Directing

Richard Starzak

Born

1959-01-01 (67)

Place of birth

Suffolk, England, UK

Known for

Directing

Credits

19 titles

Richard Starzak, previously known as Richard "Golly" Goleszowski, is an English animator. Starzak was born in Suffolk in 1959 and grew up in Ipswich, attending Northgate Grammar School. After completing a degree in Fine Art at Exeter College of Art and Design specialising in animation, he experimented further with animation and DJ-ing before joining Aardman Animations in 1983 as its first employee. During his first nine-year stretch at Aardman he worked on several short films and promos including "Morph", "Sledgehammer" for Peter Gabriel, Pee-Wee's Playhouse in New York, his own film Ident (1989), which introduced the character Rex, and two Rex the Runt pilot films. His commercial work inc…

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

Shaun the Sheep Movie poster
7.0

When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it's up to Shaun and the flock to return everyone safely to the green grass of home.

Shaun the Sheep Movie

2015

Shaun the Sheep Movie poster
7.0

When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it's up to Shaun and the flock to return everyone safely to the green grass of home.

Shaun the Sheep Movie

2015

Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas poster
6.6

Shaun bluffs his dimwitted farmer master into bidding for three llamas at a county fair. Once they arrive, however, they cause such chaotic destructive mayhem that Shaun has to carefully remove them – high-speed chases, careful rooftop scrambles and dangerous falls ensue.

Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas

2015

Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire poster
6.1

Robbie the Reindeer arrives at the North Pole, ready to take his place as navigator on Santa's Christmas sleigh team. However, Robbie is soon plagued by doubt regarding his ability, and sets out to regain his self-respect and the admiration of his team-mates.

Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire

1999

Rex the Runt: North by North Pole poster
NR

The gang journey to the North Pole, and drill a hole to find out "What's at the center of the Earth?"

Rex the Runt: North by North Pole

1996

Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation poster
7.6

Anthology of Aardman Animation short films released in theaters in 1996, centered on the new release of the third Wallace & Gromit short, "A Close Shave." Includes: "A Close Shave," "Creature Comforts" and "Heat Electric Commercials" by Nick Park; "Rex the Runt: How Dinosaurs Became Extinct", "Rex the Runt: Dreams" and "Ident" by Richard Goleszowski; "Wat's Pig" and "My Baby Just Cares For Me" by Peter Lord; "Early Bird" by Peter Lord and David Sproxton; "Pib and Pog" directed by Peter Peake

Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation

1996

Les chefs-d’œuvre du Studio Aardman poster
7.5

A collection of 8 short films from the Aardman animation studios : - "Heat Electric" from Nick Park (1991) - "Pib & Pog" from Peter Peake (1994) - "Wat's Pig" from Peter Lord (1996) - "Creature Comforts" from Nick Park (1989) - "Adam" from Peter Lord (1991) - "Not Without My Handbag" from Boris Kossmehl (1992) - "Loves Me, Loves Me Not" from Jeff Newitt (1992) - "Rex the Hunt" from Richard Goleszowski (1991)

Les chefs-d’œuvre du Studio Aardman

1999

Shaun the Sheep: One Giant Leap for Lambkind poster
9.0

Unidentified Farm Objects and paranormal sightings are the norm with Shaun the Sheep™ and his barnyard buddies Bitzer, Shirley, and Timmy, as they encounter more madcap mischief along with those Naughty Pigs next door. Big laughs are evident, as the creators of the Academy Award®-winning Wallace & Gromit™ are out to prove that sheepherding fun is universal.

Shaun the Sheep: One Giant Leap for Lambkind

2010

Rex the Runt: How Dinosaurs Became Extinct poster
7.7

Our plasticine pooch pal Rex welcomes us to his world, introduces us to his friends, and illustrates how Bad Bob caused dinosaurs' extinction (whoops!)

Rex the Runt: How Dinosaurs Became Extinct

1991

Rex the Runt: How Dinosaurs Became Extinct poster
7.7

Our plasticine pooch pal Rex welcomes us to his world, introduces us to his friends, and illustrates how Bad Bob caused dinosaurs' extinction (whoops!)

Rex the Runt: How Dinosaurs Became Extinct

1991

Rex the Runt: Dreams poster
8.2

Our plasticine pooch pal Rex welcomes us to his dreamworld.

Rex the Runt: Dreams

1991

Rex the Runt: Dreams poster
8.2

Our plasticine pooch pal Rex welcomes us to his dreamworld.

Rex the Runt: Dreams

1991

Ident poster
6.0

Explores the nature of man, not only with feet of clay, but with a face of clay as well. Within a colourless city of walls, corridors, and small rooms, a man makes his way from home to work, then to a bar, and then, by a stroke of luck, into an outdoors of space, fresh air, and colour. Along the way, he changes his face to fit his surroundings, interacts with his dog, argues with co-workers, and gossips at a bar. His altering of his visage suggests a two-faced nature, and his stepping into the outdoors provides the ultimate test of his real identity.

Ident

1990

Ident poster
6.0

Explores the nature of man, not only with feet of clay, but with a face of clay as well. Within a colourless city of walls, corridors, and small rooms, a man makes his way from home to work, then to a bar, and then, by a stroke of luck, into an outdoors of space, fresh air, and colour. Along the way, he changes his face to fit his surroundings, interacts with his dog, argues with co-workers, and gossips at a bar. His altering of his visage suggests a two-faced nature, and his stepping into the outdoors provides the ultimate test of his real identity.

Ident

1990

Creature Comforts: Merry Christmas Everybody! poster
NR

Why does a guide dog pursue a caretaker, and what do reindeer think of Santa? Why do hamsters dread chemistry sets, and what do mice think of mince pies? Christmas is for all animals not just for dogs!

Creature Comforts: Merry Christmas Everybody!

2005

No artwork available
6.7

Aardman's claymation to the song Barefootin'.

Barefootin'

1987