Joe Ruby

Joe Ruby

CountryUnited States United States
GenderMale
Birthdaymars 30, 1933
Death2020-08-26
BiographyJoseph Clemens Ruby (March 30, 1933 – August 26, 2020) was an American animator, writer, television producer, and music editor. He was best known as a co-creator of the animated Scooby-Doo franchise, together with Ken Spears. In 1977, they co-founded the television animation production company Ruby-Spears Productions. Ruby would work with Spears and would co-create several other shows including Fangface, Dynomutt, Dog Wonder, and Jabberjaw among others.

Ruby met Spears in 1959 at Hanna-Barbera, when the studio was being interviewed by Life Magazine. The two would start working together on animated shows. Before Ruby founded Ruby-Spears, he worked at several studios, including Walt Disney Animation Studios, Hanna-Barbera, DePatie–Freleng Enterprises, and with Sid and Marty Krofft.

In 1996, the Ruby-Spears studio closed, and Ruby would keep working with Spears until his retirement in 2002.

Ruby died on August 26, 2020. He was 87 years old.

Biography from the Wikipedia article Joe Ruby. Licensed under CC-BY-SA. Full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Part of Crew

Bigfoot and Wildboy
Ended

Bigfoot and Wildboy

as Creator
Dynomutt, Dog Wonder
Ended

Dynomutt, Dog Wonder

as Creator
Electra Woman and Dyna Girl
Ended

Electra Woman and Dyna Girl

as Creator
Planet of the Apes
Ended

Planet of the Apes

as Story Consultant
Scooby Doo, Where Are You!
Ended

Scooby Doo, Where Are You!

as Story Editor
Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?
Ended

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

as Creator
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Ended

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

as Creator
The Scooby-Doo Show
Ended

The Scooby-Doo Show

as Creator
Thundarr the Barbarian
Ended

Thundarr the Barbarian

as Executive Producer

Recently Updated Shows

Recently updated shows that might be of your interest.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Running

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds follows Captain Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the decade before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.

GenreAction, Adventure, Science-Fiction
Sheriff Country
Running

Sheriff Country

Sheriff Country focuses on straight-shooting sheriff Mickey Fox, the stepsister of Cal Fire's division chief Sharon Leone, who investigates criminal activity as she patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while contending with her ex-con father, Wes, who is an off-the-grid marijuana grower, and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter.

GenreDrama, Crime
Fire Country
Running

Fire Country

In Fire Country, seeking redemption and a shortened prison sentence, young convict Bode Donovan joins a firefighting program that returns him to his small Northern California hometown, where he and other inmates work alongside elite firefighters to extinguish massive blazes across the region.

GenreDrama, Action
Elsbeth
Running

Elsbeth

Elsbeth follows Elsbeth Tascioni, an astute but unconventional attorney who utilizes her singular point of view to make unique observations and corner brilliant criminals alongside the NYPD. After leaving her successful legal career in Chicago to tackle a new investigative role in New York City, Elsbeth finds herself jockeying with the toast of the NYPD, Captain C.W. Wagner, a charismatic and revered leader. Working alongside Elsbeth is Officer Kaya Blanke, a stoic and ethical officer who quickly develops an appreciation for Elsbeth's insightful and offbeat ways.

GenreDrama, Comedy, Crime
Reacher
Running

Reacher

Reacher follows Jack Reacher, a veteran military police investigator who has just recently entered civilian life. Reacher is a drifter, carrying no phone and the barest of essentials as he travels the country and explores the nation he once served. When Reacher arrives in the small town of Margrave, Georgia, he finds a community grappling with its first homicide in 20 years. The cops immediately arrest him and eyewitnesses claim to place Reacher at the scene of the crime. While he works to prove his innocence, a deep-seated conspiracy begins to emerge, one that will require Reacher's keen mind and hard-hitting fists to deal with. One thing above all is for sure: They picked the wrong guy to take the fall.

GenreDrama, Action, Thriller