Richard Rich (filmmaker)

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.

Richard Rich
Nationality	American
Occupation	Animation director, film director, producer, screenwriter
Years active	1969 – present
Employer	Walt Disney Animation Studios (1969–1986)
Notable work	The Fox and the Hound The Black Cauldron The Swan Princess series The King and I Alpha and Omega series

Rich established Rich Animation Studios, later renamed Rich-Crest. 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 Hero Classics and K10C: Kids' Ten Commandments. His most recent credit is as producer on the successful computer-animated comedy drama film Alpha and Omega and as the director/producer of its sequels.

Filmography

Year	Film	Director	Producer	Writer	Other	Notes
1970	The Aristocats				Assistant Director	Uncredited
1971	Bedknobs and broomsticks					Assistant Animation Director, Uncredited
1973	Robin Hood					Uncredited
1974	Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too					Uncredited
1977	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
	The Rescuers
	Pete's Dragon					Assistant Animation Director, Uncredited
1978	The Small One				Assistant Director Songwriter: "A Friendly Face"	Short film
1981	The Fox and the Hound	N			Music composer
	Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons	N				Short film
1983	Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore	N				Short film
	Mickey's Christmas Carol	N			Music composer	Short film
1985	The Black Cauldron	N		N
1991	Dragon and Slippers		N
1994	The Swan Princess	N	N	N
1997	The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain	N	N	N		Limited theatrical release
1998	The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure	N	N	N		Direct-to-DVD
1999	The King and I	N
2000	The Scarecrow	N	N	N		Direct-to-DVD
2001	The Trumpet of the Swan	N
2002	The Princess and the Pea	N
2004	Muhammad: The Last Prophet	N				Limited Theatrical Release
2006	Arthur's Missing Pal		N			Limited Theatrical Release
	Happily N'Ever After		N			Limited Theatrical Release
2009	Happily N'Ever After 2		N			Direct-to-DVD
2010	Alpha and Omega		N
2011	The Little Engine That Could		N			Direct-to-DVD
2012	The Swan Princess Christmas	N	N
2013	Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure	N	N		Story (Uncredited)
2014	The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale	N	N	N	Story
	Alpha and Omega 3: The Great Wolf Games	N	N
	Alpha and Omega: The Legend of the Saw Tooth Cave	N	N			Limited Theatrical Release
2015	Alpha and Omega: Family Vacation		N			Direct-to-DVD
2016	Norm of the North		N			Limited Theatrical Release
	Alpha and Omega: Dino Digs		N			Direct-to-DVD
	The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today	N	N			Direct-to-DVD
	Alpha and Omega: The Big Fureeze		N			Direct-to-DVD
2017	The Swan Princess: Royally Undercover	N	N			Direct-to-DVD
	Alpha and Omega: Journey to Bear Kingdom		N			Direct-to-DVD
2018	The Swan Princess: A Royal Myztery	N	N			Direct-to-DVD
	Norm of the North: Keys to the Kingdom		N			Direct-to-DVD
2019	The Swan Princess: Kingdom of Music	N	N			Direct-to-DVD
	Norm of the North: King Sized Adventure		N			Direct-to-DVD
2020	The Swan Princess: A Royal Wedding	N	N			Direct-to-DVD
	Norm of the North: Family Vacation		N			Direct-to-DVD

See also

• Don Bluth

References

1. The New York Times

External links

• Richard Rich on IMDb