Bob Godfrey
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.
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.
Known for
A Hard Day's Night1964 · Man in Pub (uncredited)3.7ActuallyLike
Help!1965 · Priest/Thug3.4
Great1975 · Animation, Director2.8
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom1968 · Factory Mechanic3.4
One Man Band1965 · Director5.0
The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon Kit1961 · Director, Animation3.3
Two off the Cuff1969 · Cast4.5
Dream Doll1979 · Director3.2Cast credits
A Hard Day's Night1964 · Man in Pub (uncredited)3.7ActuallyLikeHelp!1965 · Priest/Thug3.4The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom1968 · Factory Mechanic3.4Two off the Cuff1969 · Cast4.5
Henry 9 'til 51970 · Henry4.2
Small Talk1994 · Voices3.1DDear Margery Boobs1976 · Worried Streatham (voice)3.8
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight1976 · Postman1.8
Secrets of British Animation2018 · Self (archive Photos)3.0
Ice Cream and Jelly and a Punch in the Belly1997 · Entertainer
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom1994 · Cast
Bride and Groom1955 · Cast
Battle of New Orleans1960 · Cast
Honestly It's the Story of My Life1988 · Barber
The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator1971 · Self
L'art pour l'art1966 · PopII am a Rebel2025 · Himself (voice)WWhat is Animation?2014 · Narrator (voice)Crew credits
Great1975 · Animation, Director2.8One Man Band1965 · Director5.0The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon Kit1961 · Director, Animation3.3Two off the Cuff1969 · Producer, Animation, Director4.5Dream Doll1979 · Director3.2Henry 9 'til 51970 · Director4.2
Polygamous Polonius1960 · Producer, Animation, Director4.3
Instant Sex1980 · Director4.5
The Plain Man's Guide to Advertising1962 · Art Direction, Director, Animation, Producer4.0
Kama Sutra Rides Again1971 · Director2.6Small Talk1994 · Director3.1MMillennium: The Musical1999 · Director5.0
Alf, Bill and Fred1964 · Director, Animation Director3.4
Wicked Willie1990 · Director3.0DDear Margery Boobs1976 · Director3.8DDesperate Straits1981 · Director4.5BBang!1967 · Director4.5
Bio Woman1980 · Director2.5