History Creator / RichardWilliams

** In many cases, ''he'' was fired from projects for taking to long to make them perfect.

-->--'''Richard Williams''' about animation

* ArtisticTitle: Williams did these for several films, including ''Theatre/AFunnyThingHappenedOnTheWayToTheForum'', ''Film/TheChargeOfTheLightBrigade'' (1968), the 1974 ''Literature/MurderOnTheOrientExpress'', and two ''Franchise/ThePinkPanther'' films.

* PromotedFanboy: Had the pleasure of not only learning his trade from virtually every major Golden Age-era animator but eventually getting a few of them to work for him.

* ShownTheirWork: Richard is a walking encyclopedia of animation techniques from the Golden Age. His book is proof of this.

* HeAlsoDid: At least one piece of promotional art for ''TheGraduate''.

* DoingItForTheArt: 28 years making a movie. It's really quite humbling.

* AuthorExistenceFailure: As of this writing, not yet, but his most recent long-term project, titled ''I Hope I Live To Finish This,'' is being released as a series of shorts so that, should this trope come into play before its completion, he'll have ''something'' to show for it.

A prominent Canadian-British artist and animator (born in 1933) who got his start training under veterans from UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation such as DisneysNineOldMen, as well as Warner Bros. animator [[UsefulNotes/NoteworthyLooneyTunesStaff Ken Harris]] and industry drifter Creator/GrimNatwick. [[AuthorAppeal Totally crazy about silky smooth, seamless animation]].

* AuthorExistenceFailure: As of this writing, not yet, but his most recent long-term project, titled ''I Hope I Live To Finish This,'' is being released as a series of shorts so that, should this trope come into play before it's completion, he'll have ''something'' to show for it.

A prominent Canadian-British artist and animator (born in 1933) who got his start training under veterans from UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation such as DisneysNineOldMen, as well as Warner Bros. animator [[NoteworthyLooneyTunesStaff Ken Harris]] and industry drifter Creator/GrimNatwick. [[AuthorAppeal Totally crazy about silky smooth, seamless animation]].

A prominent Canadian-British artist and animator (born in 1933) who got his start training under veterans from TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation such as DisneysNineOldMen, as well as Warner Bros. animator [[NoteworthyLooneyTunesStaff Ken Harris]] and industry drifter Creator/GrimNatwick. [[AuthorAppeal Totally crazy about silky smooth, seamless animation]].

* AscendedFanboy: Had the pleasure of not only learning his trade from virtually every major Golden Age-era animator but eventually getting a few of them to work for him.

No relation to Creator/RobinWilliams, by the way.

He has done work on several projects, most famously ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' (for which he received both the Visual Effects Oscar ''and'' a Special Achievement Award for the animation direction of the film), the ''Raggedy Ann and Andy'' film, and his tragic attempt to make "[[WhatCouldHaveBeen the greatest animated film]]" called ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler''.

* "[[LampshadeHanging I Hope I Live To Finish This]]" (working title, TBA): Another independent feature length project of his that has been in the works for fifteen years.

* HotBlooded: Anyone who's met him can attest that, even after mastering his craft, the man is 110% passionate about the art of animation.

* HotBlooded: Anyone who's met the man can attest that, even after mastering his craft, the man is 110% passionate about the art of animation.

* TheLittleIsland (1958)

He has also published an acclaimed book on animation, "[[TheAnimatorsSurvivalKit The Animator's Survival Kit.]]" It also exists as a live class and a 16 DVD set version of it which [[CrackIsCheaper costs over $1,000]]; fortunately, an iPad app of it exists that condenses both for the much more affordable $35.

* ProtectionFromEditors: Owing to the above, he's lobbied for this on all of his projects, with him usually getting booted off a project for the sake of it's completion.

->''It's a craft, isn't it? A proper craft. And craft can be an art.''
-->--Richard Williams about animation

A prominent Canadian-British artist and animator (born in 1933) who got his start training under veterans from TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation such as DisneysNineOldMen, as well as Warner Bros. animator [[NoteworthyLooneyTunesStaff Ken Harris]] and industry drifter GrimNatwick. [[AuthorAppeal Totally crazy about silky smooth, seamless animation]].

He has done work on several projects, most famously ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' (for which he received both the Visual Effects Oscar ''and'' a Special Achievement Award for the animation direction of the film), the Raggedy Ann and Andy film, and his tragic attempt to make "[[WhatCouldHaveBeen the greatest animated film]]" called ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler''.

* ArtisticTitle: Williams did these for several films, including ''AFunnyThingHappenedOnTheWayToTheForum'', ''Film/TheChargeOfTheLightBrigade'' (1968), the 1974 ''MurderOnTheOrientExpress'', and two ''PinkPanther'' films.

A prominent Canadian-British artist and animator (born in 1933) who got his start training under veterans from TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation such as DisneysNineOldMen, as well as Warner Bros. animator [[NoteworthyLooneyTunesStaff Ken Harris]] and industry drifter GrimNatwick. Totally crazy about silky smooth, seamless animation.

* ThePerfectionist: He's obsessed with making his animations as fluid and clean as possible, and [[GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity fired countless people who don't live up to his standards]]

He has also published an acclaimed book on animation, "[[TheAnimatorsSurvivalKit The Animator's Survival Kit.]]" It also exists as a live class and a 16 DVD set version of it which [[CrackIsCheaper costs over $1,000]]; fortunately, an iPad app of it exists that condenses both for the much more affordable 35$.