10 Facts About Will Ryan

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William Frank Ryan was an American voice actor, musician and singer.

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Will Ryan provided the voice of Petrie in the 1988 animated film The Land Before Time.

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Will Ryan was known for his voice work as Eugene Meltsner in the Christian radio drama Adventures in Odyssey and Grubby in The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin.

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Will Ryan was born on May 21,1949, and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Will Ryan became established by singing about the American West.

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Will Ryan provided the voices of Rabbit and Tigger, and the singing voice of Eeyore, in the Disney Channel's long-running series Welcome to Pooh Corner and in many other Pooh cartoons.

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Will Ryan provided the voice of Barnaby the Dog on the popular series Dumbo's Circus.

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In 1987, Will Ryan became a fixture of the radio drama Adventures in Odyssey, as Eugene Meltsner, Harlow Doyle, David Harley, Patrick O'Will Ryan and over 100 individual characters.

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Will Ryan voiced Rabbit in Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore, Digit in An American Tail, Petrie in The Land Before Time, and Willie the Giant in Mickey's Christmas Carol.

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Will Ryan died from pancreatic cancer on November 19,2021, at the age of 72.