Bob Godfrey
44 movies · 5 TV shows
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- May 27, 1921
- Died
- Feb 21, 2013 (age 91)
- Place of birth
- Maitland, South Australia, Australia
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Bob Godfrey: movies and TV shows
Acting (17)
- 2014 What is Animation?
as Narrator (voice)
- 1997 Ice Cream and Jelly and a Punch in the Belly
as Entertainer
- 1994 Small Talk
as Voices
- 1994
- 1988 Honestly It's the Story of My Life
as Barber
- 1983
- 1976 I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
as Postman
- 1976 Dear Margery Boobs
as Worried Streatham (voice)
- 1974
- 1970 Henry 9 'til 5
as Henry
- 1969
- 1968 The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
as Factory Mechanic
- 1966 L'art pour l'art
as Pop
- 1965 Help!
as Priest / Thug (uncredited)
- 1964 A Hard Day's Night
as Man in Pub (uncredited)
- 1960
- 1955
Behind the camera (41)
- 1999 Millennium: The Musical
Director
- 1994 Small Talk
Director
- 1994
- 1991 Wicked Willie Rides Again!
Director
- 1990 Wicked Willie
Director
- 1990 Happy Birthday Switzerland
Director
- 1989 Revolution: The Beautiful France
Director
- 1985 Polygamous Polonius Revisited
Director, Animation
- 1983
- 1981 Desperate Straits
Director
- 1980 Instant Sex
Director
- 1980 Bio Woman
Director
- 1979 Marx for Beginners
Director
- 1979 Dream Doll
Director
- 1976
- 1976 Dear Margery Boobs
Director
- 1975 Sex Toons
Director
- 1975 Great
Animation, Director
- 1974
- 1971 Kama Sutra Rides Again
Director
- 1971
- 1970 Henry 9 'til 5
Director
- 1970 Ways and Means
Director
- 1969 Two off the Cuff
Director, Animation, Producer
- 1968 Rope Trick
Director
- 1968 Whatever Happened to Uncle Fred?
Director
- 1967 Bang!
Director
- 1966 L'art pour l'art
Director
- 1965
- 1965 One Man Band
Director
- 1964 Alf, Bill and Fred
Animation Director, Director
- 1963 Morse Code Melody
Director
- 1962 The Plain Man's Guide to Advertising
Art Direction, Producer, Director, Animation
- 1962 The Rise and Fall of Emily Sprod
Director, Producer, Animation
- 1961 The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon Kit
Director, Animation
- 1960 Battle of New Orleans
Director
- 1960 Polygamous Polonius
Director, Producer, Animation
- 1960 Mildred
Animation
- 1954 Watch the Birdie
Director
- 1952 The Big Parade
Director
- 1951 River of Steel
Animation, Background Designer
Talk shows and appearances (3)
- 2025
- 2018
- 2018