About

Known credits:
23
Birthday:
1925-04-12
Place of birth:
Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK
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Oliver Postgate

Overview

Richard Oliver Postgate (12 April 1925 – 8 December 2008), generally known as Oliver Postgate, was an English animator, puppeteer and writer. He was the creator and writer of some of Britain's most popular children's television programmes. Pingwings, Pogles' Wood, Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine, Clangers and Bagpuss, were all made by Smallfilms, the company he set up with Peter Firmin, and were shown on the BBC between the 1950s and the 1980s, and on ITV from 1959 to the present day. In a 1999 BBC poll Bagpuss was voted the most popular children's television programme of all time

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Known for

Acting
2023 Clangers: Complete Collection Actor Narrator (Voice) N/A
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2009 Oliver Postgate: A Life in Small Films Actor Self N/A
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2009 Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley Actor Bagpus (voice) 59
Average
2006 The Complete Ivor the Engine Actor Narrator / All 59
Average
2005 Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' Actor Self N/A
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2005 The Complete Bagpuss Actor Narrator / All Voices 59
Average
2003 The Alchemists of Sound Actor Self 59
Average
1984 Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House Actor Narrator, Mr. Plantagenet (voice) N/A
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1976 Ivor the Engine Actor 69
Fair
1974 Vote for Froglet Actor Narrator N/A
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1974 Bagpuss Actor Narrator / Bagpuss / Professor Yaffle / Mice 69
Fair
1959 Noggin the Nog Actor Narrator 70
Good

Directing
1974 Bagpuss Directing Director 69
Fair

Writing
2023 Clangers: Complete Collection Writing Writer N/A
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2006 The Complete Ivor the Engine Writing Writer 59
Average
1974 Vote for Froglet Writing Idea N/A
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1974 Bagpuss Writing Writer 69
Fair

Production
2006 The Complete Ivor the Engine Production Producer 59
Average

Camera
1974 Vote for Froglet Camera Camera Operator N/A
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Crew
2023 Clangers: Complete Collection Crew Creator N/A
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1974 Vote for Froglet Crew Creator N/A
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Editing
1974 Vote for Froglet Editing Editor N/A
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Visual Effects
2023 Clangers: Complete Collection Visual Effects Animation N/A
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