Richard Williams
Known for: Directing
Born: March 18, 1933 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Died: August 15, 2019
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
Showing 24 of 40 titles
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Droopy (voice)
Die Titelmacher
Self
Persistence of Vision
Himself
The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau
self
I Drew Roger Rabbit
Himself
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
Self
Tummy Trouble
Droopy Dog (voice)
Richard Williams and the Thief Who Never Gave Up
Himself
Ziggy's Gift
Crooked Santa (voice)
The Thief and the Cobbler
Animation
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure!
Director
The Little Island
Director
Prologue
Animation
Dick Tracy
Animation Director
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Opening Title Sequence
Every Home Should Have One
Opening Title Sequence
The Apple
Art Designer
The Return of the Pink Panther
Opening Title Sequence
The Spy with a Cold Nose
Title Designer
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Opening Title Sequence
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
Opening Title Sequence
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
Title Graphics
What's New Pussycat?
Opening Title Sequence