Bob Godfrey
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Bob Godfrey spends the working day as a director who shapes what ends up on screen without appearing on it. Anyone who knows the name knows it from 'Great'. The record opens in 1952. At 36 credits, this is a career of some volume.
Bob Godfrey
23 Directed
2 Series
Bob Godfrey spends the working day as a director who shapes what ends up on screen without appearing on it. Anyone who knows the name knows it from 'Great'. The record opens in 1952. At 36 credits, this is a career of some volume.
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Small Talk
Director
1994
Film
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
Director
1994
Film
Wicked Willie Rides Again!
Director
1991
Film
Wicked Willie
Director
1990
Film
Happy Birthday Switzerland
Director
1990
Film
Revolution: The Beautiful France
Director
1989
Film
Polygamous Polonius Revisited
Director
1985
Film
Henry's Cat
Director · 51 episodes
1983–
TV
Instant Sex
Director
1980
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bob Godfrey still alive?
Bob Godfrey passed away on February 21, 2013 at age 91.
What are the most famous roles of Bob Godfrey?
Bob Godfrey is best known for directing Great, Kama Sutra Rides Again, The Do-It-Yourself Cartoon Kit.
How many movies has Bob Godfrey directed?
Over a 61-year career (since 1952), Bob Godfrey has directed or written 23 films and worked on 2 TV shows.
What was Bob Godfrey's first movie?
The career of Bob Godfrey began with The Big Parade (1952).
What is Bob Godfrey's most recent movie or series?
Bob Godfrey's most recent release is Millennium: The Musical, which premiered on December 31, 1999.
What TV shows has Bob Godfrey created or directed?
On television, Bob Godfrey has appeared in The Beatles, Henry's Cat.
Bob Godfrey
1921-05-27 · Maitland, South Australia, Australia
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.