Bob Godfrey
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 27, 1921 (105 years old)
Place of Birth
Maitland, South Australia, Australia
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
| 2025 | I am a RebelHimself (voice) | |
| 2018 | Secrets of British AnimationSelf (archive Photos) | |
| 2018 | 40 Great YearsHimself (archive) | |
| 2014 | What is Animation?Narrator (voice) | |
| 1997 | Ice Cream and Jelly and a Punch in the BellyEntertainer | |
| 1994 | Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom | |
| 1994 | Small TalkVoices | |
| 1988 | Honestly It's the Story of My LifeBarber | |
| 1983 | Henry's CatNarrator (voice) / Various Characters (voice) | |
| 1976 | Dear Margery BoobsWorried Streatham (voice) | |
| 1976 | I'm Not Feeling Myself TonightPostman | |
| 1974 | The Do-It-Yourself Film Animation ShowBob Godfrey | |
| 1971 | The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film AnimatorSelf | |
| 1970 | Henry 9 'til 5Henry | |
| 1969 | Two off the Cuff | |
| 1968 | The Bliss of Mrs. BlossomFactory Mechanic | |
| 1966 | L'art pour l'artPop | |
| 1965 | Help!Priest/Thug | |
| 1964 | A Hard Day's NightMan in Pub (uncredited) | |
| 1960 | Battle of New Orleans | |
| 1955 | Bride and Groom |
| 1983 | Henry's CatProducer | |
| 1976 | Noah and Nelly in... SkylArkProducer | |
| 1974 | RoobarbProducer | |
| 1969 | Two off the CuffProducer | |
| 1962 | The Rise and Fall of Emily SprodProducer | |
| 1962 | The Plain Man's Guide to AdvertisingProducer | |
| 1960 | Polygamous PoloniusProducer |
| 1999 | Millennium: The MusicalDirector | |
| 1994 | Small TalkDirector | |
| 1994 | Know Your Europeans: The United KingdomDirector | |
| 1991 | Wicked Willie Rides Again!Director | |
| 1990 | Wicked WillieDirector | |
| 1990 | Happy Birthday SwitzerlandDirector | |
| 1989 | Revolution: The Beautiful FranceDirector | |
| 1985 | Polygamous Polonius RevisitedDirector | |
| 1983 | Henry's CatDirector | |
| 1980 | Bio WomanDirector | |
| 1980 | Instant SexDirector | |
| 1979 | Dream DollDirector | |
| 1979 | Marx for BeginnersDirector | |
| 1976 | Dear Margery BoobsDirector | |
| 1975 | GreatDirector | |
| 1975 | Sex ToonsDirector | |
| 1971 | Kama Sutra Rides AgainDirector | |
| 1970 | Henry 9 'til 5Director | |
| 1970 | Ways and MeansDirector | |
| 1969 | Two off the CuffDirector | |
| 1968 | Rope TrickDirector | |
| 1968 | Whatever Happened to Uncle Fred?Director | |
| 1967 | Bang!Director | |
| 1966 | L'art pour l'artDirector | |
| 1965 | One Man BandDirector | |
| 1965 | The BeatlesDirector | |
| 1964 | Alf, Bill and FredDirector | |
| 1962 | The Rise and Fall of Emily SprodDirector | |
| 1962 | The Plain Man's Guide to AdvertisingDirector | |
| 1961 | The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon KitDirector | |
| 1960 | Battle of New OrleansDirector | |
| 1960 | Polygamous PoloniusDirector | |
| - | Morse Code MelodyDirector | |
| - | Desperate StraitsDirector | |
| - | The Big ParadeDirector |
| 1983 | Henry's CatWriter |