- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- November 17, 1947
- Place of Birth
- McMinnville, Oregon, USA
- Died
- October 4, 2018
Will Vinton
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
movieClaydream
2022 · Self (archive footage)
tvLIGHT & MAGIC
2022 · Self (archive footage)
movieRemembering Return to Oz
2021 · Self
movieAnimation Outlaws
2019 · Self
movieAdventures in Plymptoons!
2011 · Self
movieThe Wild
2006 · Executive Producer
The Morning After
movieThe Morning After
2005 · Producer, Director, Screenplay
Día de los muertos
movieDía de los muertos
2002 · Executive Producer
tvGary & Mike
2001 · Producer
movieI Lost My M in Vegas
1999 · Executive Producer
tvThe PJs
1999 · Executive Producer
Klay's TV
movieKlay's TV
1998 · Director
movieThe Online Adventures of Ozzie the Elf
1997 · Executive Producer
movieBride of Resistor
1997 · Producer
movieMr. Resistor
1994 · Producer
movieHammer Time
1994 · Executive Producer
movieThe World's Greatest Animation
1994 · Director
movieWill Vinton's Claymation Easter
1992 · Producer, Executive Producer, Story
movieWill Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors
1991 · Executive Producer
movieRaisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II
1990 · Director, Producer
tvThe California Raisin Show
1989 · Executive Producer
tvPrisoners of Gravity
1989 · Self
movieMeet the Raisins!
1988 · Producer
movieMoonwalker
1988 · Producer, Director
movieClaymation Christmas Celebration
1987 · Director, Producer
movieDinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time
1987 · Director
movieThe Festival of Claymation
1987 · Director, Writer, Producer, Animation
movieShadow Play
1986 · Producer
movieReturn to Oz
1985 · Animation Director
movieThe Adventures of Mark Twain
1985 · Dan'l Webster (voice), Director, Animation
movieThe Great Cognito
1982 · Director, Producer
The Creation
movieThe Creation
1981 · Director
movieGod's Trombones
1981 · Director
movieA Christmas Gift
1980 · Director
movieDinosaurs!
1980 · Producer, Director
movieDinosaur
1980 · Director
movieLegacy: A Very Short History of Natural Resources
1979 · Director
movieThe Little Prince
1979 · Director
movieRip Van Winkle
1978 · Director
movieClaymation: Three Dimensional Clay Animation
1978 · Director
movieMartin the Cobbler
1977 · Director
movieMountain Music
1976 · Director, Writer, Producer, Animation
movieClosed Mondays
1974 · Director, Animation
Gone for a Better Deal
movieGone for a Better Deal
1974 · Director