Richard Williams
  • Birthplace

    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Birthday
    March 19, 1933

    Deathday
    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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