Known For
Acting
Born
May 21, 1949
Died
Nov 19, 2021
Place of Birth
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Credits
77 titles
Will Ryan
Biography
William Frank Ryan (May 21, 1949 – November 19, 2021) was an American voice actor and producer–writer–composer, well-known for singing about the American West. In the late seventies he teamed up with Phil Baron as Willio and Phillio. They had regular gigs on television, radio and comedy clubs and universities throughout the US. Ryan and Baron later paired up again voicing characters of best friends Teddy Ruxpin (Baron) and Grubby the Octopede (Ryan) in the Teddy Ruxpin book and tape series as well as the 1987 television show The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin. The Willio and Phillio act brought Ryan back into music and after moving to California, he began to write and record songs for Disney. He provided the voice of Rabbit, Tigger, and Eeyore in the Disney Channel's long-running series Welcome to Pooh Corner and in many other Pooh cartoons. He also provided the voice of Barnaby the Dog on the popular series Dumbo's Circus. Since 1987, Ryan has been a fixture of the radio drama Adventures in Odyssey, playing Eugene Meltsner, Harlow Doyle, David Harley, Patrick O'Ryan and hundreds of one-shot characters. He also voiced Rabbit in Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore after the death of Junius Matthews. Ryan also voiced the character Digit in the 1986 animated film An American Tail. Ryan had also provided the original voice of Petrie in the 1988 animated film The Land Before Time. He appears in the film The Wizard of Speed and Time as several different motion picture union representatives. He is the current voice of Elmo Aardvark. He can be heard as the character, called Elmo Aardvark: Outer Space Detective and in several Elmo Aardvark CDs. Ryan is the current voice of Willie the Giant. He started voicing the character from Mickey's Christmas Carol. Ryan's youthful involvement in pop music has continued alongside his animation career. Will Ryan compositions have been recorded by artists such as Patti LaBelle, Diane Schuur, Victoria Jackson, The Pointer Sisters and Joanie Sommers (whom he also produced). With Andrew J. Lederer and Michael Rosenberg (Jackie Diamond), Ryan performed in the '20s-style music and comedy trio, The Merry Metronomes. He and Lederer also appeared from time to time as a duo, usually under the name The Natty Nabobs. His latest musical incarnation is as leader of Los Angeles-based Will Ryan and the Cactus County Cowboys, a cross between the Marx Brothers and The Sons of the Pioneers. His variety show, Will Ryan's Cactus County Round-Up, has been a staple in Southern California since 2008. It regularly plays at several venues, including the Steve Allen Theatre in Hollywood. Ryan continues to do voice work. In 2009 he was working on the third season of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, the 21st season of Adventures in Odyssey, and the new radio series of Will Ryan's Cactus County Round-Up. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Ryan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia .
Known For
Filmography
Mickey Mouse Funhouse
Willie the Giant (voice)
The Little Mermaid Live!
Herald (archive footage) (voice)
The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster
Sam Shooster
I Know That Voice
Self
Get a Horse!
Peg-Leg Pete (voice)
The One and Only June Foray
Self
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Great Clubhouse Hunt
Willie the Giant (voice)
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Willie the Giant (voice)
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Papa Bear (voice)
Adventures in Odyssey: The Caves of Qumran
Eugene Meltsner (voice)
Adventures in Odyssey: Escape from the Forbidden Matrix
Eugene Meltsner
Disney's House of Mouse
Willie the Giant
Adventures in Odyssey: The Last Days of Eugene Meltsner
Eugene Meltsner
Little Dogs On The Prairie: Lyin' Cheatin' And A Hot Lollipop
Scout
Little Dogs On The Prairie: Pride Prejudice And Fudge
Scout
Little Dogs On The Prairie: A Lotta Love And A Little Off The Top
Scout
Courage the Cowardly Dog
The Duck Brothers
Family Guy
Winnie the Pooh (voice)
Adventures in Odyssey: Baby Daze
Eugene Meltsner
Adventures in Odyssey: A Stranger Among Us
Eugene Meltsner
Adventures in Odyssey: A Twist In Time
Eugene Meltsner
Adventures in Odyssey: In Harm's Way
Eugene Meltsner
The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
Producer
Adventures in Odyssey: Go West Young Man!
Eugene Meltsner
The Pebble and the Penguin
Royal / Tika (voice)
A Troll in Central Park
Boss (voice)
Adventures in Odyssey: Once Upon an Avalanche
Eugene Meltsner
Thumbelina
Hero / Reverend Rat (voice)
Adventures in Odyssey: Star Quest
Eugene Meltsner
Morris Has a Cold
Morris (voice)
Mouse Soup
Weasel
Rock-A-Doodle
Stuey (voice)
A Gnome Named Gnorm
Gnorm
Ralph S. Mouse
Mouse (voice)
Uncle Elephant
Uncle (voice)
Benny's Biggest Battle
Boogwart (voice)
Bobby's World
Jack and the Beanstalk
Bean Seller (voice) (uncredited)
The Clean Club
The Little Mermaid
Seahorse (voice)
The Wizard of Speed and Time
All the Unions / Mr. President (voice) (as William Z. Ryan)
Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers
Dale (singing voice)
Stanley and the Dinosaurs
Singing Dinosaurs (voice)
The Land Before Time
Petrie (voice)
Cap'n O.G Readmore's Puss in Boots
Wordsy (voice)
Totally Minnie
Goofy (voice)
DuckTales
Captain Pietro (voice)
The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin
Frog and Toad Together
Frog (voice)