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Bob Godfrey

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.

Known for

I am a Rebel
2025 • Himself (voice)
Secrets of British Animation
Secrets of British Animation
2018 • Self (archive Photos)
40 Great Years
2018 • Himself (archive)
What is Animation?
2014 • Narrator (voice)
Ice Cream and Jelly and a Punch in the Belly
Ice Cream and Jelly and a Punch in the Belly
1997 • Entertainer
Small Talk
Small Talk
1994 • Voices
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
1994
Honestly It's the Story of My Life
Honestly It's the Story of My Life
1988 • Barber

Full filmography

I am a Rebel
2025 • Himself (voice)
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Secrets of British Animation
Secrets of British Animation
2018 • Self (archive Photos)
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40 Great Years
2018 • Himself (archive)
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What is Animation?
2014 • Narrator (voice)
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Small Talk
Small Talk
1994 • Voices
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Dear Margery Boobs
1976 • Worried Streatham (voice)
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The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968 • Factory Mechanic
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Help!
Help!
1965 • Priest/Thug
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A Hard Day's Night
A Hard Day's Night
1964 • Man in Pub (uncredited)
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Bob Godfrey – Biography, Known For & Filmography