Bob Godfrey
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.
Top Filmography
A Hard Day's Night
1964 // MOVIE
Help!
1965 // MOVIE
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968 // MOVIE
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
1976 // MOVIE
Small Talk
1994 // MOVIE
Dear Margery Boobs
1976 // MOVIE
Henry's Cat
1983 // TV
Henry 9 'til 5
1970 // MOVIE
Secrets of British Animation
2018 // MOVIE
Two off the Cuff
1969 // MOVIE
Bride and Groom
1955 // MOVIE
Battle of New Orleans
1960 // MOVIE
The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator
1971 // MOVIE
Honestly It's the Story of My Life
1988 // MOVIE
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
1994 // MOVIE