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Richard Starzak

British animator
Person Human Q7325977

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
April 21, 1959, 1959[8]
Place of birth
Haverhill
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[9]
Occupation
creative director, animator, screenwriter, film director, director
Field of work
animated film, animated series[10][11]
Work location
England[15]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film[16][17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Birth name
Richard Alan Starzak[19]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[20]
Family name
Starzak[13]
Given name
Richard[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Richard Goleszowski en Richard Starzak cs Richard Goleszowski cs Richard Golieszowski cs Richard Starzack el Ρίτσαρντ Κολετζόφσκι he ריצ'רד גולסזוקי ja リチャード・ゴルゾウスキー ja リチャード・スターザック pl Richard Goleszowski zh 理查德·哥勒斯索斯基 zh 理查德·斯塔扎克
🔖 Identifiers · 42
ISNI
0000000116062810
VIAF cluster ID
22348677, 393145857941223021119
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr2003004646
GND ID
1089418019, 1076028624
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Richard Goleszowski.jpg ↗
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
1068
Allcinema person ID
87324
BBC Things ID
ea3cfab2-d847-40c1-baad-85de866a6f3d
BIBSYS ID
6017250
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
141020638
CONOR.SI ID
90084195
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11576350
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Companies House officer ID
8mkFGXt2HZOva1G-42Ks6miRmIw
DBC author ID
87097969487394
Danish National Filmography person ID
240325
Databazeknih.cz author ID
60705
Fandango person ID
642339
Film.ru person ID
richard-starzak
Freebase ID
/m/0cbdwm
HAND ID
E9CC-346A-69B4-A25C-5804
IMDb ID
nm0326450
IdRef ID
099062933
KBR person ID
14633666
Kinobox person ID
230251
LdiF person ID
13086
NL CR AUT ID
xx0128098
NUKAT ID
n2020145230
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201612198
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810656493405606
National Library of Portugal ID
1468195
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX4692877
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
270177051
Obálky knih ID
xx0128098
Open Media Database person ID
226826
Prabook ID
1948454
RERO ID (legacy)
A013962076, A025631176
Sinemalar person ID
823285
TMDB person ID
1244465
Tabakalera ID
98640
Unifrance person ID
400157
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdmdKQqFwj6KTTKtVC4v3
Yale LUX ID
person/42a8ab88-525c-4977-bef2-cc1d62ddeead

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
film director, screenwriter, animator, creative director
Field of work 2
animated film, animated series
Films directed 2
Shaun the Sheep, Shaun the Sheep Movie
Nominated for 2
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Films written 1
Shaun the Sheep Movie
Given name 1
Richard
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Haverhill
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
England
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Summary

Richard Starzak was born on April 21, 1959[1], in Haverhill[2]. He has worked as a creative director[3], animator[4], screenwriter[5], film director[6], and director[7].

FAQs

Where was Richard Starzak born?

Richard Starzak was born in Haverhill[2].

What did Richard Starzak do for work?

Richard Starzak worked as a creative director[3], animator[4], screenwriter[5], film director[6], and director[7].

Related Entities

England United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . NUKAT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    VIAF cluster ID → 22348677, 393145857941223021119
    GND ID → 1089418019, 1076028624
    Allcinema person ID → 87324
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    GND ID → 1089418019, 1076028624
    "Changed claim: GND ID: 1076028624"
  3. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Given name → Richard
    Sinemalar person ID → 823285
    Sex or gender → male
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Sinemalar person ID: 823285, batch #271268"
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