Bob Godfrey
- Born
- May 27, 1921
- Died
- February 21, 2013 (91 years old)
- Place of birth
- Maitland, South Australia, Australia
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.
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Known for
Filmography
- 1999Millennium: The MusicalMillennium: The MusicalFilm · Director
- 1994Small TalkFilm · Director
- 1994Know Your Europeans: The United KingdomFilm · Director
- 1991Wicked Willie Rides Again!Film · Director
- 1990Wicked WillieFilm · Director
- 1990Happy Birthday SwitzerlandFilm · Director
- 1989Revolution: The Beautiful FranceFilm · Director
- 1985Polygamous Polonius RevisitedFilm · Animation, Director
- 1983Henry's CatSeries · Producer, Director, Writer
- 1981Desperate StraitsDesperate StraitsFilm · Director
- 1980Instant SexFilm · Director
- 1980Bio WomanFilm · Director
- 1979Marx for BeginnersFilm · Director
- 1979Dream DollFilm · Director
- 1976Noah and Nelly in... SkylArkSeries · Producer
- 1976Dear Margery BoobsDear Margery BoobsFilm · Director
- 1975Sex ToonsFilm · Director
- 1975GreatFilm · Animation, Director★ 5.6
- 1974RoobarbSeries · Producer
- 1971Kama Sutra Rides AgainFilm · Director
- 1971The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film AnimatorFilm · Animation
- 1970Henry 9 'til 5Film · Director
- 1970Ways and MeansWays and MeansFilm · Director
- 1969Two off the CuffFilm · Producer, Animation, Director
- 1968Rope TrickRope TrickFilm · Director
- 1968Whatever Happened to Uncle Fred?Whatever Happened to Uncle Fred?Film · Director
- 1967Bang!Bang!Film · Director
- 1966L'art pour l'artFilm · Director
- 1965The BeatlesSeries · Director
- 1965One Man BandFilm · Director
- 1964Alf, Bill and FredFilm · Director, Animation Director
- 1963Morse Code MelodyMorse Code MelodyFilm · Director
- 1962The Plain Man's Guide to AdvertisingFilm · Art Direction, Director, Animation, Producer
- 1962The Rise and Fall of Emily SprodThe Rise and Fall of Emily SprodFilm · Director, Producer, Animation
- 1961The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon KitFilm · Director, Animation
- 1960Battle of New OrleansFilm · Director
- 1960Polygamous PoloniusFilm · Producer, Animation, Director
- 1960MildredMildredFilm · Animation
- 1954Watch the BirdieFilm · Director
- 1952The Big ParadeThe Big ParadeFilm · Director
- 1951River of SteelFilm · Background Designer, Animation
