Joe Ranft, 1960-2005.

Joe Ranft is an American actor, screenwriter, and director.

Selected filmography

• Luau (1982 - actor "I.Q.")
• The Brave Little Toaster (1987 - voice of Elmo St. Peters, Screenplay and Story, directing animator)
• Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988 - story artist)
• Oliver & Company (1988 - Story)
• The Little Mermaid (1989 - Storysketch Artist: animation)
• The Rescuers Down Under (1990 - Animation Screenplay, Story Supervisor)
• Beauty and the Beast (1991 - Story and provided several cartoon screams)
• Aladdin (1992 - Story and provided several cartoon screams)
• The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993 - Storyboard Supervisor, voice of Igor)
• The Lion King (1994 - Story)
• Thomas the Tank Engine (1995 - voice of Donald)
• Toy Story (1995 - voice of Lenny the Binoculars, Story, Story/Supervisor)
• James and the Giant Peach (1996 - Storyboard Supervisor)
• A Bug's Life (1998 - voice of Heimlich, Story, Story/Supervisor)
• Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998 - voice of Jack; uncredited)
• Toy Story 2 (1999 - voice of Wheezy, Additional Story Material)
• Fantasia 2000 (1999 - Additional Art: story)
• The Road to El Dorado (2000 - Additional Voices; ADR Group)
• The Emperor's New Groove (2000 - Special Thanks)
• Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000 - voice of Wheezy)
• Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001 - Additional Voices; ADR Group)
• Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001 - voice of Moon Goon #1)
• Monsters, Inc. (2001 - voice of Pete "Claws" Ward, Story Artist)
• Monkeybone (2001 - Streetsquash Rabbit)
• Lilo & Stitch (2002 - Additional Voices; uncredited)
• Treasure Planet (2002 - voice of Pirates)
• Sesame Street (2003-2004 - voice of Larry The Cucumber)
• Finding Nemo (2003 - voice of Jacques the Shrimp)
• Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends (2004-2007) - voice of Gus)
• The Incredibles (2004 - voice of Crowd Member)
• Corpse Bride (2005 - Executive Producer, Dedication)
• Cars (2006 - Co-Director, voice of Red and Peterbilt, Dedication, Final roles)
• Mater and the Ghostlight (2006 - Story)