Biography
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.
Filmography
all 41
Movies 40
Director 14
self 9
Producer 2
TV Shows 1
Writer 1
Director
Prologue (2015)
Movie
7.5
Director
Circus Drawings (2010)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)
Movie
Animation / Screenplay / Producer / Director / Production Design / Original Story
The Thief and the Cobbler (1993)
Movie
Animation Director
Dick Tracy (1990)
Movie
7
Droopy Dog
Tummy Trouble (1989)
Movie
Droopy (voice) / Animation Director
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Movie
5.9
Director
Ziggy's Gift (1982)
Movie
Director / Production Supervisor
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (1977)
Movie
Opening Title Sequence
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Movie
6.02
Opening Title Sequence
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Movie
5.94
Producer / Director
A Christmas Carol (1971)
Movie
Opening Title Sequence
Every Home Should Have One (1970)
Movie
Opening Title Sequence
Prudence and the Pill (1968)
Movie
Opening Title Sequence
The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
Movie
Title Graphics
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia! (1968)
Movie
Opening Title Sequence
Sebastian (1968)
Movie
Title Designer
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968)
Movie
Title Designer
The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966)
Movie
Opening Title Sequence
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
Movie
Opening Title Sequence
The Liquidator (1965)
Movie
Director
The Dermis Probe (1965)
Movie
Opening Title Sequence
What's New Pussycat? (1965)
Movie
Art Designer / Storyboard Artist
The Apple (1963)
Movie
Director
A Lecture on Man (1962)
Movie
Director
The Little Island (1958)
Movie
Director
The Wardrobe (1958)
Movie
Information
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1933-03-19
Deathday
2019-08-16 (86 years old)
Birth Name
Richard Edmund Williams
Birth Place
Toronto, Canada
Citizenships
United Kingdom, Canada
Residences
Spain, Spain, London, United Kingdom
Also Known As
Richard Edmund Williams
Awards
Winsor McCay Award, Special Achievement Academy Award, Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film
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