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Bob Godfrey

Bob Godfrey

Director · Born 1921-05-27 · Maitland, South Australia, Australia

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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.

Directed

  1. Great (1975) — Director
  2. Kama Sutra Rides Again (1971) — Director
  3. The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon Kit (1961) — Director
  4. The Beatles (1965) — Director
  5. Dream Doll (1979) — Director
  6. Small Talk (1994) — Director
  7. Dear Margery Boobs (1976) — Director
  8. Bio Woman (1980) — Director
  9. Henry's Cat (1983) — Director
  10. Alf, Bill and Fred (1964) — Director
  11. Wicked Willie (1990) — Director
  12. Henry 9 'til 5 (1970) — Director
  13. The Plain Man's Guide to Advertising (1962) — Director
  14. Two off the Cuff (1969) — Director
  15. Polygamous Polonius (1960) — Director
  16. One Man Band (1965) — Director
  17. Bang! (1967) — Director
  18. Marx for Beginners (1979) — Director
  19. The Rise and Fall of Emily Sprod (1962) — Director
  20. Ways and Means (1970) — Director
  21. Sex Toons (1975) — Director
  22. Revolution: The Beautiful France (1989) — Director
  23. Millennium: The Musical (1999) — Director
  24. Instant Sex (1980) — Director
  25. Desperate Straits (1981) — Director
  26. The Big Parade (1952) — Director
  27. L'art pour l'art (1966) — Director
  28. Wicked Willie Rides Again! (1991) — Director
  29. Battle of New Orleans (1960) — Director
  30. Happy Birthday Switzerland (1990) — Director
  31. Rope Trick (1968) — Director
  32. Whatever Happened to Uncle Fred? (1968) — Director
  33. Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom (1994) — Director
  34. Polygamous Polonius Revisited (1985) — Director
  35. Morse Code Melody (1963) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. A Hard Day's Night (1964) — Man in Pub (uncredited)
  2. Help! (1965) — Priest/Thug
  3. The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968) — Factory Mechanic
  4. I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight (1976) — Postman
  5. Small Talk (1994) — Voices
  6. Dear Margery Boobs (1976) — Worried Streatham (voice)
  7. Henry's Cat (1983) — Narrator (voice) / Various Characters (voice)
  8. Henry 9 'til 5 (1970) — Henry
  9. Two off the Cuff (1969)
  10. Secrets of British Animation (2018) — Self (archive Photos)
  11. Bride and Groom (1955)
  12. Battle of New Orleans (1960)
  13. The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator (1971) — Self
  14. Honestly It's the Story of My Life (1988) — Barber
  15. Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom (1994)
  16. 40 Great Years (2018) — Himself (archive)
  17. What is Animation? (2014) — Narrator (voice)
  18. L'art pour l'art (1966) — Pop
  19. I am a Rebel (2025) — Himself (voice)
  20. Ice Cream and Jelly and a Punch in the Belly (1997) — Entertainer
  21. The Do-It-Yourself Film Animation Show (1974) — Bob Godfrey