Will Vinton

director • producer • animation_department

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 ma...

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

Died: October 4, 2018 (age 70)

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Known For

6.3

The PJs

Movies & TV Credits

39 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Claydream Movie	7.0	Actor	Self (archive footage)	2022
Remembering Return to Oz Movie	5.4	Actor	Self	2021
Animation Outlaws Movie	7.4	Actor	Himself	2019
Adventures in Plymptoons! Movie	7.3	Actor	Himself	2011
The Wild Movie	5.0	Production	Executive Producer	2006
Día de los muertos Short Film	7.1	Production	Executive Producer	2002
Gary & Mike TV Show	7.4	Production	Producer(13 Episodes)	2001
The PJs TV Show	6.9	Production	Executive Producer(43 Episodes)	1999
Bride of Resistor Short Film	6.6	Production	Producer	1997
Hammer Time Movie	7.7	Production	Executive Producer	1994
The World's Greatest Animation Movie	—	Directing	Director	1994
Mr. Resistor Short Film	7.1	Production	Producer	1994
Claymation Easter TV Special	6.4	Writing	Story	1992
Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors Movie	6.3	Production	Executive Producer	1991
Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II Movie	7.5	Directing	Director	1990
Prisoners of Gravity TV Show	7.4	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1989
The California Raisin Show TV Show	6.0	Production	Executive Producer(15 Episodes)	1989
Moonwalker Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1988
Meet the Raisins! TV Special	7.3	Production	Producer	1988
Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time Movie	7.3	Directing	Director	1987
The Festival of Claymation Movie	7.3	Directing	Director	1987
Claymation Christmas Celebration TV Special	7.8	Directing	Director	1987
Shadow Play Movie	4.3	Production	Producer	1986
The Adventures of Mark Twain Movie	7.4	Actor	Dan'l Webster (voice)	1985
Return to Oz Movie	7.0	Visual Effects	Animation Director	1985
The Adventures of Mark Twain Movie	7.4	Directing	Director	1985
The Great Cognito Short Film	5.7	Directing	Director	1982
The Creation Short Film	6.1	Directing	Director	1981
Dinosaur Short Film	7.7	Directing	Director	1980
A Christmas Gift Short Film	7.1	Directing	Director	1980
The Little Prince Short Film	7.0	Directing	Director	1979
Legacy: A Very Short History of Natural Resources Short Film	5.9	Directing	Director	1979
Rip Van Winkle Short Film	6.3	Directing	Director	1978
Claymation: Three Dimensional Clay Animation Short Film	6.2	Directing	Director	1978
Martin the Cobbler Short Film	8.0	Directing	Director	1977
Mountain Music Short Film	6.7	Directing	Director	1976
Gone for a Better Deal Movie	—	Directing	Director	1974
Closed Mondays Short Film	6.4	Directing	Director	1974
The Morning After Short Film	—	Directing	Director	—

Will Vinton

Known For

Moonwalker

Return to Oz

The Wild

The PJs

Movies & TV Credits