I’ve been working on a list of Pixar voice artists that have passed away. Here’s what I have so far; let me know if there’s any I missed.
-Jim Varney (Slinky Dog; Toy Story 1 & 2)
-Jonathan Harris (Manny; A Bug’s Life; The Cleaner; Toy Story 2)
-Madeline Kahn (Gypsy; A Bug’s Life)
-Roddy McDowell (Mr. Soil; A Bug’s Life)
-James Coburn (Waternoose; Monsters Inc.)
-Bill Hunter (P.Sherman; Finding Nemo)
-Paul Newman (Doc Hudson; Cars)
-George Carlin (Fillmore; Cars)
Snipe
November 13, 2011, 9:43pm
#2
You’re missing Joe Ranft, who did Lenny, Heimlech, Wheezy, Jacques, Red, and maybe a few others I can’t remember.
Ballboi
November 13, 2011, 9:45pm
#3
Darn, you beat me to the punch there Snipe. I was going to post the same thing.
My goal was to limit the list to professional actors; Ranft was a Pixar employee.
Snipe
November 13, 2011, 10:42pm
#6
Oh, okay. That actually makes more sense, I was wondering how you’d forgotten about Joe Ranft. I don’t know of any other professional Pixar actors/actresses who’ve died.
Hope that list stays short for a while.
All great people with great voices. RIP
With Phyllis Diller gone, that’s three people who were in A Bug’s Life. I’m beginning to think that film is cursed; no wonder it’s my least favorite Pixar film.
Elizabeth Pena (Mirage: The Incredibles)
Well, this is depressing.