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.

Known For

A Hard Day's Night

as Man in Pub (uncredited)

Help!

as Priest/Thug

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

as Factory Mechanic

Dear Margery Boobs

as Worried Streatham (voice)

Henry's Cat

as Narrator (voice) / Various Characters (voice)

Henry 9 'til 5

as Henry

Secrets of British Animation

as Self (archive Photos)

Bride and Groom

Battle of New Orleans

The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator

as Self