Ralph Wright

Ralph Wright

WriterActorCrewDirectorVisual Effects May 17 (died age 75) Grants Pass, Oregon, USA 1940–2019 (79 year career)
6.6 avg rating

Biography

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 contempora…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (51)

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Movies (49)

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

2019

Characters

7.3
Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy

Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy

2002

Scenario Writer

7.5
Goofy at the Olympic Games

Goofy at the Olympic Games

1992

Writer

6.0
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

1977

Story

7.2
Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971

Story

7.0
The Aristocats

The Aristocats

1970

Screenplay

7.3
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day

1968

Story

7.3
The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

1967

Story

7.3
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree

Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree

1966

Story

7.6
Yellowstone Cubs

Yellowstone Cubs

1963

Writer

7.7
Gay Purr-ee

Gay Purr-ee

1962

Additional Dialogue

6.6
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North

Nikki, Wild Dog of the North

1961

Writer

6.3
Aquamania

Aquamania

1961

Story

6.5
Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty

1959

Story

6.9
Rusty and the Falcon

Rusty and the Falcon

1958

Teleplay

The Blue Men of Morocco

The Blue Men of Morocco

1957

Director

The Blue Men of Morocco

The Blue Men of Morocco

1957

Writer

All About Magic

All About Magic

1957

Writer

Perri

Perri

1957

Director

6.5
Perri

Perri

1957

Writer

6.5
Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?

Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?

1956

Writer

On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends

On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends

1956

Writer

6.5
Lady and the Tramp

Lady and the Tramp

1955

Story

7.1
Siam

Siam

1954

Director

5.7
Siam

Siam

1954

Writer

5.7
Peter Pan

Peter Pan

1953

Story

7.2
Walt Disney's Halloween Hilarities

Walt Disney's Halloween Hilarities

1953

Writer

Don's Fountain of Youth

Don's Fountain of Youth

1953

Story

6.8
Lambert the Sheepish Lion

Lambert the Sheepish Lion

1952

Story

7.0
Trick or Treat

Trick or Treat

1952

Story

7.0
Plutopia

Plutopia

1951

Story

5.7
Dude Duck

Dude Duck

1951

Story

6.7
R'Coon Dawg

R'Coon Dawg

1951

Story

5.9
The Australian Platypus

The Australian Platypus

1949

Writer

6.0
Crazy with the Heat

Crazy with the Heat

1947

Story

6.0
Song of the South

Song of the South

1946

Story

6.5
No Sail

No Sail

1945

Story

6.0
Donald's Crime

Donald's Crime

1945

Story

6.7
The Eyes Have It

The Eyes Have It

1945

Story

5.7
The Three Caballeros

The Three Caballeros

1944

Story

6.3
Private Pluto

Private Pluto

1943

Story

6.2
Victory Vehicles

Victory Vehicles

1943

Writer

6.6
Bambi

Bambi

1942

Story

7.0
Saludos Amigos

Saludos Amigos

1942

Writer

5.8
Donald's Garden

Donald's Garden

1942

Story

5.7
The Art of Skiing

The Art of Skiing

1941

Story

7.0
The Art of Self Defense

The Art of Self Defense

1941

Animation

6.5
The Art of Self Defense

The Art of Self Defense

1941

Writer

6.5
Donald's Dog Laundry

Donald's Dog Laundry

1940

Story

6.4