Richard Rich

Richard Rich is an American film director, producer, and animator.
He started at the mailroom at the Walt Disney Studio in the early 1970s after founder Walt Disney had died, working with his successor as chief animator, Don Bluth. The only two films he directed at Disney were The Fox and the Hound and The Black Cauldron.
In January 1986, he left Disney to found his own studio, Rich Animation Studios (later known as RichCrest Animation Studios), and directed a series of upbeat, inspiring animated short films based on the Bible and the Book of Mormon. He also wrote and directed the animated film, The Swan Princess and worked on its respective sequels.
He is the youngest animation director in the history of The Walt Disney Company, but did not start out as an animator.
He taught piano lessons during his lunch hour, which got the attention from Disney executives.
==Filmography==
Year	Film 	Position
1971	Bedknobs and Broomsticks 	Assistant Director (uncredited)
1973	Robin Hood 	Assistant Director (uncredited)
1974	Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too! 	Assistant Director (uncredited)
1977	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	Assistant Director
1977	The Rescuers 	Assistant Director
1977	Pete's Dragon 	Assistant Director
1978	The Small One 	Assistant Director/Songwriter (Writer & Lyrics: A Friendly Face)
1981	The Fox and the Hound 	Director/Songwriter (Music: Goodbye May Seem Forever)
1985	The Black Cauldron 	Director/Writer/Story
==Outside Filmography==
Year 	Film 	Position 	Production Company 	Distributed by 	Current Distribution Rights 	
1987-1992 	Animated Stories from the Book of Mormon 	Director/Producer/Writer 	Rich Animation Studios 	Living Scriptures 	Living Scriptures 	Living Scriptures
1987-1992, 1995-2005	Animated Stories from the New Testament 	Director/Producer 	Rich Animation Studios 	Nest Learning 	Nest Learning 	Nest Learning
1992-1995 	Animated Stories from the Old Testament 	Director/Producer 	Rich Animation Studios 	Nest Learning 	Nest Learning 	Nest Learning
1992-1998,2004 	Animated Hero Classics 	Director/Producer 	Rich Animation Studios 	Nest Learning 	Nest Learning 	Nest Learning
1994 	The Swan Princess 	Director/Producer/Writer 	Rich Animation StudiosNest Entertainment 	New Line Cinema (USA)Columbia-TriStar Film Distributors International (Worldwide) 	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 	
1997 	The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain 	Director/Producer/Writer 	Rich Animation StudiosNest Entertainment 	Legacy Releasing (USA)Columbia-TriStar Film Distributors International (Worldwide)	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 	
1998 	The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom	Director/Producer/Writer 	Rich Animation StudiosNest Entertainment 	Columbia-TriStar Home Video 	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 	
1999 	The King and I 	Director 	Rich Animation StudiosNest EntertainmentRankin/Bass ProductionsMorgan Creek Productions 	Warner Bros. Pictures 	Mill Creek Entertainment 	
2000 	The Scarecrow 	Director/Producer/Writer 	Rich Animation StudiosNest Family Entertainment (uncredited) 	Warner Bros. PicturesWarner Home Video 	 	
2001 	The Trumpet of the Swan 	Director 	Nest Family EntertainmentRichCrest Animation Studios 	TriStar Pictures (Sony Pictures) 	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 	
2002 	Muhammad: The Last Prophet 	Director 	RichCrest Animation Studios 	Fine Media GroupBadr International 	 	
2006 	Arthur's Missing Pal 	Producer 	Arthur WorldwideWGBH-TVRichCrest Animation StudiosMarc Brown Studios 	Kidtoon Films 	Lionsgate Home Entertainment 	
2006 	Happily N'Ever After 	Producer (uncredited) 	Vanguard AnimationOdyssey EntertainmentBAF Berlin Animation FilmBFC Berliner Film CompanieNitrogen Studios	Lionsgate 	Lionsgate Home Entertainment 	
2009 	Happily N'Ever After 2 	Executive producer 	Kickstart ProductionsBerlin Animation Film 	Lionsgate 	Lionsgate Home Entertainment 	
2010 	Alpha and Omega 	Producer 	Crest Animation Studios 	Lionsgate 	Lionsgate Home Entertainment 	
2011 	The Little Engine That Could 	Producer 	Crest Animation StudiosUniversal Animation Studios 	Universal Studios Home Entertainment 	Universal Studios Home Entertainment	
2012 	The Swan Princess Christmas 	Director/Producer 	Crest Animation ProductionsNest Family Entertainment 	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 	
2013 	Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure 	Director/Producer/Story 	Crest Animation Productions 	Lionsgate Home Entertainment 	Lionsgate Home Entertainment 	
2014 	The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale 	Director/Producer/Writer/Story	Crest Animation ProductionsNest Family EntertainmentSony Wonder 	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 	
2014 	Alpha and Omega 3: The Great Wolf Games 	Director/Producer 	Crest Animation Productions 	Lionsgate Home Entertainment 	Lionsgate Home Entertainment 	
2014 	Alpha and Omega: The Legend of the Saw Tooth Cave 	Director/Producer 	Crest Animation Productions 	Lionsgate 	Lionsgate Home Entertainment 	
2015 	Alpha and Omega: Family Vacation 	Producer 	Crest Animation Productions 	Lionsgate Home Entertainment 	Lionsgate Home Entertainment 	
2016 	The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today 	Director/Producer 	Crest Animation ProductionsNest Family EntertainmentStreetlight ProductionsSony Wonder 	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 	
2017 	The Swan Princess: Royally Undercover 	Director/Producer 	Crest Animation ProductionsNest Family EntertainmentStreetlight ProductionsSony Wonder 	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 	
2018 	The Swan Princess: A Royal Myztery 	Director/Producer 	Crest Animation ProductionsNest Family EntertainmentStreetlight ProductionsSony Wonder 	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 	
2019 	The Swan Princess: Kingdom of Music 	Director/Producer 	Crest Animation ProductionsNest Family EntertainmentStreetlight ProductionsSony Wonder 	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 	
2020 	The Swan Princess: A Royal Wedding 	Director/Producer 	Crest Animation ProductionsNest Family EntertainmentStreetlight ProductionsSony Wonder 	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 	
==Gallery==
Joe hale ted berman rick rich.jpg|L-R: Ted Berman, Joe Hale, Richard Rich in a publicity shot for The Black Cauldron.
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