Bob Godfrey
1921-05-27 (1921)Maitland, South Australia, AustraliaDirecting
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 Night
MOVIE • 1964
Help!
MOVIE • 1965
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
MOVIE • 1968
Henry's Cat
TV • 1983
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
MOVIE • 1976
Secrets of British Animation
MOVIE • 2018
Bride and Groom
MOVIE • 1955
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
MOVIE • 1994
The Do-It-Yourself Film Animation Show
TV • 1974
Battle of New Orleans
MOVIE • 1960
Honestly It's the Story of My Life
MOVIE • 1988
Henry 9 'til 5
MOVIE • 1970
Two off the Cuff
MOVIE • 1969
The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator
MOVIE • 1971
L'art pour l'art
MOVIE • 1966
Ice Cream and Jelly and a Punch in the Belly
MOVIE • 1997