Will Vinton

Director

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.

Born: November 17, 1947 in McMinnville, Oregon, USA

Died: October 4, 2018 (Age 70)

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Will Vinton Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Animation Outlaws Movie	7.4	Actor	Himself	2019
Claydream Movie	7.1	Actor	Himself (archive footage)	2022
Remembering Return to Oz Movie	5.4	Actor	Self	2021
The Adventures of Mark Twain Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Dan'l Webster (voice)	1985
Adventures in Plymptoons! Movie Available on 5 streaming services.	7.3	Actor	Himself	2011
Prisoners of Gravity TV Show	7.5	Actor	Self 1 Episode	1989-1994
Moonwalker Movie	6.3	Directing	Director, Producer	1988
Return to Oz Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7	Directing	Animation Director	1985
Shadow Play Movie	4.3	Production	Producer	1986
The Adventures of Mark Twain Movie Available on 9 streaming services.	7.4	Directing	Director, Animation	1985
The Wild Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	5.1	Production	Executive Producer	2006
Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time Movie	7.3	Directing	Director	1987
Hammer Time Movie		Production	Executive Producer	1994
The PJ's Movie		Directing	Director, Executive Producer	1997
Gone for a Better Deal Movie		Directing	Director	1974
The World's Greatest Animation Movie		Directing	Director	1994
Gary & Mike TV Show	7.4	Production	Producer 13 Episodes	2001-2001
The California Raisin Show TV Show	6	Production	Executive Producer 15 Episodes	1989-1990
The PJs TV Show Available on 3 streaming services.	6.9	Production	Executive Producer 44 Episodes	1999-2001
Bride of Resistor Short Film	6.6	Production	Producer	1997
Closed Mondays Short Film	6.4	Directing	Director, Animation	1974
Mr. Resistor Short Film	7.1	Production	Producer	1994
Rip Van Winkle Short Film	6.3	Directing	Director	1978
The Great Cognito Short Film	5.7	Directing	Director	1982
The Little Prince Short Film	7	Directing	Director	1979
The Creation Short Film	6.2	Directing	Director	1981
Día de los muertos Short Film	7.1	Production	Executive Producer	2002
Claymation: Three Dimensional Clay Animation Short Film	6.2	Directing	Director	1978
Martin the Cobbler Short Film	8.2	Directing	Director	1977
Dinosaur Short Film	7.8	Directing	Director, Producer	1980
Mountain Music Short Film	6.7	Directing	Director	1976
A Christmas Gift Short Film	7.1	Directing	Director	1980
Legacy: A Very Short History of Natural Resources Short Film	6.4	Directing	Director	1979
The Morning After Short Film		Directing	Director, Producer, Screenplay
Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II Movie	7.6	Directing	Director	1990
Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors Movie	6.3	Production	Executive Producer	1991
Claymation Christmas Celebration TV Special	7.9	Directing	Director, Producer	1987
Meet the Raisins! TV Special	7.3	Production	Producer	1988
Claymation Easter TV Special	6.6	Writing	Story, Producer, Executive Producer	1992
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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