Bob Godfrey
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.
Filmography (21 titles)
I am a Rebel
Himself (voice) · 2025
6.0MovieSecrets of British Animation
Self (archive Photos) · 2018
40 Great Years
Himself (archive) · 2018
What is Animation?
Narrator (voice) · 2014
MovieIce Cream and Jelly and a Punch in the Belly
Entertainer · 1997
6.2MovieSmall Talk
Voices · 1994
MovieKnow Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
1994
MovieHonestly It's the Story of My Life
Barber · 1988
5.5ShowHenry's Cat
Narrator (voice) / Various Characters (voice) · 1983
3.6MovieI'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
Postman · 1976
Dear Margery Boobs
Worried Streatham (voice) · 1976
ShowThe Do-It-Yourself Film Animation Show
Bob Godfrey · 1974
MovieThe Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator
Self · 1971
8.3MovieHenry 9 'til 5
Henry · 1970
9.0MovieTwo off the Cuff
1969
6.8MovieThe Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Factory Mechanic · 1968
MovieL'art pour l'art
Pop · 1966
6.9MovieHelp!
Priest/Thug · 1965
7.3MovieA Hard Day's Night
Man in Pub (uncredited) · 1964
MovieBattle of New Orleans
1960
MovieBride and Groom
1955