Bob Godfrey
Known For
Directing
Born
1921-05-27 in Maitland, South Australia, Australia
Died
2013-02-21
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.
Most Known For
Help!
as Priest/Thug
A Hard Day's Night
as Man in Pub (uncredited)
Henry's Cat
as Narrator (voice) / Various Characters (voice)
Bride and Groom
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
as Factory Mechanic
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
as Postman
I am a Rebel
as Himself (voice)
The Do-It-Yourself Film Animation Show
as Bob Godfrey
Secrets of British Animation
as Self (archive Photos)
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
40 Great Years
as Himself (archive)
Battle of New Orleans
Two off the Cuff
Dear Margery Boobs
as Worried Streatham (voice)
What is Animation?
as Narrator (voice)
The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator
as Self
Honestly It's the Story of My Life
as Barber
Small Talk
as Voices
L'art pour l'art
as Pop
Henry 9 'til 5
as Henry