Bill Davis
aka:
William Robert Davis,
William R. Davis Sr.,
William Davis
Moby ID: 40190
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Bill Davis, a.k.a. William R. Davis, Sr., a.k.a. William Robert Davis, Sr, .a.k.a Trowzers Akimbo (born May 1949) is an American animation director/designer, creative director, illustrator, graphic designer, painter and founder or "Mother Productions." He married his wife, Betty Tikker Davis, at the age of 18 and is the father of two children.
Among other accomplishments, Bill received an Emmy award for his animated title and segue films on NBC’s, "NBC, The First 50 Years: A Closer Look," created over 200 "More to Come" on-air slides for the "Tonight Show, Starring Johnny Carson" and designed the famous, if not infamous "Gong Show" logo.
He has made major contributions in the fields of illustration, graphic design, animation, computer games and fine art. He was lead graphic designer for NBC, an animation director/designer for Kurtz & Friends and as a freelancer, VP of development/creative director for two computer game companies: Sierra On-Line and Rocket Science Games and in 2007 currently occupies the creative director chair at Mother Productions, an organization which creates web sites, on-air and internet animation, logos and other graphic design.
Credited on 36 games
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| Deal or No Deal (2011, Windows) | Also Thanks to |
| Jewel Quest Mysteries: The Seventh Gate (2011, Windows) | Art Director |
| Jewel Quest: The Sapphire Dragon (2011, Windows) | Creative Director |
| Jewel Quest IV: Heritage (2009, Windows) | Art Director |
| Jewel Quest Solitaire III (2009, Windows) | Art Director |
| Coconut Queen (2009, Windows) | iWin Art Director |
| Jewel Quest Mysteries: Trail of the Midnight Heart (2009, Windows) | Art Director |
| The Space Bar (1997, Windows) | Executive Producer |
| Obsidian (1997, Windows) | Studio Creative Director |
| Three Dirty Dwarves (1996, SEGA Saturn) | Special thanks to |
| Rocket Jockey (1996, Windows) | Executive Producer |
| Slater & Charlie Go Camping (1993, DOS) | Written, Produced and Directed by |
| Pepper's Adventures in Time (1993, Windows 16-bit) | Original Concept |
| Crazy Nick's Software Picks: Leisure Suit Larry's Casino (1992, DOS) | Director |
| The Dagger of Amon Ra (1992, DOS) | Creative Director |
| Castle of Dr. Brain (1992, Amiga) | Creative Director |
| Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers (1992, Amiga) | Creative Director |
| Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel (1992, DOS) | Creative Director |
| Quest for Glory I: So You Want To Be A Hero (1992, DOS) | Creative Director |
| Crazy Nick's Software Picks: King Graham's Board Game Challenge (1992, DOS) | Director |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 23 games with J. Mark Hood
- 20 games with Mark Seibert
- 19 games with Ken Williams
- 19 games with Dan Foy
- 19 games with Larry Scott
- 17 games with Jeff Stephenson
- 17 games with Mark Wilden
- 15 games with Christopher Smith
- 13 games with Ken Koch
- 12 games with Eric Hart
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Companies
- 25 games with Sierra Entertainment, Inc.
- 7 games with iWin, Inc.
- 7 games with U.S. Gold Ltd.
- 7 games with Kixx XL
- 5 games with Vivendi Games (UK) Limited
- 4 games with Valve Corporation
- 4 games with SegaSoft, Inc.
- 3 games with Present Creative LLC
- 3 games with Jordan Freeman Group, LLC
- 2 games with Rocket Science Games, Inc.
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