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Oliver Postgate Net Worth
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Richard Oliver Postgate net worth is
$14 Million
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Oliver Postgate (12 April 1925 – 8 December 2008) 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. | Full Name | Richard Oliver Postgate |
| Net Worth | $14 Million |
| Date Of Birth | April 12, 1925 |
| Died | 2008-12-08 |
| Place Of Birth | Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK |
| Occupation | Animator, puppeteer, writer |
| Profession | Writer, Actor, Director |
| Spouse | Prudence Myers |
| Nicknames | Oliver Postgate, Postgate, Oliver |
| Star Sign | Aries |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Grandson of John Percival Postgate. |
| 2 | Creative partner of artist and puppeteer Peter Firmin with whom he founded Smallfilms. To begin with, they worked in a makeshift studio in a shed in Kent, often using homemade equipment. |
| 3 | With Peter Firmin, he created some of the UK's best-loved children's shows, including "Bagpuss", "Ivor the Engine", and "Noggin the Nog". |
| 4 | Auditioned for the voice of the Book in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005). |
| 5 | Son of Raymond Postgate and cousin of Angela Lansbury. |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clangers | 2015 | TV Series based on the classic series created and conceived by - 26 episodes | |
| Noggin the Nog | TV Series by - 6 episodes, 1982 story - 6 episodes, 1982 | ||
| Ivor the Engine | 1975 | TV Series story - 14 episodes | |
| Bagpuss | 1974 | TV Series creator - 13 episodes | |
| The Clangers | 1969-1971 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| Pogle's Wood | 1966 | TV Series story - 1 episode | |
| Blue Peter | 1963 | TV Series Little Watha written by - 4 episodes | |
| The Mermaid's Pearls | 1962 | TV Series | |
| Ivor the Engine | 1962 | TV Series written by - 1 episode | |
| Small Time | TV Series writer - 7 episodes, 1958 deviser - 1 episode, 1961 | ||
| The Pingwings | 1961 | TV Series | |
| The Seal of Neptune | 1960 | TV Series creator - 1 episode | |
| Noggin the Nog | 1959 | TV Series writer |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley | 2009 | Video short | Bagpus (voice) |
| Tottie: The Story of a Dolls' House | 1984 | TV Series | Narrator (1984) (voice) |
| Noggin the Nog | 1982 | TV Series | |
| The Twelve Tasks of Asterix | 1976 | Narrator (English version, voice) | |
| Ivor the Engine | 1975 | TV Series | |
| Bagpuss | 1974 | TV Series | Narrator / Bagpuss / Mice / ... |
| The Clangers | 1969 | TV Series | Narrator |
| The Mermaid's Pearls | 1962 | TV Series voice | |
| Ivor the Engine | 1962 | TV Series | Narrator / Ivor / Alice the Elephant / ... |
| Small Time | 1958-1962 | TV Series | Storyteller |
| The Pingwings | 1961 | TV Series | Narrator (voice) |
| The Seal of Neptune | 1960 | TV Series | Narrator |
| Noggin the Nog | 1959 | TV Series | Narrator (voice) |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinny's House | 1986 | TV Series | |
| Tottie: The Story of a Dolls' House | 1984 | TV Series | |
| Noggin the Nog | 1979 | TV Series | |
| Ivor the Engine | 1975 | TV Series | |
| Bagpuss | 1974 | TV Series | |
| The Clangers | 1969 | TV Series | |
| Pogle's Wood | 1965 | TV Series | |
| The Pingwings | 1961 | TV Series | |
| The Seal of Neptune | 1960 | TV Series 1 episode | |
| Noggin the Nog | 1959 | TV Series | |
| Ivor the Engine | 1959 | TV Series |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinny's House | 1986 | TV Series producer | |
| Noggin the Nog | 1979 | TV Series producer | |
| Ivor the Engine | 1975 | TV Series producer | |
| The Clangers | 1969 | TV Series producer | |
| Little Laura | 1968 | TV Series producer | |
| Pogle's Wood | 1965 | TV Series producer | |
| Small Time | 1961 | TV Series producer - 1 episode | |
| Noggin the Nog | 1959 | TV Series producer | |
| Ivor the Engine | 1959 | TV Series producer |
Cinematographer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| What a Mess | 1979 | TV Series | |
| The Clangers | 1969 | TV Series |
Editor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Clangers | 1969 | TV Series |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Clangers | 1969 | TV Series musician: swannee whistle and clanger voices |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children's TV on Trial | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Bad Food Guide | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| 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 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Top 50 Greatest Celebrity Animals | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Animation Nation | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 100 Greatest Cartoons | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Ivor the Engine and the Story of Smallfilms | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Alchemists of Sound | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Narrator (voice) |
| I Love 1970's | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Open House | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Pogle's Wood | 1966 | TV Series | Himself - Storyteller |
| Summerhouse | 1961 | TV Series | Himself |
| Here and Now | 1961 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Interviewer |
Archive Footage
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | 'Harlequin' (Drama/Light Entertainment) | Ivor the Engine (1975) |
Known for movies
Clangers (2015)
as Writer
Bagpuss (1974)
as Writer
Ivor the Engine (1975)
as Writer
The Pingwings (1961)
as Writer
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