Bob Godfrey

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.

Known For

Help!

Priest/Thug

A Hard Day's Night

Man in Pub (uncredited)

Honestly It's the Story of My Life

Barber

Henry's Cat

Narrator (voice) / Various Characters (voice)

The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

Factory Mechanic

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	I am a Rebel	Himself (voice)
2018	Secrets of British Animation	Self (archive Photos)
2018	40 Great Years	Himself (archive)
2014	What is Animation?	Narrator (voice)
1994	Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
1994	Small Talk	Voices
1988	Honestly It's the Story of My Life	Barber
1976	Dear Margery Boobs	Worried Streatham (voice)
1976	I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight	Postman
1971	The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator	Self
1970	Henry 9 'til 5	Henry
1969	Two off the Cuff
1968	The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom	Factory Mechanic
1966	L'art pour l'art	Pop
1965	Help!	Priest/Thug
1964	A Hard Day's Night	Man in Pub (uncredited)
1960	Battle of New Orleans
1955	Bride and Groom

Year	TV Show	Role
1983	Henry's Cat	Narrator (voice) / Various Characters (voice)
1974	The Do-It-Yourself Film Animation Show	Bob Godfrey