Will Vinton
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday17 November 1947
Died4 October 2018 (age 70)
Place of birthMcMinnville, Oregon, USA
Known credits44
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". He died on October 4, 20…
Claydream
2022 · Self (archive footage)
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Remembering Return to Oz
2021 · Self
Animation Outlaws
2019 · Self
Adventures in Plymptoons!
2011 · Self
The Wild
2006 · Executive Producer
The Morning After
2005 · Director
The Morning After
2005 · Producer
The Morning After
2005 · Screenplay
Día de los muertos
2002 · Executive Producer
Gary & Mike
2001 · Producer
I Lost My M in Vegas
1999 · Executive Producer
The PJs
1999 · Executive Producer
Klay's TV
1998 · Director
The Online Adventures of Ozzie the Elf
1997 · Executive Producer
Bride of Resistor
1997 · Producer
Mr. Resistor
1994 · Producer
Hammer Time
1994 · Executive Producer
The World's Greatest Animation
1994 · Director
Will Vinton's Claymation Easter
1992 · Producer
Will Vinton's Claymation Easter
1992 · Executive Producer
Will Vinton's Claymation Easter
1992 · Story
Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors
1991 · Executive Producer
Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II
1990 · Director
Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II
1990 · Producer
The California Raisin Show
1989 · Executive Producer
Prisoners of Gravity
1989 · Self
Meet the Raisins!
1988 · Producer
Moonwalker
1988 · Producer
Moonwalker
1988 · Director
Claymation Christmas Celebration
1987 · Director
Claymation Christmas Celebration
1987 · Producer
Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time
1987 · Director
The Festival of Claymation
1987 · Director
The Festival of Claymation
1987 · Producer
The Festival of Claymation
1987 · Writer
The Festival of Claymation
1987 · Animation
Shadow Play
1986 · Producer
Return to Oz
1985 · Animation Director
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1985 · Dan'l Webster (voice)
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1985 · Director
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1985 · Animation
The Great Cognito
1982 · Director
The Great Cognito
1982 · Producer
The Creation
1981 · Director
God's Trombones
1981 · Director
A Christmas Gift
1980 · Director
Dinosaurs!
1980 · Producer
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