Ralph Wright

1908-05-17 Grants Pass, Oregon, USA 50 Credits

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...

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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

2019

Characters

7.3

Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending...

Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy

Walt Disney Treasures - The Complete Goofy

2002

Scenario Writer

7.5
Writing

This generous collection includes 46 of the 48 shorts that starred Goofy between 1939 and 1961 (but none of the great Mickey-Donald-Goofy films from t...

Goofy at the Olympic Games

Goofy at the Olympic Games

1992

Writer

6.0
Writing

A French TV special detailing the history of the Olympic Games through Disney's most athletic oddball, Goofy, with clips from classic shorts intersper...

Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore

Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore

1983

as Eeyore (voice)

6.7
Acting

Winnie the Pooh and friends decide to throw a birthday celebration for gloomy, old Eeyore.

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

1977

as Eeyore (voice)

7.3
Acting

Whether we’re young or forever young at heart, the Hundred Acre Wood calls to that place in each of us that still believes in magic. Join pals Pooh, P...

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

1977

Story

7.3
Writing

Whether we’re young or forever young at heart, the Hundred Acre Wood calls to that place in each of us that still believes in magic. Join pals Pooh, P...

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

1971

Story

7.0
Writing

Three children evacuated from London during World War II are forced to stay with an eccentric spinster. The children's initial fears disappear when th...

The Aristocats

The Aristocats

1970

Screenplay

7.3
Writing

When Madame Adelaide Bonfamille leaves her fortune to Duchess and her children—Bonfamille’s beloved family of cats—the butler plots to steal the money...

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day

1968

as Eeyore (voice)

7.3
Acting

Winnie the Pooh and his friends experience high winds, heavy rains, and a flood in Hundred Acre Wood.

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day

1968

Story

7.3
Writing

Winnie the Pooh and his friends experience high winds, heavy rains, and a flood in Hundred Acre Wood.

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

1967

as Gloomy Elephant (voice) (uncredited)

7.3
Acting

The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and t...

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

1967

Story

7.3
Writing

The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and t...

Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree

Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree

1966

as Eeyore (voice)

7.6
Acting

Christopher Robin's bear attempts to raid a beehive in a tall tree.

Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree

Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree

1966

Story

7.6
Writing

Christopher Robin's bear attempts to raid a beehive in a tall tree.

Yellowstone Cubs

Yellowstone Cubs

1963

Writer

7.7
Writing

Two bear cubs, Tuffy and Tubby, are separated from their mother and spend an entire summer romping through Yellowstone National Park. In the meantime,...

Gay Purr-ee

Gay Purr-ee

1962

Additional Dialogue

6.6

Mewsette is a starry-eyed cat who grows weary of life on a French farm and heads for the excitement of 1890s Paris. Her tomcat suitor, Jaune-Tom, and ...

Aquamania

Aquamania

1961

Story

6.5
Writing

Mr. X buys a boat and inadvertantly enters the water skiing race. With Junior driving, with no experience, he's a bit out of his league.

Nikki, Wild Dog of the North

Nikki, Wild Dog of the North

1961

Writer

6.2
Writing

A family film about Nikki, a half-wolf, half-dog raised in the Yukon during the gold rush era. After being separated from her master, Nikki must fend ...

Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty

1959

Story

6.9
Writing

Cursed to die by the evil fairy Maleficent when she was a baby, Princess Aurora is sent into hiding under protection from three good fairies. As she g...

Rusty and the Falcon

Rusty and the Falcon

1958

Teleplay

Rusty is a 12-year-old boy who lives in a remote Rocky Mountain mining town. With few friends his own age, he has developed a fantasy world which mani...

Perri

Perri

1957

Director, Writer

6.5
Directing Writing

This True Life Fantasy follows and shows how the life of a female squirrel, Perri, in the forest is filled with danger and fraught with peril. When no...

The Blue Men of Morocco

The Blue Men of Morocco

1957

Writer, Director

Writing Directing

The movie presents a mysterious and enigmatic world, a place where more than 40,000 — no one knows precisely how many — descendants of Arab conquerors...

All About Magic

All About Magic

1957

Writer

Writing

Walt shows off some magic tricks with the studio props and then turns the show over to the Slave in the Magic Mirror, who hosts a look at some magic-t...

Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?

Walt Disney's Where Do the Stories Come From?

1956

Writer

Writing

Walt answers the often-asked question of just where the stories for his studio's cartoons come from, which is from practically anywhere.

On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends

On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends

1956

Writer

6.5
Writing

Walt Disney, who is on vacation, gives Jiminy Cricket a phone call to take over hosting duties for one TV episode while he is away. Jiminy decides to ...

Lady and the Tramp

Lady and the Tramp

1955

Story

7.1
Writing

Lady, a golden cocker spaniel, meets up with a mongrel dog who calls himself the Tramp. He is obviously from the wrong side of town, but happenings at...

