Richard Williams

Director

Richard Williams

Born March 19, 1933 in Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDied August 16, 201915 films

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.

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The Thief and the Cobbler posterFirst watchThe Thief and the Cobbler19937.2Their style at its most typical, and among their best-rated work.Princess Yum Yum falls in love with Tack and saves him from being executed. Later, when the protective orbs of the palace get stolen, Tack and Yum Yum set out to find them and save the…View film

Filmography

15 films as director
  1. 2026LysistrataDirector
  2. 2015PrologueDirector
  3. 2010Circus DrawingsDirector
  4. 1993The Thief and the CobblerDirector
  5. 1988Somethin's Cookin'Director
  6. 1986Roger Rabbit Screen TestDirector
  7. 1982Ziggy's GiftDirector
  8. 1977Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical AdventureDirector
  9. 1971A Christmas CarolDirector
  10. 1967The Sailor and the DevilDirector
  11. 1965The Dermis ProbeDirector
  12. 1962Love Me, Love Me, Love Me.Director
  13. 1962A Lecture on ManDirector
  14. 1958The Little IslandDirector
  15. 1958The WardrobeDirector
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