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American Animators active until 1970 - Letter R

RADDATZ, Virgil

Animator: FILMATION c68-73 (The Batman/Superman Hour 68-69, Lassie Rescue Rangers 73-75, Journey Back to Oz 74)

 

RANKIN, Arthur Jr.

Co-Owner/Co-Producer [with Jules BASS]: RANKIN-BASS 60s-80s [see BASS, Jules for credits]

 

RAPF, Maurice (1914-2003)

Story: UNITED FILM/UPA c44 (Brotherhood of Man 45)

 

RASINSKI, J. Conrad (Connie) (1907-1965)

Animator/Director: TERRYTOONS 37-65 (Oil Can Harry 37, Puddy 38, Gandy Goose 38- -55, Dinky 40-41, Mighty Mouse 43- -61, Smokey Joe 45, Heckle and Jeckle 46- -61, Dingbat 50, Little Roquefort 50-51, Dimwit 53-54/57, Good Deed Daily 56, Terry Bears 56, John Doormat 57, Phoney Baloney 57, Spoofy 57, Clint Clobber 57-59, Gaston Le Crayon 57-59, Aesop's Fables 60, Hector Heatcote 60, Hashimoto 60-61, Sidney 62-63, Deputy Dawg 63, Luno 63-64, Possible Possum 65, Astronut 64-66)

 

RAY, Gerald (Gerry) (1924-1983)

Animator: DISNEY 40s; TV ART PRODUCTIONS 48-51 (Crusader Rabbit 49-51); UPA 50s (Gerald McBoing Boing 54); MURAKAMI-WOLF 77 (The Extraordinary Adventures of the Mouse and His Child 77)

Story Director: HANNA-BARBERA Early 60s (Loopy de Loop 63)

Director: SAM NICHOLSON c60-61 (Calvin and the Colonel 61-62); JAY WARD PRODS. [in Mexico] 60s (Rocky and His Friends); TOM CARTER PRODS. 82-83 (Huck’s Landing [unreleased])

 

RAY, Thomas A. (Tom)

Animator: WARNER BROS. 57-63 (Daffy Duck 58-59, Foghorn Leghorn 58-60, Bugs Bunny 58/59/61/63/64, Looney Tunes 58/59/62, Goofy Gophers 58, Elmer Fudd 59/60, Sylvester 59/61, Speedy Gonzales 60, The Honeymousers 60, Merrie Melodies 60/61/63, Road Runner 61-64, Pepe le Pew 61/62, Ralph Wolf & Sam Sheepdog 62/63 [Bob McKIMSON and Chuck JONES Units]); MGM 63-66 (Tom and Jerry 63-67); CHUCK JONES/MGM 66- -69 (Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas 66, The Bear That Wasn’t 67, The Phantom Toll Booth 70); DE PATIE-FRELENG c68/81 (Pink Panther 68, The Inspector 68-69, The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat 82); HANNA-BARBERA c69- -75 (Josie and the Pussycats 70-72, Help! It’s the Hair Bear Bunch 71-72, Hong Kong Phooey 74-76, Tom and Jerry 75-76); BAKSHI c72/74 (Heavy Traffic 73, Coonskin 75); SANRIO 78 (Metamorphoses 78); FILMATION c78-79 (Flash Gordon 79-80, The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle and Jeckle/Quacula 79-80)

Story/Story Director: MGM c66-67 (Tom and Jerry 66-67)

Animation Supervisor: HANNA-BARBERA c80 (Yogi’s First Christmas 80)

Director: MARVEL c86-87 (Beverly Hills Teens 87-88)

Director/Timing Director: DISNEY TV c90-92 (Darkwing Duck 91-93)

Slugging/Exposure Sheets: MGM TV 93 (The Pink Panther 93)

 

RAYMOND, Jack

Story: HANNA-BARBERA 60s (The Flintstones 61-62)

 

RAYMOND, James

Story: UPA 50s (Mr. Magoo 52)

 

