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Richard Edmund Williams (March 19, 1933 – August 16, 2019) was a Canadian-British animator, voice actor, and painter. A three-time Academy Award winner, he is best known as the animation director on Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) -- for which he won two Academy Awards -- and as the director of his unfinished feature film The Thief and the ...
In addition to producing commercials, Williams went on to create memorable title sequences for motion pictures, including What's New Pussycat (1965), The Liquidator (1965), The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966), The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) and The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976).
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Aug 16, 2019 · 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.
Williams created a plethora of animated title sequences for live-action films, mostly comedies including two Pink Panther films. His studio, Richard Williams Animation in London’s Soho Square, flooded small screens with outstanding animated TV commercials.
Aug 17, 2019 · Legendary animator Richard Williams, who brought Toontown to life as the director of animation for Robert Zemeckis’ 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit, has died at the age of 86, Variety reports.
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Aug 20, 2019 · 1) The Return of the Pink Panther. Williams was well-known to animation connoisseurs before he created the animated titles for 1975’s The Return of the Pink Panther, the fourth film...
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At the same time, Williams created his first animated short feature, The Little Island (1958), which won him the 1959 BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film. Though a critical success it received a mixed response at the box office.
