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James Ford Murphy is an American animator. He started his career as an art director for
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which displaying layouts for the commercials of company’s underwear. And then, he later worked as an animator for commercials including
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in Calabash animation studio before he left to become an animator for video game, ''Torin’s Passage'' and afterwards move to his current company at Pixar. He directed the 2014 short film ''
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''.


Filmography


Feature films

* ''
A Bug's Life ''A Bug's Life'' (stylized in all lowercase) is a 1998 American animated comedy film directed by John Lasseter from a screenplay written by Andrew Stanton, Donald McEnery, and Bob Shaw, and a story conceived by Lasseter, Stanton, and Joe Ran ...
'' – additional character designer, animator * ''
Toy Story 2 ''Toy Story 2'' is a 1999 American animated adventure comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios, and the first sequel to Toy Story. It is the second installment in the Toy Story (franchise), ''Toy Story'' franchise and was directed by J ...
'' – animator * ''
Monsters, Inc. ''Monsters, Inc.'' (also known as ''Monsters, Incorporated'') is a 2001 American animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Featuring the voices of John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi, James Cobu ...
'' – animator * ''
Finding Nemo ''Finding Nemo'' is a 2003 American animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Andrew Stanton, co-directed by Lee Unkrich, and produced by Graham Walters, from ...
'' – animator * ''
The Incredibles ''The Incredibles'' is a 2004 American animated superhero film written and directed by Brad Bird. Produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, the film stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Spencer ...
'' – animator * ''
Cars A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels. Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people rather than cargo. There are around one billio ...
'' – directing animator * ''
Ratatouille Ratatouille ( , ; ) is a French Provençal dish of stewed vegetables that originated in Nice and is sometimes referred to as ''ratatouille niçoise'' (). Recipes and cooking times differ widely, but common ingredients include tomato, garlic ...
'' – animator * ''
Wall-E ''WALL-E'' (stylized with an interpunct as ''WALL·E'') is a 2008 American animated Romance film, romantic science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Andrew Stanton, produced b ...
'' – production resources * '' Up'' – production resources * ''
Toy Story 3 ''Toy Story 3'' is a 2010 American animated comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The third installment in the Toy Story (franchise), ''Toy Story'' series, it was directed by Lee Unkrich, the editor ...
'' – fix and additional animator, production resources * ''
Cars 2 ''Cars 2'' is a 2011 American animated spy comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the sequel to '' Cars'' (2006), the second film in the ''Cars'' franchise, and the 12th animated film from the studio ...
'' – production resources * ''
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'' – production resources * ''
Cars 3 ''Cars 3'' is a 2017 American animated sports comedy-adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is a sequel to '' Cars 2'' (2011) and the third film in the ''Cars'' franchise. It was directed by Brian Fe ...
'' – promotional animation * ''
Toy Story 4 ''Toy Story 4'' is a 2019 American animated comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It is the fourth installment in Pixar's ''Toy Story'' series and the sequel to ''Toy Story 3'' (2010). It was dire ...
'' – custom animation production * ''Onward'' – custom animation production * ''Luca'' – custom animation production * ''
Turning Red ''Turning Red'' is a 2022 American animated coming-of-age fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Domee Shi and produced by Lindsey Collins, from a screenplay written by S ...
'' – parks and promo * ''Lightyear'' – parks and promo * ''Elemental'' – parks and promo *
Inside Out 2 ''Inside Out 2'' is a 2024 American animated coming-of-age film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The sequel to '' Inside Out'' (2015), it was directed by Kelsey Mann and was produced by Mark Nielsen, from a screen ...
- parks and promo


Short films

* '' For the Birds'' – supervising animator * ''
Mike's New Car ''Mike's New Car'' is a 2002 American animated comedy short film, starring the protagonists from Pixar's '' Monsters, Inc.'', Mike Wazowski and James P. "Sulley" Sullivan. Directed by Pete Docter and Roger L. Gould, it is the first Pixar short to ...
'' – animator * ''
Mater and the Ghostlight ''Mater and the Ghostlight'' is a 2006 American animated short film released as a special feature on the DVD of Pixar's film ''Cars'', which was released in the United States and Canada on November 7, 2006. The short, set in the ''Cars'' world, te ...
'' – supervising animator * '' Partly Cloudy'' – special thanks * ''Day & Night'' – special thanks * ''La Luna'' – animator * ''
Partysaurus Rex ''Toy Story Toons: Partysaurus Rex'' is a 2012 American animated short film written and directed by Mark Walsh. It was first screened ahead of the 3D theatrical re-release of ''Finding Nemo'' as the third and final short in the trilogy of '' To ...
'' – special thanks * ''
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'' – director, writer, story, music, ukulele * '' Miss Fritter’s Racing Skoool'' - director, writer


Documentaries

* ''The Making of 'The Incredibles – himself (as Jim Murphy) * '' The Pixar Story'' – himself (as Jim Murphy)


Video games

* '' Torin's Passage'' – lead animator (as Jim Murphy)


References


External links

* American animators Living people Pixar people Year of birth missing (living people) {{animator-stub