Raymond Briggs

Raymond Redvers Briggs, CBE (18 January 1934 - 9 August 2022) was an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author who achieved critical and popular success among adults and children. He is best known in Britain for his story The Snowman, a book without words whose cartoon adaptation is televised and whose musical adaptation is staged every Christmas.

Briggs won the 1966 and 1973 Kate Greenaway Medals from the British Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject. For the 50th anniversary of the Medal (1955–2005), a panel named Father Christmas (1973) one of the top-ten winning works, which composed the ballot for a public election of the nation's favourite.

For his contribution as a children's illustrator Briggs was a runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1984.

Raymond Briggs is known for work in writing across film and television. New Release currently presents 15 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Ethel & Ernest (2016), The Snowman (1982), Fungus the Bogeyman (2015), When the Wind Blows (1986), The Snowman and the Snowdog (2012), Fungus the Bogeyman (2004), Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen (2018), Father Christmas (1991). The recorded credits span 1982 to 2022, including 13 movies and 2 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.