Siam

Siam

1954

Writer, Director

5.7
Writing Directing

Part of the Walt Disney "People and Places" series visiting Siam.

Walt Disney's Halloween Hilarities

Walt Disney's Halloween Hilarities

1953

Writer

Writing

A package film of Halloween-themed cartoons, one of which being Trick or Treat (1952).

Don's Fountain of Youth

Don's Fountain of Youth

1953

Story

6.8
Writing

While traveling with his nephews, Donald is disgusted that they are only interested in comics. He stops at the "fountain of youth" and tricks the kids...

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

1953

Story

7.2
Writing

Leaving the safety of their nursery behind, Wendy, Michael and John follow Peter Pan to a magical world where childhood lasts forever. But while in Ne...

Trick or Treat

Trick or Treat

1952

Story

6.9
Writing

When the nephews come to Donald's house in their Halloween costumes he dumps water on them and laughs at his trick. A witch sees this and decides to h...

Lambert the Sheepish Lion

Lambert the Sheepish Lion

1952

Story

6.9
Writing

Disney Legend Sterling Holloway narrates this classic animated short. A mix-up by Mr. Stork finds a little lion cub in the care of a gentle flock of s...

R'Coon Dawg

R'Coon Dawg

1951

Story

5.8
Writing

Mickey's hunting raccoons, with help from Pluto. But the raccoon outsmarts Pluto at every turn, with help from a vine, a stream, and ultimately grabbi...

Plutopia

Plutopia

1951

Story

5.6
Writing

Mickey's on vacation at Camp Utopia. At first Pluto thinks it really is utopia: trees everywhere and a cat to chase. But the cabin rules are strict: n...

Dude Duck

Dude Duck

1951

Story

6.7
Writing

Donald is vacationing at a dude ranch. After all the beautiful women pick the best horses, Donald ends up with the sad sack Rover Boy. But Rover Boy w...

The Australian Platypus

1949

Writer

6.0
Writing

Nature documentary meets Disney-style cute in this Animaland animated short.

Crazy with the Heat

Crazy with the Heat

1947

Story

5.9
Writing

Donald and Goofy are driving across the desert, apparently the Sahara. The car breaks down (out of gas), and they start walking. Before long, they are...

Song of the South

Song of the South

1946

Story

6.4
Writing

Uncle Remus draws upon his tales of Br'er Rabbit to help little Johnny deal with his confusion over his parents' separation as well as his new life on...

No Sail

No Sail

1945

Story

5.9
Writing

Donald and Goofy rent a sailboat. This boat is a bit unusual: to rent it, you put a nickel in a slot, and the mast and sail pop up. Unfortunately, aft...

Donald's Crime

Donald's Crime

1945

Story

6.8
Writing

On the night he promised to take his girl-friend Daisy out, Donald Duck discovers he's skinned. Desperate for spending money, he gets it in the last p...

The Eyes Have It

The Eyes Have It

1945

Story

5.7
Writing

Donald receives a mail order hypnosis kit complete with hypnotic goggles and decides to test it on Pluto. Using the goggles, he convinces Pluto he is ...

The Three Caballeros

The Three Caballeros

1944

Story

6.3
Writing

For Donald's birthday he receives a box with three gifts inside. The gifts, a movie projector, a pop-up book, and a pinata, each take Donald on wild a...

Victory Vehicles

Victory Vehicles

1943

Writer

6.6
Writing

Goofy demonstrates a number of crazy vehicles.

Private Pluto

Private Pluto

1943

Story

6.2
Writing

Pluto is in the infantry guarding a pillbox from saboteurs.

Saludos Amigos

Saludos Amigos

1942

Writer

5.8
Writing

A whimsical blend of live action and animation, "Saludos Amigos" is a colorful kaleidoscope of art, adventure and music set to a toe-tapping samba bea...

Bambi

Bambi

1942

Story

7.0
Writing

Bambi's tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love, and friends.

Donald's Garden

Donald's Garden

1942

Story

5.7
Writing

Donald has to work hard to save his garden and price-winning melons from a hungry badger.

The Art of Self Defense

The Art of Self Defense

1941

Writer, Animation

6.4
Writing

Goofy takes a lighthearted look at self defense through the ages: cavemen, knights, the age of chivalry, and finally boxing.

The Art of Skiing

The Art of Skiing

1941

Story

7.0
Writing

Goofy, staying at the Sugar Bowl resort, demonstrates the basics of downhill skiing, which the titles and announcer insist is pronounced "SHEEing". Th...

Donald's Dog Laundry

Donald's Dog Laundry

1940

Story

6.4
Writing

With a rubber bone as a lure, Donald Duck tries to entice Pluto to try his mechanical dog washer. When the bone gives Pluto trouble, Donald tries a to...