Richard Rich (born June 15, 1959) is an American animated film director, producer and assistant director. He started at the mailroom at the Walt Disney Studio in the late 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. He is 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 lunchhour which got the attention from Disney executives.