Richard Rich (filmmaker)

{{Infobox person

| name = Richard Rich

| birth_name = Richard James Rich

| occupation = film director, producer, screenwriter, animator

| nationality = American

| notable_works = The Fox and the Hound
The Black Cauldron
The Swan Princess series
The King and I
The Scarecrow
Alpha and Omega series

| years_active = 1972–2023

| employer = Walt Disney Animation Studios (1972–1986)

}}

Richard James Rich is an American director, producer, and screenwriter.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/108151/Richard-Rich|title=Richard Rich - About This Person - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com|website=The New York Times |date=May 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513150105/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/108151/Richard-Rich |archive-date=May 13, 2014 }}

Biography

Rich is the founder and owner of Crest Animation Productions.

Rich started his career in the mailroom of the Walt Disney Studios in 1972{{cite news|last=Porter|first=Donald|url=http://theoccasionalcritic.blogspot.com/2012/11/richard-rich-nov-19-1994.html|title=Richard Rich|work=Standard-Examiner|via=Blogger|date=November 19, 1994|access-date=February 6, 2018}} and would give piano lessons during lunch breaks. He was chosen by John Lounsbery to be an assistant director for Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too based on his musical expertise.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slBMtLTVPQw|title=LSI Richard Rich Talk|date=October 3, 2012 |via=www.youtube.com}} He made his directorial debut on The Fox and the Hound.

After leaving Disney in 1986, Rich established Rich Animation Studios, later renamed RichCrest. He directed The Swan Princess in 1994 and its eleven 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 more recent credits include acting as producer on the animated film Alpha and Omega and as the director/producer of its sequels.

Filmography

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Year !Film !Director !Producer !Writer !Other !Notes
1974 \|Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too \| \| \| \|rowspan=3\| Assistant Director \|
rowspan=3\|1977 \|The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh \| \| \| \|
The Rescuers \| \| \| \|
Pete's Dragon \| \| \| \|Assistant Animation Director \|
1978 \|The Small One \| \| \| \|Assistant Director Songwriter: "A Friendly Face" \|Short film
1981 \|The Fox and the Hound	{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| \| \|Songwriter: "Goodbye May Seem Forever" \|
1985 \|The Black Cauldron \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| \|
1994 \|The Swan Princess \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| \|
1997 \|The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| \|Limited theatrical release
1998 \|The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| \|Direct-to-video
1999 \|The King and I \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| \| \| \|
2000 \|The Scarecrow \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| \|Direct-to-video
2001 \|The Trumpet of the Swan \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| \| \|
2002 \|Muhammad: The Last Prophet \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| \| \|rowspan=2\|Limited Theatrical Release
2006 \|Arthur's Missing Pal \| \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| \|
2009 \|Happily N'Ever After 2 \| \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| \| \|Direct-to-video
2010 \|Alpha and Omega \| \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| \| \|
2011 \|The Little Engine That Could \| \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| \| \|rowspan=5\|Direct-to-video
2012 \|The Swan Princess: Christmas \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| \|
2013 \|Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| \| Story (Uncredited)
rowspan=3\|2014 \|The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| Story
Alpha and Omega 3: The Great Wolf Games \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| \|
Alpha and Omega 4: The Legend of the Saw Tooth Cave \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| \| \|Limited Theatrical Release
2015 \|Alpha and Omega: Family Vacation \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| \| \|rowspan=8\|Direct-to-video
2016 \|The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today! \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| \|
2017 \|The Swan Princess: Royally Undercover \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| \|
2018 \|The Swan Princess: A Royal Myztery \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| \|
2019 \|The Swan Princess: Kingdom of Music \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| \|
2020 \|The Swan Princess: A Royal Wedding \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| \|
rowspan="2"\|2023 \|The Swan Princess: A Fairy Tale is Born \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| Story
The Swan Princess: Far Longer than Forever \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \|{{center\|{{X mark}}}} \| Story

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Year

!Film

!Director

!Producer

!Writer

!Other

!Notes

1974

|Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too

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|rowspan=3| Assistant Director