REDEN, Morey

Animator: DISNEY c40 (Pluto 41 [Pluto’s Playmate]); FAMOUS c42- -56 (Little Lulu 44, Popeye 45, Casper 48, Noveltoon 54-56); PARAMOUNT 56-63 (Noveltoon 56-63, Beetle Bailey and His Friends 62); HAL SEEGER c64-67 (Milton the Monster 65-68); HANNA-BARBERA c67-71/76-81/83-84 (The Wacky Races 68-70, Dastardly and Muttley and Their Flying Machines 69-71, Help! It’s the Hair Bear Bunch 71-72, The All-New Super Friends Hour 77-78, The New Fred and Barney Show 79; The Flintstones: Fred’s Final Fling 81, Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show 84-85); DE PATIE-FRELENG 81 (The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat 82)

 

REDMAN, Leonard (Len)

Animator: FILMATION c68-69 (The Batman/Superman Hour 68-69)

 

REED, A. D.

Animator: BRAY 16 (The Wild and Wooly West)

 

REED, John F.

Animator/Effects Animator: DISNEY -35-51- (Silly Symphony -35- [The Tortoise and the Hare 35], Fantasia 40, The Reluctant Dragon 41 [Goofy in How to Ride a Horse]), Donald Duck 44-45, Pluto 51)

 

REED, William O. (Bill)

Animator: FILMATION c68-73 (The Batman/Superman Hour 68-69, Journey Back to Oz 74); RUBY-SPEARS -78-81- (Fangface 78-79, The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show 80-81)

Animator/Director: FILMATION 80s (He-Man and the Masters of the Universe 83)

Sequence Director: FILMATION 72-73/c85 (Treasure Island 72, Oliver Twist 73, The Secret of the Sword 85)

Director: FILMATION c85-87 (The Secret of the Sword 85, He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special 85, Ghostbusters 86-87)

Slugging/Exposure Sheets: MGM TV 93 (The Pink Panther 93)

 

REESE, William (Bill)

Backgrounds?: DISNEY 40s (Why We Fight series 42)

 

REEVES, Harry (1906-1971)

Inker/Painter/Inbetweener: PAT SULLIVAN

Assistant Animator: DISNEY 13 Nov 30-34 (Silly Symphony 31-32 [The Fox Hunt 31, The Ugly Duckling 31, Santa’s Workshop 32], Mickey Mouse 32-33 [The Grocery Boy 32, Mickey’s Mellerdrammer 33])

Animator/Story: DISNEY 34-37

Story Director: DISNEY 37-Aug 48 (Donald Duck 37-49, Saludos Amigos 43, Pluto 44, Fun and Fancy Free 47, Melody Time 48, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad 49, Cinderella 50)

 

REHBERG, Edwin (Ed, Eddie) (1909-1992)

Animator: MINTZ 30; FLEISCHER 30-40 (Gulliver’s Travels 39, Stone Age 40 [Way Back When a Night Club Was a Stick]); DE PATIE-FRELENG c68-69 (Here Comes the Grump 69-70); FILMATION Early 70s (Treasure Island 72)

Director: CAMBRIA c65 (New Three Stooges 65-66)

 

REINERT, Richard (Rick)

Owner/Animator/Director/Producer: RICK REINERT PRODS. Late 60s-90s (Weathertoons, TV Commercials, A Nutrition Adventure 80 [for DISNEY], Winnie-the-Pooh Discovers the Seasons 81 [for DISNEY], Winnie-the-Pooh and a Day for Eeyore 83 [for DISNEY], The Bollo Caper 85, Cap’n O. G. Redmore’s Jack and the Beanstalk 85, Cap’n O. G. Redmore Meets Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 87, Cap’n O. G. Redmore’s Puss in Boots 88, Cap’n O. G. Redmore Meets Little Red Riding Hood 88, Timmy’s Gift: A Precious Moment Christmas 91)

Animation Supervisor: MELENDEZ c96-97 (It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown 97)

 

REIT, Seymour (Sy) (1918-2001)

Inbetweener/Inker: FLEISCHER c38-39 (Gulliver’s Travels 39)

