- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- May 27, 1921
- Place of Birth
- Maitland, South Australia, Australia
- Died
- February 21, 2013
Bob Godfrey
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
I am a Rebel
movieI am a Rebel
2025 · Himself (voice)
movieSecrets of British Animation
2018 · Self (archive Photos)
40 Great Years
movie40 Great Years
2018 · Himself (archive)
What is Animation?
movieWhat is Animation?
2014 · Narrator (voice)
Millennium: The Musical
movieMillennium: The Musical
1999 · Director
movieIce Cream and Jelly and a Punch in the Belly
1997 · Entertainer
movieSmall Talk
1994 · Voices, Director
movieKnow Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
1994 · , Director
movieWicked Willie Rides Again!
1991 · Director
movieWicked Willie
1990 · Director
movieHappy Birthday Switzerland
1990 · Director
movieRevolution: The Beautiful France
1989 · Director
movieHonestly It's the Story of My Life
1988 · Barber
moviePolygamous Polonius Revisited
1985 · Animation, Director
tvHenry's Cat
1983 · Narrator (voice) / Various Characters (voice), Producer, Director, Writer
Desperate Straits
movieDesperate Straits
1981 · Director
movieInstant Sex
1980 · Director
movieBio Woman
1980 · Director
movieMarx for Beginners
1979 · Director
movieDream Doll
1979 · Director
tvNoah and Nelly in... SkylArk
1976 · Producer
movieI'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
1976 · Postman
Dear Margery Boobs
movieDear Margery Boobs
1976 · Worried Streatham (voice), Director
movieSex Toons
1975 · Director
movieGreat
1975 · Animation, Director
tvRoobarb
1974 · Producer
tvThe Do-It-Yourself Film Animation Show
1974 · Bob Godfrey
movieKama Sutra Rides Again
1971 · Director
movieThe Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator
1971 · Self, Animation
movieHenry 9 'til 5
1970 · Henry, Director
Ways and Means
movieWays and Means
1970 · Director
movieTwo off the Cuff
1969 · , Producer, Animation, Director
Rope Trick
movieRope Trick
1968 · Director
Whatever Happened to Uncle Fred?
movieWhatever Happened to Uncle Fred?
1968 · Director
movieThe Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968 · Factory Mechanic
Bang!
movieBang!
1967 · Director
movieL'art pour l'art
1966 · Pop, Director
tvThe Beatles
1965 · Director
movieHelp!
1965 · Priest/Thug
movieOne Man Band
1965 · Director
movieA Hard Day's Night
1964 · Man in Pub (uncredited)
movieAlf, Bill and Fred
1964 · Director, Animation Director
Morse Code Melody
movieMorse Code Melody
1963 · Director
movieThe Plain Man's Guide to Advertising
1962 · Art Direction, Director, Animation, Producer
The Rise and Fall of Emily Sprod
movieThe Rise and Fall of Emily Sprod
1962 · Director, Producer, Animation
movieThe Do-It-Yourself Cartoon Kit
1961 · Director, Animation
movieBattle of New Orleans
1960 · , Director
moviePolygamous Polonius
1960 · Producer, Animation, Director
Mildred
movieMildred
1960 · Animation
movieBride and Groom
1955
The Big Parade
movieThe Big Parade
1952 · Director
movieRiver of Steel
1951 · Background Designer, Animation