Richard Rich

Richard Rich
Background information
Born	June 15, 1951
Nationality	American
Religion	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Alternate names	Rick Rich Richard James Rich
Occupation(s)	Animation director, film director, producer, screenwriter
Years active	1972-present

Richard Rich is an American director, producer and screenwriter. Rich is founder and owner of 20th Century Fox Animation Studios and 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.

Rich established Rich Entertainment, then it renamed to Rich Animation Studios, later it renamed again Rich-Crest Animation Studios, and it renamed again to StreetLight Animation. He directed The Swan Princess in 1994 which led up to the last movie of the Swan Princess film series titled "The Swan Princess: Far Longer Than Forever". Besides feature films, Rich has produced direct-to-video series such as Animated Stories from the Book of Mormon, Animated Stories from Church History: The Joseph Smith Story, 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.

Disney filmography

• Robin Hood (1973)
• Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too! (1974)
• The Rescuers (1977)
• Pete's Dragon (1977)
• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
• The Small One (1978)

Director

• The Fox and the Hound (1981)
• Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons (1981)
• Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (1983)
• Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
• The Black Cauldron (1985)

Songwriter

• The Small One (Writer & Lyrics: A Friendly Face)
• The Fox and the Hound (Music: Goodbye May Seem Forever)

Writer

• The Black Cauldron (Story)

RichCrest Filmography

Director

• The Swan Princess
• The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain
• The Swan Princess: Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure
• The Thief and the Cobbler
• The King and I
• The Scarecrow
• Trumpet of the Swan
• Muhammad: The Last Prophet
• The Swan Princess Christmas
• Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure
• The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale
• The Swan Princess: Far Longer Than Forever
• Alpha and Omega 3: The Great Wolf Games
• Alpha and Omega: The Legend of the Saw Tooth Cave

Television series

• Animated Stories from the Bible
• Animated Stories from the New Testament
• Animated Stories from the Book of Mormon
• Animated Stories from the Family
• Animated Hero Classics
• Animated Stories from Church History

Producer

• Dragon and Slippers
• The Swan Princess
• The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain
• The Swan Princess: Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure
• Trumpet of the Swan (co-producer)
• Happily N'Ever After
• Arthur's Missing Pal
• Happily N'Ever After 2
• Alpha and Omega
• The Little Engine That Could
• The Swan Princess Christmas
• Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure
• The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale
• Alpha and Omega 3: The Great Wolf Games
• Alpha and Omega: The Legend of the Saw Tooth Cave
• Alpha and Omega: Family Vacation
• Norm of the North
• Alpha and Omega: Dino Digs
• Alpha and Omega: The Big Fureeze
• Alpha and Omega: Journey to Bear Kingdom
• Norm of the North: Keys to the Kingdom
• Norm of the North: King Sized Adventure
• Norm of the North: Family Vacation