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Stan Winston

Known For

Crew

Gender

Male

Birthday

Apr 7, 1946 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Arlington, Virginia, USA

Biography

Stanley Winston (April 7, 1946 – June 15, 2008) was an American visual effects supervisor, makeup artist, and film director. He was best known for his work in the Terminator series, the Jurassic Park series, Aliens, the Predator series, Iron Man, Edward Scissorhands, Avatar and Enthiran. He won four Academy Awards for his work. Winston, a frequent collaborator with director James Cameron, owned several effects studios, including Stan Winston Digital. The established areas of expertise for Winston were in makeup, puppets and practical effects, but he had recently expanded his studio to encompass digital effects as well.

Known For

Acting
2019The Movies That Made UsSelf (archive footage)
2011Return to Jurassic ParkSelf (archive footage)
2008I Am 'Iron Man'Self
2007Bloodsucking CinemaSelf
2006Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher FilmSelf
2005The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'Self (archive footage)
2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelf
2004Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'Self
2004Eliza Dushku: Babe in the WoodsSelf
2004Stan Winston: Monster MogulSelf
2004Fangoria: Blood DriveHimself / DVD Extras
2003Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'Self
2003No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
2002Michael Jackson: The Making of GhostsSelf
2001The Making Of Jurassic Park IIISelf
2001Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'Self
2000In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the VampireSelf
2000The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'Self
2000If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'Self
1999Ray Harryhausen: Working with DinosaursSelf
1998The Thing: Terror Takes ShapeSelf
1997The Making of 'The Lost World'Self
1997Hollywood HalloweenSelf
1995The Making of 'Jurassic Park'Self
1995Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)Self
1994Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special EffectsSelf
1993T2: More Than Meets the EyeSelf
1992Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the PenguinSelf
1991The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'Self
1987BiographySelf
1985The Making of the TerminatorSelf
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
Production
2008The Deaths of Ian StoneProducer
2005Hellraiser: DeaderProducer
2003Wrong TurnProducer
2002Teenage CavemanProducer
2001The Day the World EndedProducer
2001How to Make a MonsterProducer
2001Earth vs. the SpiderProducer
2001Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She CreatureProducer
Directing
1997GhostsDirector
1991A Gnome Named GnormDirector
1988PumpkinheadDirector
1986AliensSecond Unit Director
1984The TerminatorSecond Unit Director
Writing
1997GhostsScreenplay
1997GhostsStory
1988PumpkinheadStory
1980The UnseenStory
Crew
2015Jurassic WorldThanks
2012Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxicaThanks
2011Jurassic Park: Prime SurvivalThanks
2009Terminator SalvationIn Memory Of
2009G.I. Joe: The Rise of CobraSpecial Effects
2008Iron ManSpecial Effects
2003Terminator 3: Rise of the MachinesMakeup Effects
2001Pearl HarborMakeup Effects
2001A.I. Artificial IntelligenceAnimatronics Designer
2001The Day the World EndedSpecial Effects
1999Inspector GadgetAnimatronics Designer
1999Galaxy QuestMakeup Effects
1998Small SoldiersAnimatronic and Prosthetic Effects
1993Jurassic ParkSpecial Effects
1991Terminator 2: Judgment DaySpecial Effects
1990Predator 2Special Effects
1987PredatorSpecial Effects
1982ParasiteSpecial Effects
1981The HandMakeup Effects
1981HeartbeepsMakeup Effects
1980The ExterminatorMakeup Effects
1977Dracula's DogSpecial Effects
1976W.C. Fields and MeSpecial Effects
1974The Bat PeopleMakeup Effects
1974The Autobiography of Miss Jane PittmanMakeup Effects