Directing · geboren 1947-11-17 · McMinnville, Oregon, USA

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.

Bekannt aus

• Tierisch Wild (2006) – Executive Producer
• Oz - Eine fantastische Welt (1985) – Animation Director
• Moonwalker (1988) – Producer
• The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985) – Dan'l Webster (voice)
• LIGHT & MAGIC (2022) – Self (archive footage)
• Hausmeister Stubbs (1999) – Executive Producer
• Closed Mondays (1974) – Director
• Claymation Christmas Celebration (1987) – Director
• The Great Cognito (1982) – Director
• Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors (1991) – Executive Producer
• The Creation (1981) – Director
• Mr. Resistor (1994) – Producer
• Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time (1987) – Director
• Prisoners of Gravity (1989) – Self
• The Little Prince (1979) – Director
• Meet the Raisins! (1988) – Producer
• Claydream (2022) – Self (archive footage)
• Schattenspiele (1986) – Producer
• Bride of Resistor (1997) – Producer
• Martin the Cobbler (1977) – Director
• The California Raisin Show (1989) – Executive Producer
• Will Vinton's Claymation Easter (1992) – Producer
• Animation Outlaws (2019) – Self
• Rip Van Winkle (1978) – Director
• Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II (1990) – Director
• A Christmas Gift (1980) – Director
• Adventures in Plymptoons! (2011) – Self
• Mountain Music (1976) – Director
• Día de los muertos (2002) – Executive Producer
• The Festival of Claymation (1987) – Director
• Claymation: Three Dimensional Clay Animation (1978) – Director
• The Online Adventures of Ozzie the Elf (1997) – Executive Producer
• Gary & Mike (2001) – Producer
• Remembering Return to Oz (2021) – Self
• Legacy: A Very Short History of Natural Resources (1979) – Director
• Gone for a Better Deal (1974) – Director
• Dinosaurs! (1980) – Producer
• Hammer Time (1994) – Executive Producer
• The World's Greatest Animation (1994) – Director
• The Morning After (2005) – Producer