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.
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.
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q887947
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Filmography (Movies)
I am a Rebel
Character:Himself (voice)
Release Date:06/12/2025
Secrets of British Animation
Character:Self (archive Photos)
Release Date:19/11/2018
40 Great Years
Character:Himself (archive)
Release Date:01/11/2018
What is Animation?
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:07/08/2014
Small Talk
Character:Voices
Release Date:01/10/1994
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1994
Honestly It's the Story of My Life
Character:Barber
Release Date:01/01/1988
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
Character:Postman
Release Date:15/02/1976
Dear Margery Boobs
Character:Worried Streatham (voice)
Release Date:01/01/1976
The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator
Character:Self
Release Date:04/02/1971
Henry 9 'til 5
Character:Henry
Release Date:01/01/1970
Two off the Cuff
Character:
Release Date:02/01/1969
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Character:Factory Mechanic
Release Date:11/09/1968
L'art pour l'art
Character:Pop
Release Date:01/01/1966
Help!
Character:Priest/Thug
Release Date:29/07/1965
A Hard Day's Night
Character:Man in Pub (uncredited)
Release Date:07/07/1964
Battle of New Orleans
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1960
Bride and Groom
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1955
Television Appearances
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