Biografía y filmografía

Will Vinton

Award-winning co-director of "Closed Mondays", the first Claymation (tm) film.

Will Vinton was born on November 17, 1947 in McMinnville, Oregon, USA as William Gale Vinton. He was a producer and director, known for Claymation Easter (1992), Martin the Cobbler (1977) and Moonwalker (1988). He was married to Gillian Allred and Susan Shadburne. He was a Claymation artist who coined the term. His studio created numerous Claymation characters for ads, most notably the California Raisins, which gained fame in an ad set to the Motown hit "I Heard It Through the Grapevine".

He died on October 4, 2018 in Portland, Oregon.

Fotos

Películas (40)

Claydream

Claydream

2022 · Self (archive footage)

Remembering Return to Oz

Remembering Return to Oz

2021 · Self

Animation Outlaws

Animation Outlaws

2019 · Self

Adventures in Plymptoons!

Adventures in Plymptoons!

2011 · Self

The Wild

The Wild

2006 · Executive Producer

The Morning After

The Morning After

2005 · Director, Producer, Screenplay

Día de los muertos

Día de los muertos

2002 · Executive Producer

I Lost My M in Vegas

I Lost My M in Vegas

1999 · Executive Producer

Klay's TV

Klay's TV

1998 · Director

The Online Adventures of Ozzie the Elf

The Online Adventures of Ozzie the Elf

1997 · Executive Producer

Bride of Resistor

Bride of Resistor

1997 · Producer

Mr. Resistor

Mr. Resistor

1994 · Producer

Hammer Time

Hammer Time

1994 · Executive Producer

The World's Greatest Animation

The World's Greatest Animation

1994 · Director

Will Vinton's Claymation Easter

Will Vinton's Claymation Easter

1992 · Producer, Executive Producer, Story

Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors

Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors

1991 · Executive Producer

Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II

Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II

1990 · Director, Producer

Meet the Raisins!

Meet the Raisins!

1988 · Producer

Moonwalker

Moonwalker

1988 · Producer, Director

Claymation Christmas Celebration

Claymation Christmas Celebration

1987 · Director, Producer

Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time

Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time

1987 · Director

The Festival of Claymation

The Festival of Claymation

1987 · Director, Producer, Writer, Animation

Shadow Play

Shadow Play

1986 · Producer

Return to Oz

Return to Oz

1985 · Animation Director

The Adventures of Mark Twain

The Adventures of Mark Twain

1985 · Dan'l Webster (voice), Director, Animation

The Great Cognito

The Great Cognito

1982 · Director, Producer

The Creation

The Creation

1981 · Director

God's Trombones

God's Trombones

1981 · Director

A Christmas Gift

A Christmas Gift

1980 · Director

Dinosaurs!

Dinosaurs!

1980 · Producer, Director

Dinosaur

Dinosaur

1980 · Director

Legacy: A Very Short History of Natural Resources

Legacy: A Very Short History of Natural Resources

1979 · Director

The Little Prince

The Little Prince

1979 · Director

Rip Van Winkle

Rip Van Winkle

1978 · Director, Producer

Claymation: Three Dimensional Clay Animation

Claymation: Three Dimensional Clay Animation

1978 · Director

Martin the Cobbler

Martin the Cobbler

1977 · Director

Mountain Music

Mountain Music

1976 · Director, Writer, Producer, Animation

Closed Mondays

Closed Mondays

1974 · Director, Animation

Gone for a Better Deal

Gone for a Better Deal

1974 · Director

Go Down Death

Go Down Death

· Director

Series (5)