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Bob Godfrey

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Additional Credits
Born May 27, 1921Died February 21, 2013 (91 years)
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

  • Great (Isambard Kingdom Brunel)
  • The Beatles
  • Kama Sutra Rides Again
  • Roobarb
  • Henry's Cat
  • Dream Doll
  • Do It Yourself Cartoon Kit
  • Wicked Willie
  • Henry 9 'til 5
  • Dear Margery Boobs
  • One Man Band
  • I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
  • Polygamous Polonius
  • Two Off the Cuff
  • The Plain Man's Guide to Advertising
  • Wicked Willie Rides Again!

Filmography

1988
1983
Henry's Cat (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) / Various Characters (voice)
1980
The Falls · as G. Odfrey
1976
1976
Dear Margery Boobs · as Worried Streatham (voice)
1971
1970
Henry 9 'til 5 · as Henry
1969
1968
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom · as Factory Mechanic
1967
Casino Royale · as Casino Patron
1967
Just Like a Woman · as German Pilot
1966
Adam Adamant Lives (TV Series) · as Roach
1965
Help! · as Priest/thug
1965
Not Only... But Also (TV Series) · as Cast
1964
A Hard Day's Night · as Man In Pub (uncredited)
1955

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