Richard Williams

Richard Williams

Deceased · Born: Mar 19, 1933 · Died: Aug 16, 2019

Personal Details

Born Mar 19, 1933 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Spouse
  • Margaret French

    ( Jan 17, 1976 to May 14, 2024 )
  • Lois Catherine Steuart

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )
  • Stephanie 'Tep' Ashforth

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )
  • Imogen Sutton

    ( May 14, 2024 to Aug 16, 2019 )

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.

Career

1989
Tummy Trouble
Tummy Trouble as Droopy Dog (voice)
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2012
Persistence of Vision
2010
Circus Drawings
Circus Drawings as Director
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1993
The Thief and the Cobbler
The Thief and the Cobbler as Director, Screenplay
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1982
Ziggy's Gift
Ziggy's Gift as Director
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1977
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
1971
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol as Director
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