Bob Godfrey
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
- Directing
- Born
- 1921-05-27 · Maitland, South Australia, Australia
- Died
- 2013-02-21
Known for
- A Hard Day's Night (1964) — Man in Pub (uncredited)
- Help! (1965) — Priest / Thug (uncredited)
- Great (1975) — Animation
- The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968) — Factory Mechanic
- Kama Sutra Rides Again (1971) — Director
- The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon Kit (1961) — Director
- The Beatles (1965) — Director
- Dream Doll (1979) — Director
- I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight (1976) — Postman
- Small Talk (1994) — Voices
- Roobarb (1974) — Producer
- Dear Margery Boobs (1976) — Worried Streatham (voice)
- Henry's Cat (1983) — Narrator (voice) / Various Characters (voice)
- Bio Woman (1980) — Director
- Henry 9 'til 5 (1970) — Henry
- Alf, Bill and Fred (1964) — Animation Director