Richard Williams
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.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
(1988)
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'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. (more)
'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. (more)
The Thief and the Cobbler (1993)
It is written among the limitless constellations of the celestial heavens, and in the depths of the emerald seas, and upon every grain of sand in the vast deserts, that the world which we see is an outward and visible dream, of an inward and invisible reality .. ... (more)
It is written among the limitless constellations of the celestial heavens, and in the depths of the emerald seas, and upon every grain of sand in the vast deserts, that the world which we see is an outward and visible dream, of an inward and invisible reality .. ... (more)
The Little Island (1958)
Depicts the dreams, ideas, and struggles of three men (representing "truth," "beauty," and "good") who settle on a tiny island. (more)
Depicts the dreams, ideas, and struggles of three men (representing "truth," "beauty," and "good") who settle on a tiny island. (more)
A Christmas Carol
(1971)
Ebenezer Scrooge, a skinflint visited by the spirits of Christmas past, present and future one fateful Christmas Eve. It's up to them to help the old crab see the error of his ways. And they do, to the delight of Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim. (more)
Ebenezer Scrooge, a skinflint visited by the spirits of Christmas past, present and future one fateful Christmas Eve. It's up to them to help the old crab see the error of his ways. And they do, to the delight of Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim. (more)
Persistence of Vision (2012)
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 ... (more)
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 ... (more)
The Dermis Probe (1965)
A team of scientists debate the nature of an unknown material in this animated fable, inspired by a tale from Rumi's Masnavi. (more)
A team of scientists debate the nature of an unknown material in this animated fable, inspired by a tale from Rumi's Masnavi. (more)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
(2009)
Ziggy's Gift (1982)
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. (more)
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. (more)
Tummy Trouble
(1989)
Roger Rabbit once again is chosen for the dangerous task of babysitting Baby Herman and everything is going to be just fine. (more)
Roger Rabbit once again is chosen for the dangerous task of babysitting Baby Herman and everything is going to be just fine. (more)
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (1977)
Raggedy Ann and Andy leave their playroom to rescue Babette, a beautiful French doll kidnapped by a pirate. (more)
Raggedy Ann and Andy leave their playroom to rescue Babette, a beautiful French doll kidnapped by a pirate. (more)
Love Me, Love Me, Love Me. (1962)
Circus Drawings (2010)
Sketches of a Spanish circus made by Richard Williams in 1953 come to life. Williams began the project at the age of 20 and finished it when he was 77. It premiered at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival in 2010. (more)
Sketches of a Spanish circus made by Richard Williams in 1953 come to life. Williams began the project at the age of 20 and finished it when he was 77. It premiered at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival in 2010. (more)
Prologue (2015)
Prologue depicts Spartan and Athenian warriors locked in a gory battle to the death. (more)
Prologue depicts Spartan and Athenian warriors locked in a gory battle to the death. (more)
A Lecture on Man (1962)
Very rare early film from 1962, by Richard Williams - this is either his second or third film after The Little Island, the same year as Love Me Love Me Love Me. (more)
Very rare early film from 1962, by Richard Williams - this is either his second or third film after The Little Island, the same year as Love Me Love Me Love Me. (more)
Richard Williams and the Thief Who Never Gave Up (1982)
A documentary about the animator, Richard Williams, (more)
A documentary about the animator, Richard Williams, (more)
The Wardrobe (1958)
Cartoon: a man takes off his shoes and climbs into a wardrobe, Another man appears, tries to communicate, and finally steps into a wardrobe; noises; the first man climbs out wearing another pair of shoes, leaving the second man with the old pair. (more)
Cartoon: a man takes off his shoes and climbs into a wardrobe, Another man appears, tries to communicate, and finally steps into a wardrobe; noises; the first man climbs out wearing another pair of shoes, leaving the second man with the old pair. (more)
The Sailor and the Devil (1967)
The great illustrator Errol Le Cain animated this rare short film for the Richard Williams Studio in 1967, as his "apprentice work." Professor Alex Bradford sings the catchy gospel soundtrack. (from TheThiefArchive on YouTube) (more)
The great illustrator Errol Le Cain animated this rare short film for the Richard Williams Studio in 1967, as his "apprentice work." Professor Alex Bradford sings the catchy gospel soundtrack. (from TheThiefArchive on YouTube) (more)
Die Titelmacher (1976)
I Drew Roger Rabbit (1988)
Profile of the animator Richard Williams, creator of Who Framed Roger Rabbit (more)
Profile of the animator Richard Williams, creator of Who Framed Roger Rabbit (more)