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

The Beatles
1966
A Hard Day's Night
1964
Help!
1965
Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk
1976
Roobarb
1974
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
1968
Henry's Cat
1983
Secrets of British Animation
2018
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
1976
The Do-It-Yourself Film Animation Show
1974
Polygamous Polonius
1960
The Plain Man's Guide to Advertising
1962

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
21
Directing
36
Writing
1
Producing
7
Art
2
Visual Effects
11
2025
I am a Rebel
as Himself (voice)
2018
Secrets of British Animation
as Self (archive Photos)
2018
40 Great Years
as Himself (archive)
2014
What is Animation?
as Narrator (voice)
1997
Ice Cream and Jelly and a Punch in the Belly
as Entertainer
1994
Know Your Europeans: The United Kingdom
1994
Small Talk
as Voices
1988
Honestly It's the Story of My Life
as Barber
1983
Henry's Cat
as Narrator (voice) / Various Characters (voice)
1976
Dear Margery Boobs
as Worried Streatham (voice)
1976
I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight
as Postman
1974
The Do-It-Yourself Film Animation Show
as Bob Godfrey
1971
The Craftsmen: Bob Godfrey - Film Animator
as Self
1970
Henry 9 'til 5
as Henry
1969
Two off the Cuff
1968
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
as Factory Mechanic
1966
L'art pour l'art
as Pop
1965
Help!
as Priest / Thug (uncredited)
1964
A Hard Day's Night
as Man in Pub (uncredited)
1960
Battle of New Orleans
1955
Bride and Groom