Richard Rich (filmmaker)

Richard James Rich is an American director, producer, and screenwriter. Rich is the founder and owner of Crest Animation Productions. Rich started his career in the mailroom of the Walt Disney Studios in 1972 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. 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

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

See also

• Don Bluth
• 20th Century Fox Animation Studios
• Threshold Entertainment

External links

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