Story: FLEISCHER c39-42; FAMOUS c45-48 (Casper 45-48 [The Friendly Ghost 45 – Co-creator with Joe ORIOLO]); NBC/RAI INTERNATIONAL c76 (The Fourth King 77)

 

REITHERMAN, Wolfgang (“Woolie”) (1909-1985)

Animator: DISNEY 21 May 33-42 (Silly Symphony 34-35 [Funny Little Bunnies 34, The Wise Little Hen 34, Elmer Elephant 35, Music Land 35, Cock o’ the Walk 35, Broken Toys 35], Mickey Mouse 35-38 [Two-Gun Mickey 34, The Band Concert 35, Mickey’s Service Station 35, Mickey’s Fire Brigade 35, Moving Day 36, Mickey’s Circus 36, Hawaiian Holiday 37, Clock Cleaners 37, Mickey’s Trailer 38], Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 37 [Magic Mirror], Donald Duck 39 [Donald’s Cousin Gus 39], The Reluctant Dragon 41 [Goofy in How to Ride a Horse], Goofy 40- -52 [Goofy Gymnastics 49, Two Gun Goofy 52], Saludos Amigos 43 [El Gaucho Goofy])

Directing Animator: DISNEY c38-41/46-53 (Pinocchio 40 [Monstro the Whale], Dumbo 41 [Timothy Mouse], Fun and Fancy Free 47, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad 49, Cinderella 50 [Gus and Jaq], Alice in Wonderland 51 [White Rabbit, Lizard and Dodo], Peter Pan 52 [Captain Hook], Lady and the Tramp 54)

Supervising Animator: DISNEY c38-40 (Fantasia 40 [Dinosaurs in Rite of Spring])

Sequence Director: DISNEY c57-59 (Sleeping Beauty 59 [Prince Phillip fighting with Dragon], Donald in Mathmagic Land 59)

Director: DISNEY c57-67 (How to Relax 57, 101 Dalmatians 61, Goofy 61 [Aquamania], The Sword in the Stone 63, Jungle Book 67)

Director/Producer: DISNEY c68-31 Dec 80 (The Aristocats 70, Robin Hood 73, The Rescuers 77)

 

REZNICK, ?

Story: PARAMOUNT c62 (Beetle Bailey and His Friends 62)

 

RICHARDSON, Lloyd L.

Assistant Director: DISNEY c38-39 (Donald Duck 39 [The Hockey Champ], Pluto 40 [Bone Trouble] [Asst. to Jack KING, Jack KINNEY])

Editor: DISNEY c55- -70 (Man in Space 56, Mars and Beyond 57, Donald in Mathmagic Land 59, Eyes Into Outer Space 59, It’s Tough to Be a Bird 69, Dad Can I Borrow the Car? 70)

 

RICHARDSON, Robert (Bob)

Animator: DE PATIE-FRELENG c68-81 (Roland and Rattfink 69/71, Here Comes the Grump 69-70, The Tijuana Toads 71-72, The Blue Racer 72-73, The Barkleys 72-73, The Houndcats 72-73, Baggy Pants and the Nitwits 77-78, The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat 82)

Animator/Director: DE PATIE-FRELENG c76-78 (What’s New, Mr. Magoo? 77-79, All-New Pink Panther Show 78-79)

Director: DE PATIE-FRELENG 80 (Dennis the Menace in “Mayday for Mother” 81, Pink at First Sight 81)

 

RICKARD, Richard (Dick) (1907-1970)

Story: DISNEY c35-37 (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 37, The Practical Pig 39)

Director: DISNEY c37-38 (Ferdinand the Bull 38, The Practical Pig 39)

 

RICKERT, Hubert

Backgrounds: DISNEY c39 (Donald Duck 40 [Fire Chief])

 

RIGBY, Clarence

Animator: BRAY 16-17

 

RILEY, Arthur (Art)

