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.
A Hard Day's Night
as Man in Pub (uncredited)Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying...
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Help!
as Priest/ThugAn obscure Eastern cult that practices human sacrifice pursues Ringo after he unknowingly puts...
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The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
as Factory MechanicHarriet Blossom is married to Robert Blossom, a businessman who'd rather spend the night at his...
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Secrets of British Animation
as Self (archive Photos)BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It...
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Henry 9 'til 5
as HenryA boring commuter fantasises about his sex life; when he gets home he is too exhausted to make...
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Battle of New Orleans
as uncreditedSped up footage of musicians fighting on a stretch of mudflats.
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Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
as uncreditedSet to Gilbert and Sullivan tunes, a musical cartoon attempts to describe the character of the...
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Two off the Cuff
as uncreditedA pair of irreverent shorts. In "Masks," a sad man hides behind a happy mask. In "Happenings," a...
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Bride and Groom
as uncreditedI now pronounce you... animated! Newlyweds meet a nuisance in an playful mix of cartoon comedy...
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Honestly It's the Story of My Life
as BarberA down-to-earth portrait of art school life.
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