Bob Richardson (animator)

Bob Richardson (born December 1, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois) is a film animator, director and producer.

He is the writer/illustrator of books The Book Beetles: Who's Been Eating Our Books (2021) and The Awesome Adventures of the Laboratory (Lab) Lizards (2022).

Career

Richardson has seven Emmy Award nominations and has won five times for the following projects.

• Tutenstein - Outstanding Special Class Animated Program - 2004
• Muppet Babies - Outstanding Animated Program - 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988

Selected animated works

Film

• The Jungle Book (1967) assistant animator
• Heavy Traffic (1973) animator
• Pink Panther Theatrical Shorts (1975-1979) animator
• Capricorn One (1977) FX animator
• Ultimate Avengers: The Movie (2006) producer and supervising director
• Ultimate Avengers 2 (2006) producer and supervising director

Television

• My World and Welcome to It (1969-1970) animation director
• The Incredible, Indelible, Magical, Physical Mystery Trip (1973) animator
• The Magical Mystery Trip Through Little Red's Head (1974) animator
• Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? (1980) animator
• The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (1982) animator
• Dr. Seuss on the Loose (1973) storyboard artist, animator
• Spider-Woman (1979-1980) director
• Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother (1981) director
• The Charmkins (1983) producer and director
• Meatballs and Spaghetti (1982) producer and director
• Dungeons & Dragons (1983) producer and director
• Rude Dog and the Dweebs (1989) producer
• Muppet Babies (1984-1990) supervising producer, producer, and animation director
• Cro (1993-1994) producer and director
• Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994-1998) supervising producer and director
• Max Steel (2000-2002) producer and director
• Tutenstein (2003-2005) director

External links

• Bob Richardson at IMDb