
Secrets of British Animation
2018
40 Great Years
2018
What is Animation?
2014
Millennium: The Musical
1999
🎬 Director
Ice Cream and Jelly and a Punch in the Belly
1997
Small Talk
1994
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
1994
Wicked Willie Rides Again!
1991
🎬 Director
Wicked Willie
1990
Happy Birthday Switzerland
1990
🎬 Director
Revolution: The Beautiful France
1989
Honestly It's the Story of My Life
1988
Polygamous Polonius Revisited
1985
🎬 Director
Instant Sex
1980
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Bio Woman
1980
Marx for Beginners
1979
Dream Doll
1979
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
1976
Dear Margery Boobs
1976
Sex Toons
1975
Great
1975
Kama Sutra Rides Again
1971
The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator
1971
Henry 9 'til 5
1970
Ways and Means
1970
🎬 Director
Two off the Cuff
1969
Rope Trick
1968
🎬 DirectorWhatever Happened to Uncle Fred?
1968
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The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968
Bang!
1967
L'art pour l'art
1966
Help!
1965
One Man Band
1965
🎬 Director
A Hard Day's Night
1964
Alf, Bill and Fred
1964
The Plain Man's Guide to Advertising
1962
The Rise and Fall of Emily Sprod
1962
🎬 Director
The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon Kit
1961
Battle of New Orleans
1960