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