Bob Godfrey

DirectingBorn: May 27, 1921in Maitland, South Australia, AustraliaDied: February 21, 2013

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.

Bob Godfrey

I am a Rebel

Secrets of British Animation

40 Great Years

What is Animation?

Ice Cream and Jelly and a Punch in the Belly

Small Talk

Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom

Honestly It's the Story of My Life

Henry's Cat

I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight

Dear Margery Boobs

The Do-It-Yourself Film Animation Show

The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator

Henry 9 'til 5

Two off the Cuff

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

L'art pour l'art

Help!

A Hard Day's Night

Battle of New Orleans

Bride and Groom