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Tom Ray(1919-2010)

  • Animation Department
  • Director
  • Writer
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Tom Ray was born on 2 August 1919 in Williams, Arizona, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Transformers (1984) and Garfield and Friends (1988). He was married to Brenda Ellen and Anna Lois Ray. He died on 6 April 2010 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
BornAugust 2, 1919
DiedApril 6, 2010(90)
BornAugust 2, 1919
DiedApril 6, 2010(90)
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    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Robin Williams, Sally Field, Lisa Jakub, Matthew Lawrence, and Mara Wilson in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Mrs. Doubtfire
7.1
  • Animation Department
  • 1993
Peter Cullen in Transformers (1984)
Transformers
8.0
TV Series
  • Animation Department
Gregg Berger and Lorenzo Music in Garfield and Friends (1988)
Garfield and Friends
7.2
TV Series
  • Animation Department(uncredited)
Dino-Riders (1988)
Dino-Riders
7.1
TV Series
  • Animation Department

Credits

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Animation Department

  • Godzilla: The Series (1998)
    Godzilla: The Series
    6.8
    TV Series
    • timing director
    • 1998–1999
  • Men in Black: The Series (1997)
    Men in Black: The Series
    6.8
    TV Series
    • timing director
    • 1998–1999
  • Toran Caudell, Spencer Klein, Jamil Walker Smith, and Phillip Van Dyke in Hey Arnold! (1996)
    Hey Arnold!
    7.6
    TV Series
    • sheet timer
    • 1997–1998
  • Robby Benson, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Jim Cummings, Gregory Grudt, Paige O'Hara, Kimmy Robertson, and Anne Rogers in Belle's Magical World (1998)
    Belle's Magical World
    4.8
    Video
    • character designer (as Thomas Ray)
    • 1998
  • 101 Dalmatians: The Series (1997)
    101 Dalmatians: The Series
    6.1
    TV Series
    • animation director
    • key layout designer
    • timing director (as Thomas Ray)
    • 1997–1998
  • The Mask (1995)
    The Mask
    6.9
    TV Series
    • timing director
    • 1997
  • Nick Bakay and Richard Steven Horvitz in The Angry Beavers (1997)
    The Angry Beavers
    7.1
    TV Series
    • animation timer
    • 1997
  • John de Lancie, Jesse Douglas, Quinton Flynn, Jennifer Hale, and J.D. Roth in The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996)
    The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
    7.7
    TV Series
    • animation director (as Thomas Ray)
    • 1996
  • Jim Cummings, Eric Goldberg, and Frank Gorshin in Superior Duck (1996)
    Superior Duck
    6.1
    Short
    • animator
    • 1996
  • The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995)
    The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries
    7.0
    TV Series
    • sheet timer
    • sheet timing direction
    • 1995–1996
  • Peanuts (1965)
    Peanuts
    7.5
    TV Series
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1975–1996
  • That's Warner Bros.! (1995)
    That's Warner Bros.!
    6.6
    TV Series
    • animator
    • 1995
  • Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille, and Rob Paulsen in Animaniacs (1993)
    Animaniacs
    7.8
    TV Series
    • sheet timing
    • slugging
    • sheet timer
    • 1993–1994
  • Gregg Berger and Lorenzo Music in Garfield and Friends (1988)
    Garfield and Friends
    7.2
    TV Series
    • animator (uncredited)
    • 1994
  • Yakko's World: An Animaniacs Singalong (1994)
    Yakko's World: An Animaniacs Singalong
    6.7
    Video
    • sheet timing
    • 1994

Director

  • A ForesTale
    • Director
    • 2004
  • Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes (2003)
    Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of the Looney Tunes
    7.7
    Video
    • co-director: original material
    • 2003
  • ToonHeads (1992)
    ToonHeads
    8.3
    TV Series
    • original material
    • 1992–2002
  • My Little Pony Tales (1992)
    My Little Pony Tales
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Chuck Amuck: The Movie (1991)
    Chuck Amuck: The Movie
    6.9
    • co-director: original material
    • 1991
  • Bobby's World (1990)
    Bobby's World
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Gregg Berger and Lorenzo Music in Garfield and Friends (1988)
    Garfield and Friends
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989–1990
  • Zazoo U (1990)
    Zazoo U
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1990
  • ABC Weekend Specials (1977)
    ABC Weekend Specials
    7.8
    TV Series
    • key director
    • 1989
  • Fraggle Rock (1987)
    Fraggle Rock
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • My Little Pony (1986)
    My Little Pony
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986–1987
  • Moon Dreamers (1986)
    Moon Dreamers
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • InHumanoids (1986)
    InHumanoids
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Potato Head Kids (1986)
    Potato Head Kids
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Director (1986)
    • 1986–1987
  • The Glo Friends (1986)
    The Glo Friends
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director (1986)
    • 1986

Writer

  • The Bugs Bunny Show (1960)
    The Bugs Bunny Show
    8.5
    TV Series
    • stories
    • 1961–1971
  • Shutter Bugged Cat (1967)
    Shutter Bugged Cat
    5.4
    Short
    • story supervisor
    • 1967
  • Matinee Mouse (1966)
    Matinee Mouse
    5.5
    Short
    • story supervisor
    • 1966

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Tomstone Animation
  • Alternative names
    • M. Tomme Rae
  • Born
    • August 2, 1919
    • Williams, Arizona, USA
  • Died
    • April 6, 2010
    • Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Brenda Ellen? - April 6, 2010 (his death)
  • Children
      Donna Mouliot
  • Parents
      Frederick Allen Ray
  • Relatives
      Lawrence W. Ray(Sibling)

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  • Trivia
    Father of Greg Ray and Donna Mouliot.

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