About

Known credits:
54
Birthday:
1947-11-17
Place of birth:
McMinnville, Oregon, USA
Website:
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Will Vinton

Overview

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

Acting
2022 Claydream Actor Himself (archive footage) 59
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2021 Remembering Return to Oz Actor Self N/A
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2019 Animation Outlaws Actor Himself 58
Average
2011 Adventures in Plymptoons! Actor Himself 59
Average
1985 The Adventures of Mark Twain Actor Dan'l Webster (voice) 60
Fair

Directing
2005 The Morning After Directing Director N/A
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1997 The PJ's Directing Director 59
Average
1994 The World's Greatest Animation Directing Director N/A
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1990 Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II Directing Director 58
Average
1988 Moonwalker Directing Director 64
Fair
1987 Claymation Christmas Celebration Directing Director 59
Average
1987 Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time Directing Director 59
Average
1987 The Festival of Claymation Directing Director N/A
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1985 The Adventures of Mark Twain Directing Director 60
Fair
1982 The Great Cognito Directing Director 58
Average
1981 The Creation Directing Director 59
Average
1980 A Christmas Gift Directing Director 59
Average
1980 Dinosaur Directing Director N/A
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1979 Legacy: A Very Short History of Natural Resources Directing Director N/A
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1979 The Little Prince Directing Director 59
Average
1978 Rip Van Winkle Directing Director 58
Average
1978 Claymation: Three Dimensional Clay Animation Directing Director 59
Average
1977 Martin the Cobbler Directing Director 59
Average
1976 Mountain Music Directing Director 58
Average
1974 Closed Mondays Directing Director 59
Average
1974 Gone for a Better Deal Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2005 The Morning After Writing Screenplay N/A
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1992 Will Vinton's Claymation Easter Writing Story 59
Average
1987 The Festival of Claymation Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2006 The Wild Production Executive Producer 56
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2005 The Morning After Production Producer N/A
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2002 Día de los muertos Production Executive Producer N/A
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2001 Gary & Mike Production Producer N/A
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2000 The Boyer Brothers Production Executive Producer N/A
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1999 I Lost My M in Vegas Production Producer N/A
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1999 The PJs Production Executive Producer 69
Fair
1997 The PJ's Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1997 Bride of Resistor Production Producer 59
Average
1994 Mr. Resistor Production Producer 59
Average
1994 Hammer Time Production Executive Producer N/A
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1992 Will Vinton's Claymation Easter Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1992 Will Vinton's Claymation Easter Production Producer 59
Average
1991 Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1989 The California Raisin Show Production Executive Producer 68
Fair
1988 Meet the Raisins! Production Producer 59
Average
1988 Moonwalker Production Producer 64
Fair
1987 Claymation Christmas Celebration Production Producer 59
Average
1987 The Festival of Claymation Production Producer N/A
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1986 Shadow Play Production Producer 59
Average
1980 Dinosaur Production Producer N/A
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Visual Effects
1987 The Festival of Claymation Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1985 Return to Oz Visual Effects Animation Director 64
Fair
1985 The Adventures of Mark Twain Visual Effects Animation 60
Fair
1974 Closed Mondays Visual Effects Animation 59
Average