Bob Godfrey

Bob Godfrey

Birthday: 1921-05-27

Place of Birth: Maitland, South Australia, Australia

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.

Movies

Secrets of British Animation
Secrets of British Animation

BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examin...

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The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

Harriet Blossom is married to Robert Blossom, a businessman who'd rather spend the night at his bra ...

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Bride and Groom
Bride and Groom

I now pronounce you... animated! Newlyweds meet a nuisance in an playful mix of cartoon comedy and r...

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Henry 9 'til 5
Henry 9 'til 5

A boring commuter fantasises about his sex life; when he gets home he is too exhausted to make love ...

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Battle of New Orleans
Battle of New Orleans

Sped up footage of musicians fighting on a stretch of mudflats....

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The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator
The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator

Bob Godfrey shared his deep passion for animation....

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A Hard Day's Night
A Hard Day's Night

Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element...

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Honestly It's the Story of My Life
Honestly It's the Story of My Life

A down-to-earth portrait of art school life....

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Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom

Set to Gilbert and Sullivan tunes, a musical cartoon attempts to describe the character of the Briti...

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Two off the Cuff
Two off the Cuff

A pair of irreverent shorts. In "Masks," a sad man hides behind a happy mask. In "Happenings," a bor...

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40 Great Years
40 Great Years

A behind-the-scenes look at the techniques and methods used to create Bob Godfrey's Oscar-winning sh...

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Help!
Help!

An obscure Eastern cult that practices human sacrifice pursues Ringo after he unknowingly puts on a ...

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What is Animation?
What is Animation?

Veteran British animator Bob Godfrey (1921-2013) answers the question "What Is Animation?" His answe...

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L'art pour l'art
L'art pour l'art

Art for art's sake....

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Dear Margery Boobs
Dear Margery Boobs

Agony Aunt Margery Boobs (based on real life newspaper correspondent Margery Proops) has heard it al...

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I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight

Virginal nerd Jon Pigeon, manages to secure a job in a sex research institute where the patients run...

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Small Talk
Small Talk

An Oscar nominated cartoon about underestimating those appearing small and weak....

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I am a Rebel
I am a Rebel

Veteran British animator and Oscar-winner Bob Godfrey describes how he got started in Animation and ...

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