Will Vinton
Directing
1947-11-17 · 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
Claydream
2022 · Movie
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022 · Series
Remembering Return to Oz
2021 · Movie
Animation Outlaws
2019 · Movie
Adventures in Plymptoons!
2011 · Movie
The Wild
2006 · Movie
The Morning After
2005 · Movie
Día de los muertos
2002 · Movie
Gary & Mike
2001 · Series
I Lost My M in Vegas
1999 · Movie
The PJs
1999 · Series
Klay's TV
1998 · Movie
The Online Adventures of Ozzie the Elf
1997 · Movie
Bride of Resistor
1997 · Movie
Mr. Resistor
1994 · Movie
Hammer Time
1994 · Movie
The World's Greatest Animation
1994 · Movie
Will Vinton's Claymation Easter
1992 · Movie
Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors
1991 · Movie
Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II
1990 · Movie
The California Raisin Show
1989 · Series
Prisoners of Gravity
1989 · Series
Meet the Raisins!
1988 · Movie
Moonwalker
1988 · Movie
Claymation Christmas Celebration
1987 · Movie
Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time
1987 · Movie
The Festival of Claymation
1987 · Movie
Shadow Play
1986 · Movie
Return to Oz
1985 · Movie
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1985 · Movie
The Great Cognito
1982 · Movie
The Creation
1981 · Movie
God's Trombones
1981 · Movie
A Christmas Gift
1980 · Movie
Dinosaurs!
1980 · Movie
Dinosaur
1980 · Movie
Legacy: A Very Short History of Natural Resources
1979 · Movie
The Little Prince
1979 · Movie
Rip Van Winkle
1978 · Movie
Claymation: Three Dimensional Clay Animation
1978 · Movie
Martin the Cobbler
1977 · Movie
Mountain Music
1976 · Movie
Closed Mondays
1974 · Movie
Gone for a Better Deal
1974 · Movie