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name: "Joe Ranft"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joe-ranft"
roles: ["Actor","Writer"]
born: "13 March 1960"
died: "16 August 2005"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 87
updated: "2026-09-16T21:19:22.777940+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Joe Ranft

Actor and writer. Born 13 March 1960 in Pasadena, California, USA. Died 16 August 2005.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor, Writer
- **Born:** 13 March 1960, Pasadena, California, USA
- **Died:** 16 August 2005
- **Active:** 1991–2004

## Biography

Joe Ranft (1960–2005) was an American screenwriter, storyboard artist, animator and voice actor. He joined Walt Disney Feature Animation in 1980 and contributed to the story on several films, including *Beauty and the Beast* (1991) and *The Lion King* (1994). He later moved to Pixar, where he served as story supervisor on *Toy Story* (1995) and other features.

Ranft provided the voice of Jacques in *Finding Nemo* (2003). He received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay for *Toy Story*. He was co-director of *Cars* (2006), released after his death in a car accident. His younger brother Jerome Ranft is a sculptor who worked on several Pixar films.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *The Incredibles* (2004), Fi1m 88, as Additional Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-incredibles.md)
- *Finding Nemo* (2003), Fi1m 85, as Jacques (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/finding-nemo.md)
- *Monsters, Inc.* (2001), Fi1m 86, as Additional Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/monsters-inc.md)
- *Toy Story 2* (1999), Fi1m 89, as Wheezy (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-2.md)
- *Toy Story* (1995), Fi1m 92, as Lenny the Binoculars (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story.md)
- *The Lion King* (1994), Fi1m 84, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lion-king.md)
- *The Nightmare Before Christmas* (1993), Fi1m 82, as Igor (voice) (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-nightmare-before-christmas.md)
- *Beauty and the Beast* (1991), Fi1m 91, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/beauty-and-the-beast.md)

## Also known for

- *Cars* (2006), Screenplay, Original Story, Script Supervisor, Co-Director
- *A Bug's Life* (1998), Original Story
- *The Little Mermaid* (1989), Storyboard
- *Oliver & Company* (1988), Story
- *James and the Giant Peach* (1996), Story Supervisor
- *The Rescuers Down Under* (1990), Screenplay, Story Supervisor
- *The Brave Little Toaster* (1987), Screenstory, Screenplay
- *Mater and the Ghostlight* (2006), Original Story

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