Joe Ruby

CREATOR

1933-03-30

2020-08-26

Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Animator and producer who co-created Scooby-Doo.

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Biography

Animator and producer who co-created Scooby-Doo.

Best known for:

Filmography:

The Herculoids(1967)

work as

Writer

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!(1969)

6.6

work as

Writer, Creator

Harlem Globetrotters(1970)

work as

Story Supervisor

Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! poster

Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!(1971)

work as

Creator

The New Scooby-Doo Movies(1972)

6.4

work as

Writer

The Barkleys(1972)

work as

Creator

The Houndcats(1972)

work as

Creator

A Christmas Story(1972)

work as

Writer

The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't poster

The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't(1972)

work as

Story

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters poster

Scooby-Doo! Meets the Harlem Globetrotters(1972)

work as

Creator

Bailey's Comets(1973)

work as

Creator

Far Out Space Nuts(1975)

work as

Creator

Electra Woman and Dyna Girl(1976)

work as

Creator

Dynomutt, Dog Wonder(1976)

work as

Creator

Scooby's All-Stars(1977)

6.9

work as

Creator

Bigfoot and Wildboy(1977)

work as

Creator

Magic Mongo(1977)

work as

Creator

Captain Caveman(1977)

work as

Creator

Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo(1979)

6.3

work as

Executive Producer, Creator

The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show and Scrappy Too! poster

The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show and Scrappy Too!(1980)

work as

Creator

Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels poster

Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels(1980)

5.8

work as

Creator

Heathcliff(1980)

5.2

work as

Producer, Creator

Scruffy(1980)

work as

Executive Producer

Back to the Planet of the Apes(1980)

work as

Story Consultant

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes poster

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes(1980)

work as

Story Consultant

The Trouble with Miss Switch(1980)

work as

Executive Producer

Goldie Gold and Action Jack(1981)

work as

Producer

Miss Switch to the Rescue(1982)

work as

Executive Producer

The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show poster

The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show(1983)

6.8

work as

Creator

Alvin and the Chipmunks(1983)

5.6

work as

Creator

Q*bert(1983)

work as

Creator

Turbo Teen(1984)

work as

Executive Producer

The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries(1984)

7.2

work as

Creator

The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo(1985)

6.7

work as

Creator

A Chipmunk Reunion(1985)

work as

Executive Producer

The Centurions(1986)

6.3

work as

Executive Producer

A Pup Named Scooby-Doo(1988)

6.3

work as

Characters

Police Academy(1988)

work as

Creator

The Magic Flute(1994)

work as

Executive Producer

Rumpelstiltskin(1995)

3.7

work as

Writer, Producer

Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale poster

Jirimpimbira: An African Folk Tale(1995)

work as

Executive Producer

Skysurfer Strike Force(1996)

work as

Executive Producer

Scooby-Doo's Creepiest Capers(2000)

work as

Story

Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase(2001)

work as

Thanks

Scooby-Doo(2002)

5.2

work as

Thanks

Scooby-Doo! Winter WonderDog(2002)

7.8

work as

Writer

Scooby-Doo Meets Batman(2002)

work as

Writer

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated(2010)

7.2

work as

Characters, Writer

Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur poster

Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur(2011)

6.5

work as

Thanks

Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire(2012)

6.5

work as

Thanks

Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon poster

Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon(2012)

6.5

work as

Thanks

Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!(2015)

6.8

work as

Thanks, Characters

LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood poster

LEGO Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood(2016)

work as

Characters

Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold poster

Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold(2018)

5.9

work as

Thanks

Daphne & Velma(2018)

4.7

work as

Characters

Scoob!(2020)

5.9

work as

Characters

Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!(2020)

6.6

work as

Thanks

Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog poster

Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog(2021)

6.5

work as

Thanks

Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!(2022)

5.7

work as

Thanks

Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too!(2023)

6.2

work as

Thanks

Go-Go Mystery Machine

work as

Characters