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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The Wild
The Wild
2006 · 5.5
Executive Producer
Return to Oz
Return to Oz
1985 · 6.7
Animation Director
Moonwalker
Moonwalker
1988 · 7.1
Producer, Director
The Adventures of Mark Twain
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1985 · 6.7
Dan'l Webster (voice), Director
Will Vinton's Claymation Easter
Will Vinton's Claymation Easter
1992 · 7.5
Producer, Executive Producer
Shadow Play
Shadow Play
1986 · 5.2
Producer
Closed Mondays
Closed Mondays
1974 · 6.2
Director, Animation
Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II
Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II
1990 · 7.0
Director, Producer
I Lost My M in Vegas
I Lost My M in Vegas
1999
Executive Producer
Claymation Christmas Celebration
Claymation Christmas Celebration
1987 · 7.2
Director, Producer