Bob Godfrey

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

16

Gender

Male

Birthday

1921-05-27

Deathday

2013-02-21 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Maitland, South Australia, Australia

Bob Godfrey

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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Acting

The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator as Self
2018
Secrets of British Animation as Self (archive Photos)
2018
40 Great Years as Himself (archive)
2014
What is Animation? as Narrator (voice)
1994
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
1988
Honestly It's the Story of My Life as Barber
1983
Henry's Cat as Narrator (voice) / Various Characters (voice)
1976
Dear Margery Boobs as Worried Streatham (voice)
1970
Henry 9 'til 5 as Henry
1969
Two off the Cuff
1968
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom as Factory Mechanic
1966
L'art pour l'art as Pop
1965
Help! as Priest/Thug
1964
A Hard Day's Night as Man in Pub (uncredited)
1960
Battle of New Orleans
1955
Bride and Groom

Art

1962
The Plain Man's Guide to Advertising as Art Direction
1951
River of Steel as Background Designer

Directing

Morse Code Melody as Director
1999
Millennium: The Musical as Director
1994
Small Talk as Director
1994
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom as Director
1991
Wicked Willie Rides Again! as Director
1990
Wicked Willie as Director
1990
Happy Birthday Switzerland as Director
1989
Revolution: The Beautiful France as Director
1985
Polygamous Polonius Revisited as Director
1983
Henry's Cat as Director
1980
Instant Sex as Director
1980
Bio Woman as Director
1979
Marx for Beginners as Director
1979
Dream Doll as Director
1976
Dear Margery Boobs as Director
1975
Sex Toons as Director
1975
Great as Director
1971
Kama Sutra Rides Again as Director
1970
Henry 9 'til 5 as Director
1970
Ways and Means as Director
1969
Two off the Cuff as Director
1968
Rope Trick as Director
1968
Whatever Happened to Uncle Fred? as Director
1967
Bang! as Director
1966
L'art pour l'art as Director
1965
The Beatles as Director
1965
One Man Band as Director
1964
Alf, Bill and Fred as Director
1962
The Plain Man's Guide to Advertising as Director
1962
The Rise and Fall of Emily Sprod as Director
1961
The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon Kit as Director
1960
Battle of New Orleans as Director
1960
Polygamous Polonius as Director

Production

1983
Henry's Cat as Producer
1976
Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk as Producer
1974
Roobarb as Producer
1969
Two off the Cuff as Producer
1962
The Plain Man's Guide to Advertising as Producer
1962
The Rise and Fall of Emily Sprod as Producer
1960
Polygamous Polonius as Producer

Visual Effects

The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator as Animation
1985
Polygamous Polonius Revisited as Animation
1975
Great as Animation
1969
Two off the Cuff as Animation
1964
Alf, Bill and Fred as Animation Director
1962
The Plain Man's Guide to Advertising as Animation
1962
The Rise and Fall of Emily Sprod as Animation
1961
The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon Kit as Animation
1960
Polygamous Polonius as Animation
1951
River of Steel as Animation

Writing

1983
Henry's Cat as Writer
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