Backgrounds: HARMAN-ISING -38 (Merbabies 38 [for DISNEY]); DISNEY c38-63 (Fantasia 40, Bambi 42, Saludos Amigos 43, The Three Caballeros 45, Make Mine Music 46, Fun and Fancy Free 47, Melody Time 48, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad 49, Cinderella 50, Alice in Wonderland 51, Peter Pan 52, Mary Poppins 64)

Color Styling: DISNEY c61 (Donald and the Wheel 61)

 

RILEY, Lawrence (Larry) (?-c1978)

Story: FAMOUS c45-50 (Popeye 46/48, Noveltoon 46- -50, Little Lulu 47-48, Casper 48, Screen Song 48)

Animator: BAKSHI/KRANTZ 70 (Fritz the Cat 72)

 

RINALDI, Joseph (Joe) (1914-1974)

Story: DISNEY 37-58- (Dumbo 41, Melody Time 48, The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad 49, Cinderella 50, Alice in Wonderland 51, Peter Pan 52, Lady and the Tramp 54, Sleeping Beauty 59)

 

RISTO, Vevo W. (Vivie, Veve, Vive) (1910-1981)

Animator: FLEISCHER 30s (Betty Boop); TERRYTOONS 35-38; SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. 38-42 (Daffy Duck 38/42, Porky Pig 39-41, Merrie Melodies 41); HANNA-BARBERA 64-78- (The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, Loopy De Loop, Space Ghost, Wacky Races 68-69, Dastardly and Muttley and Their Flying Machines 69-71, Help! It’s the Hair Bear Bunch 71-72, Tom and Jerry 75-76, Challenge of the Super Friends 78-79)

Assistant Animator: HANNA-BARBERA c65 (The Man Called Flintstone 66)

Story Director: HANNA-BARBERA Early 70s (The New Scooby-Doo Movies 72-74)

 

RITTERBAND, Harry (1898-1984)

Animator?: FLEISCHER -30-31-

 

RIVERA, Anthony (Tony)

Animator: DISNEY 30s-41

Story: COLUMBIA/SCREEN GEMS 41-42 (Tito 42)

Layouts: COLUMBIA/SCREEN GEMS 41- ; LANTZ c44; WARNER BROS. 50s; HANNA-BARBERA c58-60s/70s-80s (Quick Draw McGraw 59-62, Loopy de Loop 61); CHUCK JONES/MGM c69 (The Phantom Toll Booth 69); PANTOMIME PICTURES 69 (Hot Wheels 69-71); UPA c70 (Uncle Sam Magoo 70); KRANTZ c73 (The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat 74); DE PATIE-FRELENG c71-72/74-75 (The Houndcats 72-73, Pink Panther 75)

Model Sheets: JOHN SUTHERLAND -53-

Graphic Designer: DE PATIE-FRELENG c76-77 (Baggy Pants and the Nitwits 77-78)

 

RIZZO, Anthony (Tony)

Backgrounds: DISNEY -56-62 (Sleeping Beauty 59, 101 Dalmatians 61, The Sword in the Stone 63); PANTOMIME PICTURES c69-71 (Hot Wheels 69-71, Sky Hawks 69-71)

Layouts: DE PATIE-FRELENG/WARNER BROS. 65-66 (Road Runner 65-66)

 

ROARK, Alfred (1924-2003)

Backgrounds?: DISNEY -56-

 

ROBBINS, Beverly

Animator?: MELENDEZ 60s (A Charlie Brown Christmas 65, It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown 66)

 

ROBBINS, Richard (Dick)

Story: GRANTRAY/LAWRENCE c67-68 (Spider-Man 67-69)

 

ROBERTS, Clifford (Cliff)

Character Designer/Layouts/Story: PARAMOUNT 66-67 (Go-Go Toons 67, Fractured Fable 67)

Story: DE PATIE-FRELENG c76-78 (Baggy Pants and the Nitwits 77-78, All-New Pink Panther Show 78-79)

 

ROBERTS, William O. (Bill)

