Bob Godfrey
Directing Born: 1921-05-27 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.
Movies
Small Talk
A Hard Day's Night
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
Secrets of British Animation
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
Henry 9 'til 5
Two off the Cuff
40 Great Years
Honestly It's the Story of My Life
The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator
What is Animation?
Battle of New Orleans
I am a Rebel
Help!
Bride and Groom
Dear Margery Boobs
L'art pour l'art
