★ 7.1 
Creator
Oliver Postgate
Oliver Postgate is best known for Clangers, Bagpuss, Noggin the Nog and Ivor the Engine. Oliver Postgate was born on April 12, 1925. Oliver Postgate died on December 8, 2008 at the age of 83.
- Born
- April 12, 1925
- Place of birth
- Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK
- Died
- December 8, 2008 (83 years old)
Biography
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
Filmography
- —The Pingwings
- 1986Tottie: The Doll's WishNarrator
- 1984Tottie: The Story of a Doll's HouseNarrator, Mr. Plantagenet (voice)
- 1976Ivor the Engine
- 1974BagpussNarrator / Bagpuss / Professor Yaffle / Mice
- 1969ClangersNarrator (voice)
- 1965Pogles' WoodCreator
- 1960The Seal of NeptuneNarrator
- 1959Noggin the NogNarrator
- 1959Ivor The EngineNarrator (voice)
Frequently asked questions
What movies and shows has Oliver Postgate been in?
Oliver Postgate is best known for Clangers, Bagpuss, Noggin the Nog and Ivor the Engine.
When was Oliver Postgate born?
Oliver Postgate was born on April 12, 1925. (Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK)
How old is Oliver Postgate?
Oliver Postgate died on December 8, 2008 at the age of 83.
Updated: October 27, 2026 ·