Animator: CARLSON 19-21 (The Gumps 20-21); DISNEY c32-37 (Mickey Mouse 33-37 [Mickey’s Mellerdrammer 33, Giantland 33, Camping Out 34, Gulliver Mickey 34, Mickey’s Steamroller 34, Mickey Plays Papa 34, The Dognapper 34, Mickey’s Man Friday 35, Pluto’s Judgment Day 35, Alpine Climbers 36, Donald and Pluto 36, Magician Mickey 37, Clock Cleaners 37, Pluto’s Quin-puplets 37],  Silly Symphony 33-36 [Father Noah’s Ark 33, Old King Cole 33, Who Killed Cock Robin? 35, Three Little Wolves 36, Mother Pluto 36], Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 37)

Director: DISNEY c37-43 (Mickey Mouse 38-39 [Mickey’s Parrot 38, Society Dog Show 39], Reason and Emotion 43, The ABC of Hand Tool 46)

Sequence Director: DISNEY c37-46 (Pinocchio 40, Fantasia 40, Bambi 42, Saludos Amigos 43, The Three Caballeros 45, Fun and Fancy Free 47)

 

ROBIN, Archibald (Archie) (1910-1999)

Animator: DISNEY c33-41 (Mickey Mouse 33-38 [The Steeple Chase 33, Camping Out 34, Two-Gun Mickey 34, The Band Concert 35, Mickey’s Service Station 35, Mickey’s Garden 35, The Brave Little Tailor 38], Silly Symphony 33-39 [The Night Before Christmas 33, Funny Little Bunnies 34, The Wise Little Hen 34, Water Babies 35, The Ugly Duckling 39], Goofy 42 [The Olympic Champ])

 

ROBINSON, Keith

Animator?: SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. Early 40s

 

RODRIGUEZ, José

Story: DISNEY c43 (Victory Through Air Power 43)

 

ROEMER, Sylvia

Layouts: DISNEY c65-79 (Jungle Book 67, Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day 68, The Aristocats 70, Robin Hood 73, The Rescuers 77, The Fox and the Hound 81)

 

ROGERS, Leonard (Len)

Animator: FILMATION c68-69 (The Batman/Superman Hour 68-69, Lassie Rescue Rangers 73-75, Star Trek 73-75)

 

ROMAN, Dunbar (Dun) (1914-1980)

Animator: DISNEY c38-39 (Donald Duck 39 [The Autograph Hound])

Story: DISNEY c40-41; COLUMBIA/SCREEN GEMS 41-43 (Phantasy 43-44 [Willoughby Wren], Color Rhapsody 43-44, Fox and Crow 44, Li’l Abner 44); UPA 50s (Mr. Magoo 58)

Director: COLUMBIA/SCREEN GEMS 43 (Rhapsodies 43 [The Herring Murder Mystery])

Layouts?: UPA 56- (The Gerald McBoing Boing Show 56-57)

 

ROMAN, Joseph (Joe)

Assistant Animator: HANNA-BARBERA c65 (The Man Called Flintstone 66); BAKSHI c77 (Lord of the Rings 78)

Animator: MELENDEZ c73/79-90s (It’s a Mystery Charlie Brown 74, The Mayflower Voyagers 88, Frosty Returns 92); FILMATION c86 (Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night 87)

 

ROMAN, Philip (Phil)

Animator: SAM NICHOLSON c60-61 (Calvin and the Colonel 61-62); JOHN SUTHERLAND 60s; MGM c66 (Tom and Jerry 66); CHUCK JONES/MGM 66-69 (Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas 66, The Bear That Wasn’t 67, The Phantom Toll Booth 70); MELENDEZ 69- -72 (A Boy Named Charlie Brown 69, There’s No Time for Love Charlie Brown 71, Snoopy Come Home 72); UPA c70 (Uncle Sam Magoo 70); DE PATIE-FRELENG c71 (The Tijuana Toads 71); BAKSHI c77 (Lord of the Rings 78)

Director: MELENDEZ c73-77 (It’s a Mystery Charlie Brown 74, It’s Arbor Day Charlie Brown 76, Race for Your Life Charlie Brown 77)

