Bob Godfrey
Born
May 27, 1921
Died
February 21, 2013 (91 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
Secrets of British Animation
Self (archive Photos)
2018
40 Great Years
Himself (archive)
2018
What is Animation?
Narrator (voice)
2014
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
1994
Honestly It's the Story of My Life
Barber
1988
Henry's Cat
Narrator (voice) / Various Characters (voice) · (51 episodes)
1983
Dear Margery Boobs
Worried Streatham (voice)
1976
Henry 9 'til 5
Henry
1970
Two off the Cuff
1969
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Factory Mechanic
1968
L'art pour l'art
Pop
1966
Help!
Priest/Thug
1965
A Hard Day's Night
Man in Pub (uncredited)
1964
Battle of New Orleans
1960
Bride and Groom
1955
The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator
Self