Richard Timothy Kinney (December 15, 1916, Utah – March 24, 1985, Glendale, California) was an American animator and comic book writer.
He was the writer who, along with artist Al Hubbard, created Fethry Duck and Hard Haid Moe.
The Lantz cartoon Niagara Fools, featuring Woody Woodpecker, represented perhaps Kinney's most fondly-remembered original storyline.
Rotten Tomatoes presents him as follows "While some animators from the golden age of Hollywood studio cartoons have gained renown, few story men have been hailed for their achievements.
He is best known for his work at the Walt Disney Studio with his brother, animation director Jack Kinney, on the highly regarded series of Goofy sports cartoons made during the 1940s.