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Bob Godfrey

Bob Godfrey

Born: 1921-05-27 • Maitland, 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.

Filmography
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I am a Rebel
2025 • Himself (voice)
Secrets of British Animation poster
Secrets of British Animation
2018 • Self (archive Photos)
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40 Great Years
2018 • Himself (archive)
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What is Animation?
2014 • Narrator (voice)
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Ice Cream and Jelly and a Punch in the Belly
1997 • Entertainer
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Small Talk
1994 • Voices
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom poster
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
1994
Honestly It's the Story of My Life poster
Honestly It's the Story of My Life
1988 • Barber
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight poster
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
1976 • Postman
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Dear Margery Boobs
1976 • Worried Streatham (voice)
The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator poster
The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator
1971 • Self
Henry 9 'til 5 poster
Henry 9 'til 5
1970 • Henry
Two off the Cuff poster
Two off the Cuff
1969
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom poster
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968 • Factory Mechanic
L'art pour l'art poster
L'art pour l'art
1966 • Pop
Help! poster
Help!
1965 • Priest/Thug
A Hard Day's Night poster
A Hard Day's Night
1964 • Man in Pub (uncredited)
Battle of New Orleans poster
Battle of New Orleans
1960
Bride and Groom poster
Bride and Groom
1955