Owner/Director/Producer: FILM ROMAN 84-90s (Garfield in the Rough 84, Garfield’s Halloween Adventure 85, Garfield in Paradise 86, A Garfield Christmas Special 87, Garfield Goes Hollywood 87, Garfield: His Nine Lives 88, Garfield and Friends 88-89, Garfield’s Babes and Bullets 89, Garfield’s Thanksgiving Special 89, Bobby’s World [for FOX CHILDREN’S NETWORK], Grimmy, The Simpsons, Tom and Jerry – the Movie 93 [for TURNER PICTURES], Mom Day Special 93, Mighty Max 93)

 

ROSE, Allen (Al)

Animator: HEARST (Krazy Kat); MINTZ/COLUMBIA 30s (Krazy Kat 33-34); IWERKS 33-c36 (ComiColor Cartoons); COLUMBIA/SCREEN GEMS c37-40 (Phantasies 39-40 [Scrappy]); FAMOUS 40s

Story: COLUMBIA/SCREEN GEMS c36-42 (Scrappy 36-40, Krazy Kat 37-39, Fables 39-41, Phantasies 41-42)

Director: COLUMBIA/SCREEN GEMS c42 (Phantasy 42)

 

ROSE, David (Dave)

Layouts: DISNEY 30s (Pinocchio 40); NBC (TV Commercials); WARNER BROS. 63 (Road Runner 64)

Story: DISNEY 40s

 

ROSE, George

Animator: MINTZ 30s

 

ROSE, John (Jack)

Story: DISNEY -37-

Producer: WARNER BROS. c63 (The Incredible Mr. Limpet 64)

 

ROSEN, Samuel (Sam)

Story/Additional Dialogue: CHUCK JONES/MGM 69 (The Phantom Toll Booth 69); UPA c70 (Uncle Sam Magoo 70)

 

ROSS, Virgil (1907-1996)

Inbetweener/Animator: MINTZ/COLUMBIA 30 (Krazy Kat); IWERKS -34

Animator: LANTZ/UNIVERSAL 34-35; SCHLESINGER/WARNER BROS. 35-44 (Porky Pig 36-37, Merrie Melodies 36-42, Daffy Duck 38/44, Egghead 38, Bugs Bunny 40-41, Porky Pig 41, Looney Tunes 42 [Tex AVERY Unit 35-41, Bob CLAMPETT Unit 41-44]); WARNER BROS. 44-58/61-63 (Bugs Bunny 45-54/56-64, Sylvester 45/48/49/51-54/56, Merrie Melodies 46-47/54-56, Daffy Duck 46/49/50/52/55/62, Elmer Fudd 48/49/53/55/62, Tweety 48, Porky Pig 49, Beaky Buzzard 50, Goofy Gophers 51/54/55, Tweety & Sylvester 51-62/64, Looney Tunes 58/64, Speedy Gonzales 59/61/63/64, Yosemite Sam 62/63 [Friz FRELENG Unit 44-63]); HANNA-BARBERA c58-61/80s (Quick Draw McGraw 59-62, The Thirteen Ghosts of Scooby-Doo 85-86); DE PATIE-FRELENG/WARNER BROS. 64-67 (Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam 64, Speedy Gonzales and Sylvester 64, Tweety and Sylvester 64, Road Runner 65-66, Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales 67); FILMATION c67-68/71-73/78-79 (The Batman/Superman Hour 68-69, Treasure Island 72, Oliver Twist 73, Lassie Rescue Rangers 73, Star Trek 73-75, Journey Back to Oz 74, Flash Gordon 79-80, The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle and Jeckle/Quacula 79-80); BAKSHI/KRANTZ 70 (Fritz the Cat 72); LANTZ c71 (Woody Woodpecker 71, Chilly Willy 71); DE PATIE-FRELENG c74-75/78/81 (Pink Panther 75/78, All-New Pink Panther Show 78-79, The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat 82); SANRIO 78 (Metamorphoses 78); UNIVERSAL c78 (Woody Woodpecker for 51st Academy Awards 79); BAKSHI c80 (Hey Good Lookin’ 82)

 

