Oliver Postgate
Biography
Oliver Postgate works in creator. Born April 12, 1925 in Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK. Archytele tracks 17 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Full Filmography
17 titles- Clangers (1969) as Narrator (voice)
- Ivor the Engine (1976)
- Ivor The Engine (1959) as Narrator (voice)
- Noggin the Nog (1959) as Narrator
- Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House (1984) as Narrator, Mr. Plantagenet (voice)
- 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' (2005) as Self
- Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley (2009) as Bagpus (voice)
- Bagpuss (1974) as Narrator / Bagpuss / Professor Yaffle / Mice
- The Pingwings
- The Seal of Neptune (1960) as Narrator
- Tottie: The Doll's Wish (1986) as Narrator
- The Alchemists of Sound (2003) as Self
- Clangers: Complete Collection (2023) as Narrator (Voice)
- The Complete Ivor the Engine (2006) as Narrator / All
- Oliver Postgate: A Life in Small Films (2009) as Self
- The Complete Bagpuss (2005) as Narrator / All Voices
- Vote for Froglet (1974) as Narrator (voice)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Oliver Postgate best known for?
Oliver Postgate is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Lili Marleen (1981), Ivor the Engine (1976), Ivor The Engine (1959), Noggin the Nog (1959).
When and where was Oliver Postgate born?
Oliver Postgate was born on April 12, 1925 in Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK.
How many credits does Oliver Postgate have?
Oliver Postgate has accumulated over 17 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1959 to 2023.
What is Oliver Postgate's background in cinema and television?
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, ...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Noggin the Nog (1959) as Narrator — aged about 34
- Ivor The Engine (1959) as Narrator (voice) — aged about 34
- Clangers (1969) as Narrator (voice) — aged about 44
- Ivor the Engine (1976) — aged about 51
- Bagpuss (1974) as Narrator / Bagpuss / Professor Yaffle / Mice — aged about 49
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