About

Known credits:
57
Birthday:
1933-03-19
Place of birth:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Website:
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Richard Williams

Overview

Richard Edmund Williams (March 19, 1933-August 16, 2019) was a Canadian–British animator, voice artist, and writer, best known for serving as animation director on Disney/Amblin's Who Framed Roger Rabbit and for his unfinished feature film The Thief and the Cobbler. He was also a film title sequence designer and animator; his most famous works in this field included the title sequences to What's New, Pussycat? (1965) and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) and title and linking sequences in The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968). He also animated the eponymous cartoon feline for two of the later Pink Panther films.

Known for

Acting
2012 Persistence of Vision Actor Himself 59
Average
2009 Waking Sleeping Beauty Actor Self (archive footage) 61
Fair
2008 The Animator's Survival Kit Animated Actor N/A
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2002 The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau Actor self N/A
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1989 It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story Actor Self N/A
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1989 Tummy Trouble Actor Droopy Dog (voice) 60
Fair
1988 I Drew Roger Rabbit Actor Himself N/A
N/A
1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit Actor Droopy (voice) 73
Good
1982 Richard Williams and the Thief Who Never Gave Up Actor Himself 59
Average
1976 Die Titelmacher Actor Self N/A
N/A

Directing
2015 Prologue Directing Director 59
Average
2010 Circus Drawings Directing Director 59
Average
1993 The Thief and the Cobbler Directing Director 61
Fair
1986 Roger Rabbit Screen Test Directing Director N/A
N/A
1982 Ziggy's Gift Directing Director 59
Average
1977 Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure Directing Director 59
Average
1971 A Christmas Carol Directing Director 59
Average
1967 The Sailor and the Devil Directing Director 59
Average
1965 The Dermis Probe Directing Director N/A
N/A
1962 Love Me, Love Me, Love Me. Directing Director 59
Average
1962 A Lecture on Man Directing Director 58
Average
1958 The Little Island Directing Director 59
Average
1958 The Wardrobe Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2008 The Animator's Survival Kit Animated Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1993 The Thief and the Cobbler Writing Original Story 61
Fair
1993 The Thief and the Cobbler Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1965 The Dermis Probe Writing Writer N/A
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1963 The Ever-Changing Motor Car Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1962 A Lecture on Man Writing Writer 58
Average
1958 The Little Island Writing Writer 59
Average

Production
1993 The Thief and the Cobbler Production Producer 61
Fair
1977 Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure Production Production Supervisor 59
Average
1971 A Christmas Carol Production Producer 59
Average
1962 Love Me, Love Me, Love Me. Production Producer 59
Average

Art
1993 The Thief and the Cobbler Art Production Design 61
Fair
1976 The Pink Panther Strikes Again Art Opening Title Sequence 63
Fair
1975 The Return of the Pink Panther Art Opening Title Sequence 63
Fair
1970 Every Home Should Have One Art Opening Title Sequence 58
Average
1969 Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? Art Opening Title Sequence 58
Average
1968 Prudence and the Pill Art Opening Title Sequence 58
Average
1968 The Charge of the Light Brigade Art Opening Title Sequence 59
Average
1968 Sebastian Art Opening Title Sequence 59
Average
1968 Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush Art Title Designer 58
Average
1966 The Spy with a Cold Nose Art Title Designer 58
Average
1966 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Art Opening Title Sequence 59
Average
1965 The Liquidator Art Opening Title Sequence 59
Average
1965 What's New Pussycat? Art Opening Title Sequence 59
Average
1963 The Apple Art Art Designer N/A
N/A
1963 The Apple Art Storyboard Artist N/A
N/A

Crew
1968 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia! Crew Title Graphics 58
Average

Visual Effects
2015 Prologue Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
2008 The Animator's Survival Kit Animated Visual Effects Animation N/A
N/A
1993 The Thief and the Cobbler Visual Effects Animation 61
Fair
1990 Dick Tracy Visual Effects Animation Director 60
Fair
1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit Visual Effects Animation Director 73
Good
1962 Love Me, Love Me, Love Me. Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1958 The Little Island Visual Effects Animation 59
Average