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Biography
Richard Edmund Williams was a Canadian and British animator, voice actor, and painter. A three-time Academy Award winner, he is best known as the animation director of 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 Cobbler (1993).
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Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1989
- Special Achievement Academy Award · 1989
- Winsor McCay Award · 1984
- Academy Award — Best Animated Short Film · 1973
- BAFTA Award — Best Animated Film · 1959
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- Academy Award — Best Animated Short Film · 2016 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1989 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Animated Short Film · 1973 · nominated
Filmography12 titles
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988as Droopy (voice)
1988as Droopy (voice)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009as Self (archive footage)
2009as Self (archive footage)
A Christmas Carol
1971Director, Producer
1971Director, Producer
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993Animation, Creator, Director, Producer, Production Design, Screenplay
1993Animation, Creator, Director, Producer, Production Design, Screenplay
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976Opening Title Sequence
1976Opening Title Sequence
The Return of the Pink Panther
1975Opening Title Sequence
1975Opening Title Sequence
Tummy Trouble
1989as Droopy Dog (voice)
1989as Droopy Dog (voice)
Dick Tracy
1990Animation Director
1990Animation Director
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968Opening Title Sequence
1968Opening Title Sequence
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966Opening Title Sequence
1966Opening Title Sequence
What's New Pussycat
1965Opening Title Sequence
1965Opening Title Sequence
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
1968Title Designer
1968Title Designer