Bob Godfrey
Known for: Directing
Born: May 27, 1921
Died: February 21, 2013
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
48 movies · 5 TV shows, newest first
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I am a Rebel
2025
6.0
Secrets of British Animation
2018NR
40 Great Years
2018NR
What is Animation?
201410.0
Millennium: The Musical
1999
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Ice Cream and Jelly and a Punch in the Belly
1997
6.2
Small Talk
1994
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Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
1994
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Wicked Willie Rides Again!
1991
6.0
Wicked Willie
1990
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Happy Birthday Switzerland
1990
6.0
Revolution: The Beautiful France
1989
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Honestly It's the Story of My Life
1988
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Polygamous Polonius Revisited
1985
5.5
Henry's Cat
19839.0
Desperate Straits
1981
9.0
Instant Sex
1980
5.0
Bio Woman
1980
4.0
Marx for Beginners
1979
6.5
Dream Doll
1979
7.0
Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk
1976
3.6
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
19767.5
Dear Margery Boobs
1976
6.0
Sex Toons
1975
5.6
Great
1975
7.4
Roobarb
1974
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The Do-It-Yourself Film Animation Show
1974
5.3
Kama Sutra Rides Again
1971
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The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator
1971
8.3
Henry 9 'til 5
19708.0
Ways and Means
1970
9.0
Two off the Cuff
1969NR
Rope Trick
1968NR
Whatever Happened to Uncle Fred?
1968
6.8
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
19689.0
Bang!
1967
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L'art pour l'art
1966
6.2
The Beatles
1965
6.9
Help!
1965
10.0
One Man Band
1965
7.3
A Hard Day's Night
1964
6.8
Alf, Bill and Fred
1964NR
Morse Code Melody
1963
8.0
The Plain Man's Guide to Advertising
19627.0
The Rise and Fall of Emily Sprod
1962
6.6
The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon Kit
1961
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Battle of New Orleans
1960
8.5
Polygamous Polonius
1960NR
Mildred
1960
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Bride and Groom
1955
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Watch the Birdie
19548.0
The Big Parade
1952
6.0
River of Steel
1951