Bob Richardson (born December 1, 1942, in
Chicago
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,
Illinois
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) 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.
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Tutenstein'' - Outstanding Special Class Animated Program - 2004
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Muppet Babies'' -
Outstanding Animated Program - 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
Selected animated works
Film
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The Jungle Book
''The Jungle Book'' is an 1894 collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who ...
'' (1967) assistant animator
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Heavy Traffic'' (1973) animator
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Pink Panther Theatrical Shorts'' (1975-1979) animator
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Capricorn One
''Capricorn One'' is a 1977 thriller film in which a reporter discovers that a supposed Mars landing by a crewed mission to the planet has been faked via a conspiracy involving the government and—under duress—the crew themselves. It was wri ...
'' (1977) FX animator
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Ultimate Avengers: The Movie'' (2006) producer and supervising director
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Ultimate Avengers 2'' (2006) producer and supervising director
Television
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My World and Welcome to It
''My World ... and Welcome to It'' is an American half-hour television sitcom based on the humor and cartoons of James Thurber.
It starred William Windom (actor), William Windom as John Monroe, a Thurber-like writer and cartoonist who works for ...
'' (1969-1970) animation director
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The Incredible, Indelible, Magical, Physical Mystery Trip'' (1973) animator
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The Magical Mystery Trip Through Little Red's Head'' (1974) animator
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Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You?'' (1980) animator
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The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat'' (1982) animator
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Dr. Seuss on the Loose'' (1973) storyboard artist, animator
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Spider-Woman
Spider-Woman is the code name of several fictional characters in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first major version is Jessica Drew (and later impersonated by Veranke), the second major version is Julia Carpenter, and the third m ...
'' (1979-1980) director
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Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother'' (1981) director
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The Charmkins'' (1983) producer and director
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Meatballs and Spaghetti'' (1982) producer and director
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Dungeons & Dragons
''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) originally created and designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by TSR (company)#Tactical ...
'' (1983) producer and director
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Rude Dog and the Dweebs'' (1989) producer
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Muppet Babies'' (1984-1990) supervising producer, producer, and animation director
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Cro'' (1993-1994) producer and director
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Spider-Man: The Animated Series'' (1994-1998) supervising producer and director
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Max Steel'' (2000-2002) producer and director
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Tutenstein'' (2003-2005) director
External links
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Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
American television directors
Film directors from Illinois
American animated film directors
American animated film producers
American film producers
American television producers
American storyboard artists
1946 births
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