Animator Richard Williams wanted Thief and the Cobbler to be the greatest animated movie ever made. But instead it became a legend.

“The best is yet to come,” Richard Williams said as he accepted a Special Achievement Award for his work on “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” during the 1988 Academy Awards. In retrospect, the Canadian ...

“The best is yet to come,” Richard Williams said as he accepted a Special Achievement Award for his work on “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” during the 1988 Academy Awards. In retrospect, the ...

New small easy-to-carry versions of Richard Williams's "The Animator's Survival it" are being released for the book's 20th anniversary.

Richard Williams was an Oscar -winning animation director best known for his work on the 1988 hit Who Framed Roger Rabbit, a film that triggered the revival of animation as a viable format for cinema.

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 ...

The daughter of acclaimed animator Richard Williams says that her father has died at age 86.

Remembering Richard Williams, the World’s Greatest Animator The genius behind Roger Rabbit and The Thief and the Cobbler brought an unprecedented three-dimensional feeling to traditional animation.

The animator and director Richard Williams died on Friday at his home in Bristol, U.K, after a battle with cancer. He was 86. His passing has prompted a torrent of tributes to his work in all its ...