Richard Rich (filmmaker)

Richard Rich
Born	1951 (age 72–73)
Nationality	American
Occupation	Animation director
Years active	1971 - Present
Notable work	The Rescuers The Swan Princess Tetralogy Alpha and Omega Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure

Richard Rich is an American director and producer of animation and one of the few animation directors who has never participated as an animator. 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 departed from Disney in 1986 and established Rich Animation Studios, later re-named RichCrest. He directed The Swan Princess in 1994 which led-up to three 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, as well as directing its successful sequel, Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure.

Filmography

Year	Film	Director	Producer	Writer	Other	Notes
1977	Pete's Dragon
	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
	The Rescuers	N				Uncredited
1978	The Small One				Assistant Director Songwriter: "A Friendly Face"	Short film
1981	The Fox and the Hound	N			Music composer
1985	The Black Cauldron	N		N
1994	The Swan Princess	N	N	N
1997	The Swan Princess II: Escape from Castle Mountain	N	N	N		Direct-to-DVD
1998	The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom	N	N	N
1999	The King and I	N
2000	The Scarecrow	N	N	N
2001	The Trumpet of the Swan	N
2004	Muhammad: The Last Prophet	N
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
2013	The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale	N	N
2014	Alpha and Omega 3	N	N
2015	Norm of the North		N

External links

• Richard Rich at IMDb