Bob Godfrey
DirectingBiography
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.
Movies
(19 total)
A Hard Day's Night
as Man in Pub (uncredited)
Help!
as Priest/Thug
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
as Factory Mechanic
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
as Postman
Henry 9 'til 5
as Henry
Secrets of British Animation
as Self (archive Photos)
L'art pour l'art
as Pop
TV Shows
(2 total)
Henry's Cat
as Narrator (voice) / Various Characters (voice)
The Do-It-Yourself Film Animation Show
as Bob Godfrey