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Richard Williams

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Known For

86 Years Old

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.

Born

Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 19th March 1933

Died

16th August 2019

All Credits

Who Framed Roger Rabbit Image
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Droopy (voice)
Roger Rabbit: Tummy Trouble Image
Roger Rabbit: Tummy Trouble
Droopy Dog (voice)
Waking Sleeping Beauty Image
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau Image
The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau
self
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story Image
It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
Self
Persistence of Vision Image
Persistence of Vision
Himself
Richard Williams and the Thief Who Never Gave Up Image
Richard Williams and the Thief Who Never Gave Up
Himself
Ziggy's Gift Image
Ziggy's Gift
Crooked Santa (voice)
No Image
Die Titelmacher
Self
I Drew Roger Rabbit Image
I Drew Roger Rabbit
Himself