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

Ice Cream and Jelly and a Punch in the Belly 1997
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom 1994
Small Talk 1994 ★ 6.2
Honestly It's the Story of My Life 1988
Henry's Cat 1983 ★ 5.5
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight 1976 ★ 3.6
The Do-It-Yourself Film Animation Show 1974
Henry 9 'til 5 1970 ★ 8.3
Two off the Cuff 1969 ★ 9.0
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom 1968 ★ 6.8
L'art pour l'art 1966
Help! 1965 ★ 6.9
A Hard Day's Night 1964 ★ 7.3
Battle of New Orleans 1960
Bride and Groom 1955