Will Ryan Biography ((?)-)

Raised in Cleveland, OH.

Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, writer, composer, songwriter

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Television Appearances
  • Animated Series
  • Rabbit, Welcome to Pooh Corner, The Disney Channel, beginning 1983
  • Voices of Footloose and Rock 'n Roll, G.I. Joe (animated; also known as G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero), syndicated, 1983-1985
  • Voices, Dumbo's Circus (live action and animated), The Disney Channel, beginning 1985
  • Voices of various characters, including Gad, Unwin, Zook, and ogres, The Gummi Bears (animated), NBC, 1985-1989
  • Voices of Grubby, The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin (animated), syndicated, 1987-1988
  • Voice of Black Pete and other characters, DuckTales (animated), syndicated, 1987-1992
  • Voices of various characters, including Gad, Unwin, Zook, and ogres, Disney's Gummi Bears/Winnie the Pooh Hour (animated), ABC, 1989-1990
  • Voice of Yogi Bear, Yogi's World (animated), c. 1996
  • Voice of Willie the Giant, House of Mouse (animated), ABC, beginning 2001
  • Contributed voices to the Internet series Elmo Aardvark, Outer Space Detective! (animated), Renegade Cartoons, http://www.renegadecartoons.com.
  • Animated Movies
  • Voice of Scrooge and others, Sport Goofy in Soccermania, 1986
  • Animated Specials
  • Voice of Dinki, Witch-Cat, CBS, 1985
  • Voice of Hugh Pine, Hugh Pine, CBS, 1985
  • Voice of Robbut, Robbut: A Tale of Tails, CBS, 1985
  • The Bollo Caper, ABC, 1985
  • Cap'n O. G. Readmore's Jack and the Beanstalk, ABC, 1985
  • Voices of Goofy and Pete, Down and Out with Donald Duck, NBC, 1987
  • Cap'n O. G. Readmore's Puss in Boots, ABC, 1988
  • Disney's Totally Minnie, NBC, 1988
  • Voice of mouse, Ralph S. Mouse, ABC, 1991
  • Appeared as the voice of Wordsy, The ABC Weekend Special, ABC.
  • Episodic; Animated
  • Voice of Pete, Mickey & Tinkerbell, 1982
  • Wildfire, CBS, 1986
  • Voice of Pete, "Hey Mickey!, Goof Troop," Mickey Mouse Works: The Unique Show, 1995
  • Contributed voices to episodes of animated series, including the voice ofBrian Calvin, The Danie and Lemmy Show; voice of Chuck, Teen Wolf, CBS; voice of man at handcuffs factory, "Cuffed Together," The AngryBeavers, Nickelodeon; voice of Mr. Jinks, Yogi's World; voice of Papa Bear, The New Looney Tunes Show, The Cartoon Network; and voice ofWillie the Giant, Villain Toon Jam.
  • Television Additional Voices
  • The Smurfs (animated series; also known as Smurfs' Adventures), NBC, c. 1981-1990
  • The Wuzzles (animated series), CBS, 1985-1986 ABC, 1986-1987
  • The Story of Santa Claus (animated special), CBS, 1996
  • Courage the Cowardly Dog (animated series), The Cartoon Network, beginning 1999
  • Television Work
  • Other
  • (With others) Producer, The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (live action and animated), Nickelodeon, 1996-1997
  • Created the Internet series Elmo Aardvark, Outer Space Detective!(animated), Renegade Cartoons, http://www.renegadecartoons.com.
  • Radio Appearances
  • Various voices, including Eugene Meltener, Harlow Doyle (a private eye),and Officer David Harley, Adventures in Odyssey, c. 1987-2000
  • Film Appearances
  • Voices of collector for the poor, Pete (the ghost of Christmas past), andWillie the Giant (the ghost of Christmas present), Mickey's Christmas Carol (animated), Buena Vista, 1983
  • Voice of Rabbit, Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (animated; also known as A Day for Eeyore), Buena Vista, 1983
  • Voice of Digit, An American Tail (animated), Universal, 1986
  • Voice of Bertram the Gander, The Mother Goose Treasury (short musical; also known as The Mother Goose Video Treasury), J2 Communications/Little Red School House, 1987
  • Voice of Petrie, The Land before Time (animated), Universal, 1988
  • (As William Z. Ryan) Voice of Mr. President, The Wizard of Speed and Time (animated), Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment, 1989
  • Voice of seahorse, The Little Mermaid (animated), Buena Vista, 1989
  • Stanley and the Dinosaurs (short animated film), 1989
  • Voice of Stuey, Rock-A-Doodle (animated), Samuel Goldwyn, 1991
  • Gnorm, A Gnome Named Gnorm (also known as The Adventures of a Gnome Named Gnorm and Upworld), PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 1992
  • Voice of Boss, A Troll in Central Park (animated), Warner Bros., 1994
  • Voices of hero and Reverend Rat, Thumbelina (animated; also knownas Hans Christian Andersen's Thumbelina), Warner Bros., 1994
  • Voice of Royal and Tika, The Pebble and the Penguin (animated), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1995
  • Voice of Willie the Giant, Where the Magic Begins (animated), 1995
  • Voice of Willie the Giant and others, Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed In at the House of Mouse (animated), Buena Vista, 2001
  • Voice of Papa Bear, Looney Tunes: Back in Action (animated; also known as Looney Tunes Back in Action: The Movie), Warner Bros., 2003
  • RECORDINGS
  • Albums
  • Elmo Aardvark: Vintage Cartoon Sound Tracks, Will Ryan and Company, Ltd., 2000
  • WRITINGS
  • Teleplays
  • Commander Toad in Space (special), ABC, 1993
  • (With others) The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (episodic; live action and animated), Nickelodeon, various episodes from 1996-1997
  • Wrote the Internet series Elmo Aardvark, Outer Space Detective! (animated), Renegade Cartoons, http://www.renegadecartoons.com. With others, wrote unaired episodes of The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss (live actionand animated).
  • Television Music
  • "Goin' Quackers," Donald Duck's 50th Birthday (special), CBS, 1984
  • Ralph S. Mouse (special), ABC, 1991
  • Elmo Aardvark: Vintage Cartoon Sound Tracks (includes "The Elmo Aardvark Song"), Will Ryan and Company, Ltd., 2000
  • Songwriter for various recording artists.
  • Writings
  • Other
  • Wrote for the line of Teddy Ruxpin toys, c. 1980s.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • Animation World, April, 2000

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