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
Secrets of British Animation
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40 Great Years
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What is Animation?
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Ice Cream and Jelly and a Punch in the Belly
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Small Talk
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
Honestly It's the Story of My Life
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
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Dear Margery Boobs
The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator
Henry 9 'til 5
Two off the Cuff
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
L'art pour l'art
Help!
A Hard Day's Night
Battle of New Orleans
Bride and Groom