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Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Birthday
March 19, 1933Deathday
August 16, 2019
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.
Richard Williams awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Winner Saturn Award | Best Special Effects (George Gibbs, Ken Ralston, Richard Williams, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)) | Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
| 1989 | Academy Awards, USA | Winner Oscar | Best Effects, Visual Effects (Ken Ralston, Richard Williams, Ed Jones, George Gibbs) | Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
| 1989 | Academy Awards, USA | Winner Special Achievement Award | (Richard Williams) | Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
| 1989 | BAFTA Awards | Winner BAFTA Film Award | Best Special Effects (George Gibbs, Richard Williams, Ken Ralston, Ed Jones) | Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
| 1989 | Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | Winner Special Award | (Richard Williams) | Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
| 1988 | Annie Awards | Winner Annie | Best Individual Achievement: Technical Achievement (Richard Williams) | Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
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