Bob Godfrey

Bob Godfrey

Directing

May 27, 1921 — February 21, 2013Maitland, 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

A Hard Day's Night

A Hard Day's Night

1964

Help!

Help!

1965

Great

Great

1975

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

1968

Kama Sutra Rides Again

Kama Sutra Rides Again

1971

The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon Kit

The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon Kit

1961

The Beatles

The Beatles

1965

Dream Doll

Dream Doll

1979

I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight

I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight

1976

Small Talk

Small Talk

1994

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Millennium: The Musical

Millennium: The Musical

1999

Director

Small Talk

Small Talk

1994

Director

Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom

Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom

1994

Director

Wicked Willie Rides Again!

Wicked Willie Rides Again!

1991

Director

Wicked Willie

Wicked Willie

1990

Director

Happy Birthday Switzerland

Happy Birthday Switzerland

1990

Director

Revolution: The Beautiful France

Revolution: The Beautiful France

1989

Director

Polygamous Polonius Revisited

Polygamous Polonius Revisited

1985

Director

Henry's Cat

Henry's Cat

1983

Director

Desperate Straits

Desperate Straits

1981

Director

Instant Sex

Instant Sex

1980

Director

Bio Woman

Bio Woman

1980

Director

Marx for Beginners

Marx for Beginners

1979

Director

Dream Doll

Dream Doll

1979

Director

Dear Margery Boobs

Dear Margery Boobs

1976

Director

Sex Toons

Sex Toons

1975

Director

Great

Great

1975

Director

Kama Sutra Rides Again

Kama Sutra Rides Again

1971

Director

Henry 9 'til 5

Henry 9 'til 5

1970

Director

Ways and Means

1970

Director

Two off the Cuff

Two off the Cuff

1969

Director

Rope Trick

1968

Director

Whatever Happened to Uncle Fred?

Whatever Happened to Uncle Fred?

1968

Director

Bang!

1967

Director

L'art pour l'art

L'art pour l'art

1966

Director

The Beatles

The Beatles

1965

Director

One Man Band

One Man Band

1965

Director

Alf, Bill and Fred

Alf, Bill and Fred

1964

Director

Morse Code Melody

Morse Code Melody

1963

Director

The Plain Man's Guide to Advertising

The Plain Man's Guide to Advertising

1962

Director

The Rise and Fall of Emily Sprod

The Rise and Fall of Emily Sprod

1962

Director

The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon Kit

The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon Kit

1961

Director

Battle of New Orleans

Battle of New Orleans

1960

Director

Polygamous Polonius

Polygamous Polonius

1960

Director

The Big Parade

1952

Director

Acting21

I am a Rebel

2025

Himself (voice)

Secrets of British Animation

Secrets of British Animation

2018

Self (archive Photos)

40 Great Years

2018

Himself (archive)

What is Animation?

What is Animation?

2014

Narrator (voice)

Ice Cream and Jelly and a Punch in the Belly

Ice Cream and Jelly and a Punch in the Belly

1997

Entertainer

Small Talk

Small Talk

1994

Voices

Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom

Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom

1994

Honestly It's the Story of My Life

Honestly It's the Story of My Life

1988

Barber

Henry's Cat

Henry's Cat

1983

Narrator (voice) / Various Characters (voice)

I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight

I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight

1976

Postman

Dear Margery Boobs

Dear Margery Boobs

1976

Worried Streatham (voice)

The Do-It-Yourself Film Animation Show

The Do-It-Yourself Film Animation Show

1974

Bob Godfrey

The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator

The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator

1971

Self

Henry 9 'til 5

Henry 9 'til 5

1970

Henry

Two off the Cuff

Two off the Cuff

1969

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

1968

Factory Mechanic

L'art pour l'art

L'art pour l'art

1966

Pop

Help!

Help!

1965

Priest/Thug

A Hard Day's Night

A Hard Day's Night

1964

Man in Pub (uncredited)

Battle of New Orleans

Battle of New Orleans

1960

Bride and Groom

Bride and Groom

1955

Visual Effects11

Polygamous Polonius Revisited

Polygamous Polonius Revisited

1985

Animation

Great

Great

1975

Animation

The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator

The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator

1971

Animation

Two off the Cuff

Two off the Cuff

1969

Animation

Alf, Bill and Fred

Alf, Bill and Fred

1964

Animation Director

The Plain Man's Guide to Advertising

The Plain Man's Guide to Advertising

1962

Animation

The Rise and Fall of Emily Sprod

The Rise and Fall of Emily Sprod

1962

Animation

The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon Kit

The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon Kit

1961

Animation

Polygamous Polonius

Polygamous Polonius

1960

Animation

Mildred

1960

Animation

River of Steel

River of Steel

1951

Animation

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Henry's Cat

Henry's Cat

1983

Producer

Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk

Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk

1976

Producer

Roobarb

Roobarb

1974

Producer

Two off the Cuff

Two off the Cuff

1969

Producer

The Plain Man's Guide to Advertising

The Plain Man's Guide to Advertising

1962

Producer

The Rise and Fall of Emily Sprod

The Rise and Fall of Emily Sprod

1962

Producer

Polygamous Polonius

Polygamous Polonius

1960

Producer

Art2

The Plain Man's Guide to Advertising

The Plain Man's Guide to Advertising

1962

Art Direction

River of Steel

River of Steel

1951

Background Designer

Writing1

Henry's Cat

Henry's Cat

1983

Writer