Richard Williams
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1933-03-19
Day of Death
2019-08-16 (86 years old)
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Richard 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
Acting
(2012)
Persistence of Vision
as Himself
(2009)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
(2002)
(1989)
(1989)
Roger Rabbit: Tummy Trouble
as Droopy Dog (voice)
(1988)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
as Droopy (voice)
(1988)
I Drew Roger Rabbit
as Himself
(1982)
(1982)
Ziggy's Gift
as Crooked Santa (voice)
(1976)
Die Titelmacher
as Self
Crew
(2015)
Prologue
Animation, Director
(2010)
Circus Drawings
Director
(1993)
The Thief and the Cobbler
Animation, Screenplay, Producer, Director, Production Design, Original Story
(1990)
Dick Tracy
Animation Director
(1988)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Animation Director
(1986)
Roger Rabbit Screen Test
Director
(1982)
Ziggy's Gift
Director, Producer
(1976)
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure
Director, Production Supervisor
(1976)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Opening Title Sequence
(1975)
The Return of the Pink Panther
Opening Title Sequence
(1971)
A Christmas Carol
Producer, Director
(1970)
Every Home Should Have One
Opening Title Sequence
(1969)
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
Opening Title Sequence
(1968)
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Opening Title Sequence
(1968)
30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!
Title Graphics
(1968)
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
Title Designer
(1968)
Prudence and the Pill
Opening Title Sequence
(1968)
Sebastian
Opening Title Sequence
(1967)
The Sailor and the Devil
Director
(1966)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Opening Title Sequence
(1966)
The Spy with a Cold Nose
Title Designer
(1965)
What's New Pussycat?
Opening Title Sequence
(1965)
The Liquidator
Opening Title Sequence
(1965)
The Dermis Probe
Director, Writer
(1963)
The Apple
Art Designer, Storyboard Artist
(1963)
(1962)
Love Me, Love Me, Love Me.
Director, Producer, Animation
(1962)
A Lecture on Man
Director, Writer
(1958)
The Little Island
Director, Writer, Animation
(1958)
The Wardrobe
Director