Ralph Wright
Disney animator and story/storyboard writer who is best known for providing the gloomy, sullen voice of Eeyore from the popular Winnie-the-Pooh franchise. Wright came to the studio in the 1940s, and became well known throughout the ensuing decades for his endearingly gloomy and sullen personality traits as well as his bass voice. He turned out to be a natural model for Eeyore when the studio began development on Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree. He, along with his fellow Disney contemporaries, was a pioneer in the use of "gags" within cartoons, often acted out in front of the "story board," a bulletin board pinned with sequential sketches of the cartoon's scenes. This technique is still in use today in most major animation studios. He spent the last 30 years of his life in San Luis Obispo County in Los Osos. He died at his home in Los Osos, CA from a heart attack. -Wikipedia
The Jungle Book
as Gloomy Elephant (voice) (uncredited)The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way...
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The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
as Eeyore (voice)Whether we’re young or forever young at heart, the Hundred Acre Wood calls to that place in each...
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Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
as Eeyore (voice)Winnie the Pooh and his friends experience high winds, heavy rains, and a flood in Hundred Acre...
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Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
as Eeyore (voice)Christopher Robin's bear attempts to raid a beehive in a tall tree.
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Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore
as Eeyore (voice)Winnie the Pooh and friends decide to throw a birthday celebration for gloomy, old Eeyore.
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