Richard Williams
Also Known As: Richard Edmund 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.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Adult: No
Birthday: March 19, 1933
Age: 92 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: August 16, 2019
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Overview: 'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.
Genres: Fantasy Animation Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-06-22
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Die Titelmacher
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Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1976-03-01
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Persistence of Vision
Overview: It was to be the greatest animated film of all time. Not just an eye-opener, but a game-changer. Richard Williams demanded nothing less, investing nearly three decades into his movie masterpiece. From as early as 1964 he ploughed most of the profits right back into his pet project, a feature inspired by the Arabian Nights and provisionally known as Mullah Nasruddin. He assembled a team of inspired young artists—and brought in the best Hollywood craftsmen to teach them—and devised what would be the most elaborate, kaleidoscopic, mind-boggling visual sequences ever committed to celluloid. Years passed. Potential financiers came and went. Work continued. But it was only after Roger Rabbit that Williams had a studio budget to corroborate the munificence of his imagination.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-04
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The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau
Overview: DA-DUN DA-DUN DA-DUN-DA-DUN-DA-DUN-DA-DUN-DA-DUUUUN Henry Mancini’s iconic score, Peter Sellers’ bumbling Inspector Clouseau, and those unforgettable animated opening sequences - delve into the history of the Pink Panther films, the pink diamond hunting comedy-mystery franchise that was a smash hit, made a megastar of Peter Sellers and spawned an empire. Paul Joyce’s typically thorough and entertaining documentary focuses on star Peter Sellers’ creation of a comedy icon and his relationship with director Blake Edwards. Hosted by Burt Kwouk, who played Clousea’s manservant and martial arts sparring partner Cato, and featuring interviews with Mark Kermode, Herbert Lom (Chief Inspector Dreyfus), Graham Stark (Pepi) and more, THE CURIOUS CASE OF INSPECTOR CLOUSEAU is a must-see... if you can catch it!
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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I Drew Roger Rabbit
Overview: Profile of the animator Richard Williams, creator of Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-11-16
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Waking Sleeping Beauty
Overview: By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovate and old timers not yet ready to relinquish control. These conditions produced a series of box-office flops and pessimistic forecasts: maybe the best days of animation were over. Maybe the public didn't care. Only a miracle or a magic spell could produce a happy ending. Waking Sleeping Beauty is no fairy tale. It's the true story of how Disney regained its magic with a staggering output of hits - "Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast ," "Aladdin," "The Lion King," and more - over a 10-year period.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-05
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It All Started with a Mouse: The Disney Story
Overview: The story of Walt Disney and the company he built.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-10-14
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Roger Rabbit: Tummy Trouble
Overview: Roger Rabbit once again is chosen for the dangerous task of babysitting Baby Herman and everything is going to be just fine.
Genres: Comedy Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-06-23
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Richard Williams and the Thief Who Never Gave Up
Overview: A documentary about the animator, Richard Williams,
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Ziggy's Gift
Overview: Ziggy gets a job to be a street Santa on Christmas Eve from a crooked boss, but the magic of the season allows the lovable loser to do more good than anyone expects.
Genres: Family TV Movie Animation Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-12-01
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