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, 2018 in Portland, Oregon.
Filmography
all 44
Movies 40
Director 21
Producer 16
self 5
TV Shows 4
Director

Codename: Housewife (2020)
Movie
Executive Producer

The Wild (2006)
Movie
6.2
Director

The Morning After (2005)
Movie
Executive Producer

Día de los muertos (2002)
Movie
Producer

Gary & Mike (2001)
TV
Executive Producer

The Boyer Brothers (2000)
Movie
Producer

I Lost My M in Vegas (1999)
Movie
Executive Producer

The PJs (1999)
TV
6
Director / Executive Producer

The PJ's (1997)
Movie
Producer

Bride of Resistor (1997)
Movie
Producer

Mr. Resistor (1994)
Movie
Executive Producer

Hammer Time (1994)
Movie
Executive Producer

Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors (1991)
Movie
Executive Producer

The California Raisin Show (1989)
TV
Producer

Meet the Raisins! (1988)
Movie
Producer / Director

Moonwalker (1988)
Movie
6
Producer

Shadow Play (1986)
Movie
Animation Director

Return to Oz (1985)
Movie
Dan'l Webster (voice) / Director / Animation

The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985)
Movie
Director

The Great Cognito (1982)
Movie
Director

The Creation (1981)
Movie
Director

A Christmas Gift (1980)
Movie
Director

Dinosaur (1980)
Movie
Director

The Little Prince (1979)
Movie
Director

Rip Van Winkle (1978)
Movie
Director

Martin the Cobbler (1977)
Movie
Director

Mountain Music (1976)
Movie
Director

Closed Mondays (1974)
Movie
Cinematographer

The Circle (1972)
Movie
Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1947-11-17
Deathday2018-10-04 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceMcMinnville, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Animated Short Film
This article uses material from Wikipedia.
Last updated:
- Will Vinton
- Filmography
- Information
- Related Persons