Will Vinton
36 movies · 3 TV shows
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Nov 17, 1947
- Died
- Oct 4, 2018 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- McMinnville, Oregon, USA
Biography
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".
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He died on October 4, 2018 in Portland, Oregon.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 7.1 Moonwalker
1988 · Film
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★ 6.7 The Adventures of Mark Twain
1985 · Film
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★ 6.2 Closed Mondays
1974 · Film
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★ 7.2 Claymation Christmas Celebration
1987 · Film
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★ 5.6 The Great Cognito
1982 · Film
- ★ 6.9
The Creation
1981 · Film
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★ 8.4 Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time
1987 · Film
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★ 6.6 The Little Prince
1979 · Film
Will Vinton: movies and TV shows
Acting (1)
- 1985 The Adventures of Mark Twain
as Dan'l Webster (voice)
Behind the camera (39)
- Upcoming Go Down Death
Director
- 2006 The Wild
Executive Producer
- 2005 The Morning After
Director, Producer, Screenplay
- 2002 Día de los muertos
Executive Producer
- 2001
- 1999 I Lost My M in Vegas
Executive Producer
- 1999
- 1998 Klay's TV
Director
- 1997 The Online Adventures of Ozzie the Elf
Executive Producer
- 1997 Bride of Resistor
Producer
- 1994 Mr. Resistor
Producer
- 1994 Hammer Time
Executive Producer
- 1994 The World's Greatest Animation
Director
- 1992 Will Vinton's Claymation Easter
Producer, Executive Producer, Story
- 1991 Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors
Executive Producer
- 1990 Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II
Director, Producer
- 1989
- 1988 Meet the Raisins!
Producer
- 1988 Moonwalker
Producer, Director
- 1987 Claymation Christmas Celebration
Director, Producer
- 1987
- 1987 The Festival of Claymation
Director, Producer, Writer, Animation
- 1986 Shadow Play
Producer
- 1985 Return to Oz
Animation Director
- 1985 The Adventures of Mark Twain
Director, Animation
- 1982 The Great Cognito
Director, Producer
- 1981 The Creation
Director
- 1981 God's Trombones
Director
- 1980 A Christmas Gift
Director
- 1980 Dinosaurs!
Producer, Director
- 1980 Dinosaur
Director
- 1979
- 1979 The Little Prince
Director
- 1978 Rip Van Winkle
Director, Producer
- 1978
- 1977 Martin the Cobbler
Director
- 1976 Mountain Music
Director, Writer, Producer, Animation
- 1974 Closed Mondays
Director, Animation
- 1974 Gone for a Better Deal
Director
Talk shows and appearances (6)
- 2022
- 2022 LIGHT & MAGIC
1 episode
- 2021
- 2019
- 2011
- 1989 Prisoners of Gravity
1 episode