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Richard Edmund Williams (né Lane; 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 ...
Richard Williams. Animation Department: Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The son of commercial artists, Richard Williams studied at the Ontario College of Art and first worked in animation for Disney Studios in Burbank.
The Canadian-born animator created Roger Rabbit, the Cresta Bear and animation’s great lost film, The Thief and the Cobbler. He was acclaimed by fans and professionals for his artistry and generosity, but struggled to make his vision a reality.
Aug 18, 2019 · Richard Williams, a groundbreaking animation director who won two Academy Awards for “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” died on Friday at his home in Bristol, England. He was 86. His death was...
Aug 17, 2019 · LONDON (AP) — Richard Williams, a Canadian-British animator whose work on the bouncing cartoon bunny in “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” helped blur the boundaries between the animated world and our own, has died. He was 86 years old.
Aug 17, 2019 · Richard Williams, the animator known for his work on “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” and two “Pink Panther” films, is dead, his family told PA Media, the UK national news agency. He was 86 years...
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.
