Bob Godfrey

Directing May 27, 1921 Feb 21, 2013 (aged 92) Maitland, South Australia, Australia

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.

21 Acting Credits

40 Crew Credits

Bob Godfrey

Acting

A Hard Day's Night

Help!

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight

Small Talk

Dear Margery Boobs

Henry's Cat

Henry 9 'til 5

Two off the Cuff

Secrets of British Animation

Bride and Groom

Battle of New Orleans

The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator

Honestly It's the Story of My Life

Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom

40 Great Years

What is Animation?

L'art pour l'art

I am a Rebel

Ice Cream and Jelly and a Punch in the Belly

The Do-It-Yourself Film Animation Show

Crew

Great

Kama Sutra Rides Again

The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon Kit

The Beatles

Dream Doll

Small Talk

Roobarb

Dear Margery Boobs

Bio Woman

Henry's Cat

Alf, Bill and Fred

Wicked Willie