Richard Rich (director)
| Richard Rich | |
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| Born |
1951 (age 63–64) United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Animation director, film director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1971 – Present |
| Notable work |
The Rescuers The Swan Princess Hexalogy Alpha and Omega Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure Alpha and Omega: The Legend of the Saw Tooth Cave Alpha and Omega: Family Vacation |
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
Richard Rich is an American director, producer and screenwriter.[1] Rich is founder and owner of Crest Animation Productions. Rich started his career in the mailroom of the Walt Disney Studios but worked his way up to first assistant director. He made his directorial debut on The Fox and the Hound and later directed The Black Cauldron.
Rich established Rich Animation Studios, later re-named RichCrest. He directed The Swan Princess in 1994 which led-up to four sequels. Besides feature films, Rich has produced direct-to-video series such as Animated Stories from the New Testament, Animated Stories from the Bible, Animated Stories from The Book of Mormon, Animated Hero Classics and K10C: Kids' Ten Commandments. His most recent credit is as producer on the computer-animated comedy drama film Alpha and Omega and as the director/producer of its sequels.
Filmography
Disney era
| Year | Film | Director | Producer | Writer | Other | Notes |
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| 1973 | Robin Hood | Assistant director | ||||
| 1974 | Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too | |||||
| 1977 | Pete's Dragon | |||||
| The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | ||||||
| The Rescuers | ||||||
| 1978 | The Small One | Assistant Director Songwriter: "A Friendly Face" |
Short film | |||
| 1981 | The Fox and the Hound |  |
Music composer | |||
| 1985 | The Black Cauldron | |
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Post-Disney era
| Year | Film | Director | Producer | Writer | Other | Notes |
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| 1994 | The Swan Princess | |
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| 1997 | The Swan Princess II: Escape from Castle Mountain | |
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Limited Theatrical Release | |
| 1998 | The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom | |
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Direct-to-DVD | |
| 1999 | The King and I | |
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| 2000 | The Scarecrow | |
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| 2001 | The Trumpet of the Swan | |
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| 2004 | Muhammad: The Last Prophet | |
Limited Theatrical Release | |||
| 2010 | Alpha and Omega | |
All films produced from here on out are computer animated. | |||
| 2011 | The Little Engine That Could | |
Direct-to-DVD | |||
| 2012 | The Swan Princess Christmas | |
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| 2013 | Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure | |
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Story (Uncredited) | ||
| 2014 | The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale | |
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Story | |
| Alpha and Omega 3: The Great Wolf Games | |
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| Alpha and Omega: The Legend of the Saw Tooth Cave | |
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Limited Theatrical Release | |||
| 2015 | Alpha and Omega: Family Vacation | |
Direct-to-DVD |
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