Will Vinton
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1947-11-17
Day of Death
2018-10-04 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
McMinnville, Oregon, USA
Will Vinton
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
Acting
(2022)
Claydream
as Self (archive footage)
(2021)
Remembering Return to Oz
as Self
(2019)
Animation Outlaws
as Himself
(2011)
Adventures in Plymptoons!
as Himself
(1985)
The Adventures of Mark Twain
as Dan'l Webster (voice)
Crew
(2006)
The Wild
Executive Producer
(2005)
The Morning After
Director, Producer, Screenplay
(2002)
Día de los muertos
Executive Producer
(1997)
Bride of Resistor
Producer
(1994)
Mr. Resistor
Producer
(1994)
Hammer Time
Executive Producer
(1994)
The World's Greatest Animation
Director
(1992)
Will Vinton's Claymation Easter
Producer, Executive Producer, Story
(1991)
Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors
Executive Producer
(1990)
(1988)
Moonwalker
Producer, Director
(1988)
Meet the Raisins!
Producer
(1987)
Claymation Christmas Celebration
Director, Producer
(1987)
The Festival of Claymation
Director, Producer, Writer, Animation
(1987)
(1986)
Shadow Play
Producer
(1985)
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Director, Animation
(1985)
Return to Oz
Animation Director
(1982)
The Great Cognito
Director
(1981)
The Creation
Director
(1980)
Dinosaurs!
Producer, Director
(1980)
A Christmas Gift
Director
(1979)
(1979)
The Little Prince
Director
(1978)
Rip Van Winkle
Director
(1978)
(1977)
Martin the Cobbler
Director
(1976)
Mountain Music
Director
(1974)
Closed Mondays
Director, Animation
(1974)
Gone for a Better Deal
Director