ROSSNER, Lod

Animator: FLEISCHER c30-41 (Popeye 39-41, Gulliver’s Travels 39, Mr. Bug Goes to Town 41)

 

ROTCON, Kenneth

Story: FILMATION c67 (Journey to the Center of the Earth 67)

 

ROTH, Arnold (1929- )

Animator: STORYBOARD, INC. c56-59

 

ROTH, Martin (Marty)

Story: PARAMOUNT 62 (Snuffy Smith 62 [Take Me to Your Gen’rul])

 

ROTHWILL, Herbert (Herb) [also ROTHWELL] (1910-1980)

Animator: MINTZ/COLUMBIA/SCREEN GEMS  c38-40 (Color Rhapsody 38-40 [Window Shopping 38, Poor Elmer 38, Little Moth’s Big Flame 38, Peaceful Neighbors 39, The House That Jack Built 39, Jitterbug Knights 39, Dreams on Ice 39, The Greyhound and the Rabbit 40, The Mad Hatter 40]); PANTOMIME PICTURES c68-70 (Hot Wheels 69-71, Sky Hawks 69-71)

 

ROWLEY, George

Animator/Effects Animator: DISNEY c35-54 (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 37, Silly Symphony [The Old Mill 37], Donald Duck 39 [The Hockey Champ], Pinocchio 40, Fantasia 40, The Reluctant Dragon 41 [Goofy in How to Ride a Horse]), Bambi 42, Victory Through Air Power 43, Saludos Amigos 43, The Three Caballeros 45, Make Mine Music 46, Song of the South 46, Fun and Fancy Free 47, Melody Time 48, Goofy 48 [The Big Wash], The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad 49, So Dear to My Heart 49, Cinderella 50, Alice in Wonderland 51, Peter Pan 52, Susie the Little Blue Coupé 52, Ben and Me 53, Lady and the Tramp 54); EAGLE FILMS c64 (The Man from Button Willow 64; HANNA-BARBERA -67-71- (Moby Dick and the Mighty Mightor 67-69, Scooby-Doo Where Are You 69-71, Where’s Huddles? 70); FILMATION c73 (Journey Back to Oz 74)

 

ROYER, Michael (Mike) (1941- )

Layouts/Cleanup Animation: GRANTRAY-LAWRENCE 65-67 (Marvel Superheroes 66-68, Spider-Man 67-69)

Animator: HANNA-BARBERA c67-68 (The Banana Splits Adventure Hour 68-69, The Three Musketeers 68)

 

RUBIN, Jack

Animator: FLEISCHER -37-

 

RUBY, Joseph (Joe)

Story/Story Director/Story Supervision: HANNA-BARBERA 59-72 (Herculoids 67-69, Scooby-Doo Where Are You? 69-72, The Perils of Penelope Pitstop 69-71, Josie and the Pussycats 70-72, The Harlem Globetrotters 70-73)

Co-Creator/Story [with Ken SPEARS]: DE PATIE-FRELENG 72-75 (The Barkleys 72-73, The Houndcats 72-73, Bailey’s Comets 73-75)

Co-Owner/Producer [with Ken SPEARS]: RUBY-SPEARS 77-89 (The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy 78, Fangface 78-79, Weep No More My Lady 79, The Puppy’s Great Adventure 79, The Horse That Played Centerfield 79, The Incredible Detectives 79, The Plastic Man Comedy-Adventure Show 79-80, The Puppy’s Amazing Rescue 80, The Trouble with Miss Switch 80, Scruffy 80, The Heathcliff and Dingbat Show 80-81, The Plastic Man/Baby Plas Super Comedy Show 80-81, Thundarr the Barbarian 80-82, The Puppy Saves the Circus 81, Goldie Gold and Action Jack 81-82, Miss Switch to the Rescue 82, Bunnicula the Vampire Rabbit 82, The Pac-Man Show 82-83, Beauty and the Beast 83, The Pac-Man/Rubik the Amazing Cube Hour 83-84 [with HANNA-BARBERA], Puppy’s Further Adventures 83-84, Saturday Supercade 83-85, Mr. T 83-86, Alvin and the Chipmunks 83-91, I Love Chipmunks Valentine Special 84, Rose-Petal Place 84, Bad Cat 84, The Cabbage Patch Kids’ First Christmas 84, Dragon’s Lair 84-85, Turbo Teen 84-85, Rose Petal Place 85, Rubik the Amazing Cube 85, Rose-Petal Place II: Real Friends 85, A Chipmunk Reunion 85, Rambo 85-86, The Centurions 85-86, Sectaurs 85-86, Punky Brewster 85-87, Chuck Norris Karate Commandos 86, Lazer Tag Academy 86-87, Police Academy 88-89, Superman 88-89)

