Quick Facts
Born:
1921-05-27
Birthplace:
Maitland, South Australia, Australia
Credits:
21 Total Roles
Bob Godfrey
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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.
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
A Hard Day's Night
Man in Pub (uncredited)
Help!
Priest/Thug
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Factory Mechanic
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
Postman
Small Talk
Voices
Dear Margery Boobs
Worried Streatham (voice)
Henry's Cat
Narrator (voice) / Various Characters (voice)
Henry 9 'til 5
Henry
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | I am a Rebel MOVIE | Himself (voice) |
| 2018 | Secrets of British Animation MOVIE | Self (archive Photos) |
| 2018 | 40 Great Years MOVIE | Himself (archive) |
| 2014 | What is Animation? MOVIE | Narrator (voice) |
| 1997 | Ice Cream and Jelly and a Punch in the Belly MOVIE | Entertainer |
| 1994 | Small Talk MOVIE | Voices |
| 1994 | Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom MOVIE | Self |
| 1988 | Honestly It's the Story of My Life MOVIE | Barber |
| 1983 | Henry's Cat TV | Narrator (voice) / Various Characters (voice) |
| 1976 | I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight MOVIE | Postman |