Directing
Will Vinton
Nov 17, 1947 (died Oct 4, 2018, aged 70) McMinnville, Oregon, USA
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.
Known for
6.7
Return to Oz
Animation Director
5.5
The Wild
Executive Producer
7.1
Moonwalker
Producer, Director
6.9
The PJs
Executive Producer
6.7
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Director, Animation
6.2
Closed Mondays
Director, Animation
4.8
The California Raisin Show
Executive Producer
7.2
Claymation Christmas Celebration
Producer, Director
7.9
Mr. Resistor
Producer
6.0
Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors
Executive Producer
5.2
Shadow Play
Producer
5.6
The Great Cognito
Director, Producer
8.4
Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time
Director
6.6
The Little Prince
Director
6.3
Meet the Raisins!
Producer
Filmography
Go Down Death
Director
7.9
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022 · Self (archive footage)
6.8
Claydream
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Remembering Return to Oz
2021 · Self
6.3
Animation Outlaws
2019 · Self
2.0
Adventures in Plymptoons!
2011 · Self
5.5
The Wild
2006 · Executive Producer
7.0
Gary & Mike
2001 · Producer
6.9
The PJs
1999 · Executive Producer
I Lost My M in Vegas
1999 · Executive Producer
7.8
Bride of Resistor
1997 · Producer
7.0
The Online Adventures of Ozzie the Elf
1997 · Executive Producer
7.9
Mr. Resistor
1994 · Producer
Hammer Time
1994 · Executive Producer
The World's Greatest Animation
1994 · Director
7.5
Will Vinton's Claymation Easter
1992 · Executive Producer, Producer, Story
6.0
Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors
1991 · Executive Producer
7.0
Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II
1990 · Director, Producer
5.9
Prisoners of Gravity
1989 · Self
4.8
The California Raisin Show
1989 · Executive Producer
7.1
Moonwalker
1988 · Producer, Director
6.3
Meet the Raisins!
1988 · Producer
7.2
Claymation Christmas Celebration
1987 · Producer, Director
8.4
Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time
1987 · Director
7.0
The Festival of Claymation
1987 · Director, Producer, Writer, Animation
5.2
Shadow Play
1986 · Producer
6.7
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1985 · Dan'l Webster (voice)
6.7
Return to Oz
1985 · Animation Director
5.6
The Great Cognito
1982 · Director, Producer
God's Trombones
1981 · Director