Bob Godfrey
May 27, 1921 (103 years old) in 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.
Known For
Credits
- 2018 ·Secrets of British Animationas Self (archive Photos)
- 2018 ·40 Great Yearsas Himself (archive)
- 2014 ·What is Animation?as Narrator (voice)
- 1994 ·Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdomas
- 1988 ·Honestly It's the Story of My Lifeas Barber
- 1970 ·Henry 9 'til 5as Henry
- 1969 ·Two off the Cuffas
- 1968 ·The Bliss of Mrs. Blossomas Factory Mechanic
- 1965 ·Help!as Priest/Thug
- 1964 ·A Hard Day's Nightas Man in Pub (uncredited)
- Future ·The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animatoras Self
- 1966 ·L'art pour l'artas Pop
- 1960 ·Battle of New Orleansas
- 1955 ·Bride and Groomas