Bob Godfrey
Directing • Born 1921-05-27 – Died 2013-02-21
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.
Filmography
21 credits
Secrets of British Animation
Movie • 2018
Self (archive Photos)
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Movie • 1968
Factory Mechanic
Bride and Groom
Movie • 1955
Henry 9 'til 5
Movie • 1970
Henry
Battle of New Orleans
Movie • 1960
The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator
Movie • 1971
Self
A Hard Day's Night
Movie • 1964
Man in Pub (uncredited)
Honestly It's the Story of My Life
Movie • 1988
Barber
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
Movie • 1994
Two off the Cuff
Movie • 1969
40 Great Years
Movie • 2018
Himself (archive)
Help!
Movie • 1965
Priest/Thug
What is Animation?
Movie • 2014
Narrator (voice)
L'art pour l'art
Movie • 1966
Pop
Dear Margery Boobs
Movie • 1976
Worried Streatham (voice)
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
Movie • 1976
Postman
Small Talk
Movie • 1994
Voices
I am a Rebel
Movie • 2025
Himself (voice)
Ice Cream and Jelly and a Punch in the Belly
Movie • 1997
Entertainer
Henry's Cat
TV • 1983
Narrator (voice) / Various Characters (voice)
The Do-It-Yourself Film Animation Show
TV • 1974
Bob Godfrey