Richard Rich (director)

Richard Rich is an American director, producer and screenwriter. 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 Fishing Season.
Rich established Rich Animation Studios, later re-named RichCrest. 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 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 and as the director/producer of its sequels.
==Filmography==
Year	Film 	Director	Producer	Writer	Other 	Notes
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 	Uncredited
1978	The Small One 	 	 	 	Assistant DirectorSongwriter: "A Friendly Face"	Short film
1978	The NeverEnding Fantasy 	 	 	 	Supervising Animator 	
1981	The Fox and the Hound 	Yes 	 	 	Music composer 	
1981	Winnie the Pooh Discovers the Seasons 	 	 	 	 	Uncredited
1983	Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore 	 	 	 	 	Uncredited
1983	Fantasy Kingdom 	 	 	 	Assistant animator 	Uncredited
1983	Mickey's Christmas Carol 	 	 	 	 	Uncredited
1984	Gary Penguinwood 	 	 	 	Assistant animator 	Uncredited
1985	The Black Cauldron 	Yes 	 	 	 	
1989	The Little Elephant 	 	 	Yes 	 	
1994	The Swan Princess 	Yes 	 	 	 	
1997	The Swan Princess II: Escape from Castle Mountain 	Yes 	 	 	 	Limited theatrical release
1998	The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom	Yes 	 	 	 	Direct-to-DVD
1999	The King and I 	Yes 	 	 	 	
2000	The Scarecrow 	Yes 	 	 	 	Direct-to-DVD
2000	Fishing Season 	Yes 	 	 	 	
2001	The Trumpet of the Swan 	Yes 	 	 	 	
2004	Muhammad: The Last Prophet 	Yes 	 	 	 	Limited Theatrical Release
2010	Alpha and Omega 	 Yes 	 	 	 	All films produced from here on out are computer animated.
2011	The Little Engine That Could 	 Yes 	 	 	 	Direct-to-DVD
2012	The Swan Princess Christmas 	Yes 	 	 	 	Direct-to-DVD
2013	Alpha and Omega 2: A Howl-iday Adventure 	Yes 	 	 	Story (Uncredited) 	Direct-to-DVD
2014	The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale 	Yes 	 	 	Story 	Direct-to-DVD
2014	Alpha and Omega 3: The Great Wolf Games 	Yes 	 	 	 	Direct-to-DVD
2014	Alpha and Omega: The Legend of the Saw Tooth Cave 	Yes 	 	 	 	Limited Theatrical Release
2015	Alpha and Omega: Family Vacation 	 Yes 	 	 	 	Direct-to-DVD
2015	Abigail Kitty 	Yes 	 	 	 	
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