Joe Ranft
Joseph Henry Ranft (March 13, 1960 – August 16, 2005) was an American screenwriter, animator, storyboard artist and voice actor, who worked for Pixar Animation Studios and Disney at Walt Disney Animation Studios and Disney Television Animation. His younger brother Jerome Ranft is a sculptor who also worked on several Pixar films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Ranft, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
WritingBirthday
March 13, 1960Deathday
August 16, 2005Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
42Place of birth
Pasadena, California, USACast credits
Finding Nemo
Jacques (voice)Monsters, Inc.
Additional Voices (voice)A Bug's Life
Heimlich (voice)Cars
Red/Peterbilt (voice)The Brave Little Toaster
Elmo St. Peters (voice)Toy Story 2
Wheezy the Penguin / Heimlich (voice)Monkeybone
Streetsquash Rabbit (voice)Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Wheezy (voice)Toy Story
Lenny the Binoculars (voice)Elf
Store Owner (uncredited)A Night at the Roxbury
Hottie DancerMaking 'Toy Story'
SelfThe Nightmare Before Christmas
Igor (voice) (uncredited)The Sweatbox
SelfThe Pixar Story
Self / Heimlich (voice) / Lenny (voice)Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)Hansel and Gretel
PuppeteerThe Inspiration for 'Cars'
The Incredibles
Additional Voices (voice)Crew credits
Cars
Screenplay, Original Story, Script Supervisor, Co-Director, In Memory OfBeauty and the Beast
StoryCorpse Bride
Executive Producer, In Memory OfThe Rescuers Down Under
Screenplay, Story SupervisorMater and the Ghostlight
Original StoryFun with Mr. Future
StoryThe Brave Little Toaster
Screenplay, Screenstory, Storyboard ArtistThe Little Mermaid
StoryboardGeri's Game
ThanksToy Story
Original Story, Story SupervisorMonsters, Inc.
Additional WritingThe Lion King
StorySport Goofy in Soccermania
StoryThe Emperor's New Groove
ThanksDrop Dead Fred
Title DesignerToy Story 2
Story SupervisorWinter
ThanksNext Door
ThanksPalm Springs
ThanksGood Humor
Director, Writer, AnimationThe Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
Characters