Richard Lyford
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- October 7, 1917
- Died
- November 4, 1985
His early years he worked with Walt Disney doing animations in the late forties. In 1950, he co-directed and edited The Titan: Story of Michelangelo which won an Academy Award for documentary feature in 1950. In 1951, he moved to Saudi Arabia to produce a documentary on the history of the Arab people. In 1956, this documentary was shown on the national TV and around the world called Island Of Allah.[1] In 1969, Richard Lyford returned to the Persian Gulf to produce a 93 minute movie about a young Arab pearl diver called "Hamad And The Pirates" which came out in 1971. -Wikipedia
Filmography
Seems There Was This Moose 1975
Director of Photography
Ringo, the Refugee Raccoon 1974
Director
Nosey, the Sweetest Skunk in the West 1972
Director
Hamad and the Pirates 1971
Cinematography, Director, Story
An Otter in the Family 1965
Director
Island of Allah 1956
Director
- Shining Rails
Shining Rails 1950
Director
The Titan: Story of Michelangelo 1950
Director, Editor
Miyah: A Story of Water 1950
Director
War Department Report 1943
Editor
7 Wise Dwarfs 1941
Director
As the Earth Turns 1938
as Pax, Director, Screenplay, Director of Photography
Ritual of the Dead 1937
Actor, Director, Writer
The Scalpel 1936
Actor, Director, Writer
- The Phantom of Terror
The Phantom of Terror 1931
Director, Writer
Credits from TMDB.