 

RUFLE, George (1901-1974)

Animator: HEARST IFS c16; BARRÉ-BOWERS c18 (Mutt and Jeff); ASSOCIATED ANIMATORS 25-26 (Mutt and Jeff 25-26); VAN BEUREN 30 (Aesop’s Sound Fable 30); FLEISCHER c33-42; FAMOUS 48-52 (Popeye 48-50 [A Wolf in Sheik’s Clothing 48, Lumberjacks and Jill 3/49, A Balmy Swami 7/49, Popeye Makes a Movie 8/50], Screen Song 50-51 [Heap Hep Injuns 50, Tweet Music 51, Sing Again of Michigan 51], Noveltoon 52 [The Awful Tooth]); RANKIN-BASS c63 (Return to Oz 64)

Animator/Director: VAN BEUREN 30-33 (Aesop’s [Sound] Fable 31-33, Tom and Jerry 31-33)

 

RUGG, Gil

Animator: FINE ARTS FILMS c69 (Shinbone Alley 70)

 

RUIZ, Fernando (1941- )

Animator: DISNEY 61-62

Owner/Director: PRODUCCIONES FERNANDO RUIZ [Mexico] c63- (El Musico 65, La Historia de los Juegos Olimpicos, La Familia Tele-Miau, La Bruja Chirilola, Los Tres Reyes Magos 76)

 

RUIZ, José (Pepe) (c1907-1993)

Animator: Fleischer -30-; HARMAN-ISING 30s; [STUDIO?] c45

 

RUOMONAA, Kosti

Animator: DISNEY 40s (Pluto 40 [Bone Trouble])

 

RUPP, Jacques Wellington (1921-2000)

Designer/Layouts: DISNEY -53-56- (Lady and the Tramp 54, Disneyland TV Show titles 54-59 [Tinker Bell], The Wonderful World of Disney et al TV shows); DE PATIE-FRELENG c66 (Pink Panther 67); FILMATION c68-69 (The Batman/Superman Hour 68-69)

Art Director: UPA (Mr. Magoo); HANNA-BARBERA -63-64- (Hey There, It’s Yogi Bear! 64)

NOTE: Staff artist for Seattle Times 69+

 

RUSSELL, Duke

Animator: DISNEY c38-40 (Fantasia 40)

Character Designer: JOHN SUTHERLAND c46 (Daffy Ditty 46 [The Lady Says No])

 

RUSSELL, Robert (Bob)

Story: UPA -50- (Mr. Magoo 50)

 

RUTHERFORD, James (Jim)

Assistant Animator: FINE ARTS FILMS c69-70 (Shinbone Alley 70)

 

RYAN, Carl

Models: JOHN SUTHERLAND c46 (Daffy Ditty 46 [The Lady Says No])

 

RYAN, James (Jim)

Story: DE PATIE-FRELENG Late 60s (Pink Panther 67-68, The Inspector 67-68); FILMATION 70s (The Fat Albert Christmas Special 77)

 

RYMAN, Herbert (Herb) (1910-1989)

Backgrounds: DISNEY (Fantasia 40, Dumbo 41, Victory Through Air Power 43)

Art Supervisor/Layouts: DISNEY (Saludos Amigos 43)

Story: DISNEY (The Three Caballeros 45)

Art Director/Designer: DISNEY 54

 

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