Will Vinton
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
Nov 17, 1947 (78 years old)
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". He died on October 4, 2018 in Portland, Oregon.
Known For
| 2022 | ClaydreamSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2022 | LIGHT & MAGICSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2021 | Remembering Return to OzSelf | |
| 2019 | Animation OutlawsSelf | |
| 2011 | Adventures in Plymptoons!Self | |
| 1989 | Prisoners of GravitySelf | |
| 1985 | The Adventures of Mark TwainDan'l Webster (voice) |
| 2006 | The WildExecutive Producer | |
| 2005 | The Morning AfterProducer | |
| 2002 | Día de los muertosExecutive Producer | |
| 2001 | Gary & MikeProducer | |
| 1999 | I Lost My M in VegasExecutive Producer | |
| 1999 | The PJsExecutive Producer | |
| 1997 | Bride of ResistorProducer | |
| 1997 | The Online Adventures of Ozzie the ElfExecutive Producer | |
| 1994 | Mr. ResistorProducer | |
| 1994 | Hammer TimeExecutive Producer | |
| 1992 | Will Vinton's Claymation EasterProducer | |
| 1992 | Will Vinton's Claymation EasterExecutive Producer | |
| 1991 | Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of HorrorsExecutive Producer | |
| 1989 | The California Raisin ShowExecutive Producer | |
| 1988 | MoonwalkerProducer | |
| 1988 | Meet the Raisins!Producer | |
| 1987 | Claymation Christmas CelebrationProducer | |
| 1987 | The Festival of ClaymationProducer | |
| 1986 | Shadow PlayProducer | |
| 1982 | The Great CognitoProducer | |
| 1980 | Dinosaurs!Producer | |
| 1976 | Mountain MusicProducer |
| 2005 | The Morning AfterDirector | |
| 1998 | Klay's TVDirector | |
| 1994 | The World's Greatest AnimationDirector | |
| 1990 | Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins IIDirector | |
| 1988 | MoonwalkerDirector | |
| 1987 | Claymation Christmas CelebrationDirector | |
| 1987 | The Festival of ClaymationDirector | |
| 1987 | Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in TimeDirector | |
| 1985 | The Adventures of Mark TwainDirector | |
| 1982 | The Great CognitoDirector | |
| 1981 | The CreationDirector | |
| 1981 | God's TrombonesDirector | |
| 1980 | Dinosaurs!Director | |
| 1980 | A Christmas GiftDirector | |
| 1980 | DinosaurDirector | |
| 1979 | Legacy: A Very Short History of Natural ResourcesDirector | |
| 1979 | The Little PrinceDirector | |
| 1978 | Rip Van WinkleDirector | |
| 1978 | Claymation: Three Dimensional Clay AnimationDirector | |
| 1977 | Martin the CobblerDirector | |
| 1976 | Mountain MusicDirector | |
| 1974 | Closed MondaysDirector | |
| 1974 | Gone for a Better DealDirector |
| 2005 | The Morning AfterScreenplay | |
| 1992 | Will Vinton's Claymation EasterStory | |
| 1987 | The Festival of ClaymationWriter | |
| 1976 | Mountain MusicWriter |