Richard Williams
Known for Directing · 11 credits
- Born
- 1933-03-19
- Died
- 2019-08-16
- Place of birth
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as
- Richard Edmund Williams
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.
Known For
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988
as Droopy (voice)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Tummy Trouble
1989
as Droopy Dog (voice)
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
1989
as Self
The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau
2002
as self
Ziggy's Gift
1982
as Crooked Santa (voice)
Movies (11)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988
as Droopy (voice)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Tummy Trouble
1989
as Droopy Dog (voice)
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
1989
as Self
The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau
2002
as self
Ziggy's Gift
1982
as Crooked Santa (voice)
Persistence of Vision
2012
as Himself
Die Titelmacher
1976
as Self
Richard Williams and the Thief Who Never Gave Up
1982
as Himself
I Drew Roger Rabbit
1988
as Himself
Lysistrata
as Kalonike (voice)
About Richard Williams
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 (19… With 11 credits spanning from 1976 to 2012, Richard Williams has appeared in 11 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Richard Williams Movies
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) — as Droopy (voice)
- Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) — as Self (archive footage)
- Tummy Trouble (1989) — as Droopy Dog (voice)
- It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story (1989) — as Self
- The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau (2002) — as self
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