Will Vinton
Filmography

Will Vinton

DirectorBorn Nov 17, 1947McMinnville, Oregon, USA40 titles

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.

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Moonwalker
Moonwalker
1988 · 7.1
Producer, Director
The Wild
The Wild
2006 · 5.5
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Mark Twain
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1985 · 6.7
Dan'l Webster (voice), Director
Return to Oz
Return to Oz
1985 · 6.7
Animation Director
Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors
Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors
1991 · 6.3
Executive Producer
Will Vinton's Claymation Easter
Will Vinton's Claymation Easter
1992 · 7.5
Executive Producer, Producer
Claymation Christmas Celebration
Claymation Christmas Celebration
1987 · 7.2
Producer, Director
Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time
Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time
1987 · 8.4
Director
Meet the Raisins!
Meet the Raisins!
1988 · 6.3
Producer
I Lost My M in Vegas
I Lost My M in Vegas
1999
Executive Producer