Directing
Bob Godfrey
EN, SH cinema · 48 credits
Born
27 May 1921
Died
21 February 2013 (aged 91)
Birthplace
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
Filmography
I am a Rebel
2025
I am a Rebel
as Himself (voice)
Secrets of British Animation
as Self (archive Photos)
40 Great Years
2018
40 Great Years
as Himself (archive)
What is Animation?
2014
What is Animation?
as Narrator (voice)
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
Actor, Director
Small Talk
as Voices, Director
Wicked Willie
Director
Polygamous Polonius Revisited
Director, Animation
Bio Woman
Director
Instant Sex
Director
Dream Doll
Director
Marx for Beginners
Director
Dear Margery Boobs
1976
Dear Margery Boobs
as Worried Streatham (voice), Director
Great
Animation, Director
Sex Toons
Director
The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator
as Self, Animation
Henry 9 'til 5
as Henry, Director
Two off the Cuff
Actor, Director, Producer, Animation
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
as Factory Mechanic
Bang!
1967
Bang!
Director
L'art pour l'art
as Pop, Director
Help!
as Priest / Thug (uncredited)
One Man Band
Director
A Hard Day's Night
as Man in Pub (uncredited)
Alf, Bill and Fred
Animation Director, Director
The Rise and Fall of Emily Sprod
1962
The Rise and Fall of Emily Sprod
Director, Producer, Animation
The Plain Man's Guide to Advertising
Director, Producer, Art Direction, Animation
The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon Kit
Director, Animation
Battle of New Orleans
Actor, Director
Polygamous Polonius
Director, Producer, Animation
Mildred
1960
Mildred
Animation
River of Steel
Background Designer, Animation