Will Vinton
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing23
Klay's TV
1998
Director
movieMoonwalker
1988
Director
movieThe Great Cognito
1982
Director
movieGod's Trombones
1981
Director
movieA Christmas Gift
1980
Director
movieDinosaurs!
1980
Director
movieDinosaur
1980
Director
movieThe Little Prince
1979
Director
movieRip Van Winkle
1978
Director
movieMartin the Cobbler
1977
Director
movieMountain Music
1976
Director
movieClosed Mondays
1974
Director
Production22
movieThe Wild
2006
Executive Producer
Día de los muertos
2002
Executive Producer
tvGary & Mike
2001
Producer
movieI Lost My M in Vegas
1999
Executive Producer
tvThe PJs
1999
Executive Producer
movieThe Online Adventures of Ozzie the Elf
1997
Executive Producer
movieBride of Resistor
1997
Producer
movieMr. Resistor
1994
Producer
movieHammer Time
1994
Executive Producer
movieWill Vinton's Claymation Easter
1992
Executive Producer, Producer
movieWill Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors
1991
Executive Producer
tvThe California Raisin Show
1989
Executive Producer
movieMeet the Raisins!
1988
Producer
movieMoonwalker
1988
Producer
movieShadow Play
1986
Producer
movieThe Great Cognito
1982
Producer
movieDinosaurs!
1980
Producer
movieMountain Music
1976
Producer
Acting7
movieClaydream
2022
Self (archive footage)
tvLIGHT & MAGIC
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Adventures of Mark Twain
1985
Dan'l Webster (voice)
Visual Effects5
movieThe Festival of Claymation
1987
Animation
movieReturn to Oz
1985
Animation Director
movieMountain Music
1976
Animation
movieClosed Mondays
1974
Animation