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.
Acting
Movie
The Adventures of Mark Twain
as Dan'l Webster (voice)
1985
TV
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self (archive footage)
2022
TV
Prisoners of Gravity
as Self
1989
Movie
Claydream
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Movie
Animation Outlaws
as Self
2019
Movie
Adventures in Plymptoons!
as Self
2011
Movie
Remembering Return to Oz
as Self
2021
Crew
Movie
The Wild
Executive Producer
2006
Movie
Return to Oz
Animation Director
1985
Movie
Moonwalker
Producer
1988
Movie
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Director
1985
TV
The PJs
Executive Producer
1999
Movie
Closed Mondays
Director
1974
Movie
Claymation Christmas Celebration
Producer
1987
Movie
The Great Cognito
Director
1982
Movie
Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors
Executive Producer
1991
Movie
The Creation
Director
1981
Movie
Mr. Resistor
Producer
1994
Movie
Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time
Director
1987