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Joe Ranft

Joe Ranft

5 movies on Netflix

Biography

Joe Ranft was an American animation writer, storyboard artist and voice performer who spent much of his career at Disney and Pixar. Born in Pasadena and raised in Whittier, California, he studied character animation at the California Institute of the Arts, where his student film Good Humor impressed Disney executives and earned him a job there in 1980. At Disney he wrote story for features such as Oliver & Company, Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King, and worked on The Brave Little Toaster (1987), voicing Elmo St. Peters. He joined Pixar in 1992 as head of story, contributing to Toy Story (1995), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, as well as A Bug's Life (1998), Toy Story 2 (1999) and Finding Nemo (2003), voicing Heimlich, Wheezy and Jacques. He co-directed Cars (2006) and was posthumously honored as a Disney Legend and with the Winsor McCay Award.

45years old at death

  • Born Pasadena
  • Died Mendocino County
  • Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
  • Also credited as Joseph Henry Ranft

Movie Career

Films
5
Career span
19 years1987 to 2006

Every film, newest first

  1. 2006CarsIMDb rating 7.3
  2. 2003Finding NemoIMDb rating 8.2
  3. 1999Toy Story 2IMDb rating 7.9
  4. 1998A Bug's LifeIMDb rating 7.2
  5. 1987The Brave Little ToasterIMDb rating 7.2

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  1. First role

    After two years of study, Ranft's student film Good Humor drew the notice of Disney animation executives, and they offered him a job.

  2. A change of course

    Ranft joined Pixar in October 1992 as its head of story, reuniting with Lasseter. There he worked on all of the films the studio produced up to 2006.

  3. Behind the award

    Ranft was posthumously named a Disney Legend in 2006 and received the Winsor McCay Award, a lifetime achievement honor for animators, in 2016.

  4. Early training

    Ranft studied under and performed with the improvisational group The Groundlings. During the 1980s he remained at Disney, where he wrote the story for many animated features, among them Oliver & Company, The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast.

  5. Early training

    Later in his Disney career, Ranft moved up into the Feature Animation department, where Eric Larson served as his mentor.

Joe Ranft movies on Netflix

Most often with

John Lasseter directed three of these films, Andrew Stanton two. John Ratzenberger appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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John Ratzenberger, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with John RatzenbergerRichard Kind, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Richard KindBrad Garrett, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Brad GarrettJack Angel, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jack AngelBonnie Hunt, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Bonnie HuntJonathan Harris, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jonathan HarrisJohn LasseterDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by John LasseterAndrew StantonDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Andrew Stanton

Films together

  • John Ratzenberger3 films together, 1998 to 2006
    John Ratzenberger's page
    • Cars2006IMDb rating 7.3Ranft as Red / Jerry Recycled Batteries / PeterbiltvoiceRatzenberger as Mack / Hamm Truck / Abominable Snow Plow / P.T. Flea Carvoice
    • Toy Story 21999IMDb rating 7.9Ranft as WheezyvoiceRatzenberger as Hamm the Piggy Bankvoice
    • A Bug's Life1998IMDb rating 7.2Ranft as HeimlichvoiceRatzenberger as P.T. Fleavoice
  • Richard Kind2 films together, 1998 to 2006
    Richard Kind's page
    • Cars2006IMDb rating 7.3Ranft as Red / Jerry Recycled Batteries / PeterbiltvoiceKind as Vanvoice
    • A Bug's Life1998IMDb rating 7.2Ranft as HeimlichvoiceKind as Moltvoice
  • Brad Garrett2 films together, 1998 to 2003
    Brad Garrett's page
    • Finding Nemo2003IMDb rating 8.2Ranft as JacquesvoiceGarrett as Bloatvoice
    • A Bug's Life1998IMDb rating 7.2Ranft as HeimlichvoiceGarrett as Dimvoice
  • Jack Angel2 films together, 1987 to 1999
    Jack Angel's page
  • Bonnie Hunt2 films together, 1998 to 2006
    Bonnie Hunt's page
    • Cars2006IMDb rating 7.3Ranft as Red / Jerry Recycled Batteries / PeterbiltvoiceHunt as Sally Carreravoice
    • A Bug's Life1998IMDb rating 7.2Ranft as HeimlichvoiceHunt as Rosievoice
  • Jonathan Harris2 films together, 1998 to 1999
    Jonathan Harris's page
    • Toy Story 21999IMDb rating 7.9Ranft as WheezyvoiceHarris as The Cleanervoice
    • A Bug's Life1998IMDb rating 7.2Ranft as HeimlichvoiceHarris as Mannyvoice
  • John LasseterDirector, 3 films, 1998 to 2006
    All films by John Lasseter
    • Cars2006IMDb rating 7.3Ranft as Red / Jerry Recycled Batteries / Peterbiltvoice
    • Toy Story 21999IMDb rating 7.9Ranft as Wheezyvoice
    • A Bug's Life1998IMDb rating 7.2Ranft as Heimlichvoice
  • Andrew StantonDirector, 2 films, 1998 to 2003
    All films by Andrew Stanton
  • Also two films together1 more actor

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Awards

Two awards and honors from 2006 to 2015.

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Joe Ranft's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2015Winsor McCay Award (posthumous)Won
2006Disney Legends (posthumous)Honored

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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