Bob Godfrey

Directing·May 27, 1921·Maitland, South Australia, Australia

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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.

Film	Credit
II am a Rebel2025 · Himself (voice)	Himself (voice)
Secrets of British Animation2018 · Self (archive Photos)	Self (archive Photos)
440 Great Years2018 · Himself (archive)	Himself (archive)
WWhat is Animation?2014 · Narrator (voice)	Narrator (voice)
MMillennium: The Musical1999 · Director	Director
Ice Cream and Jelly and a Punch in the Belly1997 · Entertainer	Entertainer
Small Talk1994 · Voices, Director	Voices, Director
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom1994 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Wicked Willie Rides Again!1991 · Director	Director
Wicked Willie1990 · Director	Director
Happy Birthday Switzerland1990 · Director	Director
Revolution: The Beautiful France1989 · Director	Director
Honestly It's the Story of My Life1988 · Barber	Barber
Polygamous Polonius Revisited1985 · Director	Director
DDesperate Straits1981 · Director	Director
Instant Sex1980 · Director	Director
Bio Woman1980 · Director	Director
Marx for Beginners1979 · Director	Director
Dream Doll1979 · Director	Director
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight1976 · Postman	Postman
DDear Margery Boobs1976 · Worried Streatham (voice), Director	Worried Streatham (voice), Director
Sex Toons1975 · Director	Director
Great1975 · Director	Director
Kama Sutra Rides Again1971 · Director	Director
The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator1971 · Self	Self
Henry 9 'til 51970 · Henry, Director	Henry, Director
WWays and Means1970 · Director	Director
Two off the Cuff1969 · Actor, Director, Producer	Actor, Director, Producer
RRope Trick1968 · Director	Director
WWhatever Happened to Uncle Fred?1968 · Director	Director
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom1968 · Factory Mechanic	Factory Mechanic
BBang!1967 · Director	Director
L'art pour l'art1966 · Pop, Director	Pop, Director
Help!1965 · Priest/Thug	Priest/Thug
One Man Band1965 · Director	Director
A Hard Day's Night1964 · Man in Pub (uncredited)	Man in Pub (uncredited)
Alf, Bill and Fred1964 · Director	Director
MMorse Code Melody1963 · Director	Director
The Plain Man's Guide to Advertising1962 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
TThe Rise and Fall of Emily Sprod1962 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon Kit1961 · Director	Director
Battle of New Orleans1960 · Actor, Director	Actor, Director
Polygamous Polonius1960 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Bride and Groom1955 · Actor	Actor
TThe Big Parade1952 · Director	Director