Will Vinton
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 17, 1947
- Died
- October 4, 2018
- Birthplace
- McMinnville, Oregon, USA
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
Go Down Death TBA
Director
Claydream 2022
as Self (archive footage)
Remembering Return to Oz 2021
as Self
Animation Outlaws 2019
as Self
Adventures in Plymptoons! 2011
as Self
The Wild 2006
Executive Producer
- The Morning After
The Morning After 2005
Producer, Director, Screenplay
- Día de los muertos
Día de los muertos 2002
Executive Producer
I Lost My M in Vegas 1999
Executive Producer
- Klay's TV
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, Executive Producer, Story
Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors 1991
Executive Producer
Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II 1990
Director, Producer
Meet the Raisins! 1988
Producer
Moonwalker 1988
Producer, Director
Claymation Christmas Celebration 1987
Director, Producer
Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time 1987
Director
The Festival of Claymation 1987
Director, Writer, Producer, Animation
Shadow Play 1986
Producer
Return to Oz 1985
Animation Director
The Adventures of Mark Twain 1985
as Dan'l Webster (voice), Director, Animation
The Great Cognito 1982
Director, Producer
- The Creation
The Creation 1981
Director
God's Trombones 1981
Director
A Christmas Gift 1980
Director
Dinosaurs! 1980
Producer, Director
Dinosaur 1980
Director
Legacy: A Very Short History of Natural Resources 1979
Director
The Little Prince 1979
Director
Rip Van Winkle 1978
Director, Producer
Claymation: Three Dimensional Clay Animation 1978
Director
Martin the Cobbler 1977
Director
Mountain Music 1976
Director, Writer, Producer, Animation
Closed Mondays 1974
Director, Animation
- Gone for a Better Deal
Gone for a Better Deal 1974
Director
Credits from TMDB.