Bob Godfrey
Director
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.
Born1921-05-27
Place of BirthMaitland, South Australia, Australia
Known For
6.2
The Beatles
AnimationComedy
5.5
Henry's Cat
Animation
6.0
Wicked Willie
AnimationComedy
5.0
Bio Woman
Animation
5.6
Great
AnimationHistory
9.0
Two off the Cuff
AnimationComedy
8.5
Polygamous Polonius
AnimationComedy
8.0
The Plain Man's Guide to Advertising
ComedyAnimation
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
AnimationComedy
9.0
Instant Sex
Animation
6.5
Dream Doll
Animation
Rope Trick
Wicked Willie Rides Again!
AnimationComedy
10.0
Millennium: The Musical
6.0
Sex Toons
Animation
4.0
Marx for Beginners
AnimationComedy
10.0
One Man Band
Comedy
9.0
Desperate Straits
7.5
Dear Margery Boobs
Animation
8.0
Ways and Means
Animation
6.6
The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon Kit
Animation
Battle of New Orleans
Comedy
L'art pour l'art
AnimationComedy
9.0
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