Will Vinton

Will Vinton

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.

  • Popularity : 0.588
  • Known For : Directing
  • Birthday : 1947-11-17
  • Place of Birth : McMinnville, Oregon, USA
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Will Vinton Movies

  • 2021
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    Remembering Return to Oz

    Remembering Return to Oz

    1 2021 HD

    The gathered memories and warm recollections of the cast and crew of the 1985 Walt Disney Pictures film, RETURN TO OZ. For the first time, we get...

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  • 1985
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    The Adventures of Mark Twain

    The Adventures of Mark Twain

    6.761 1985 HD

    Based on elements from the stories of Mark Twain, this feature-length Claymation fantasy follows the adventures of Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher and...

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  • 2011
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    Adventures in Plymptoons!

    Adventures in Plymptoons!

    2 2011 HD

    A documentary film about Oscar-nominated animator Bill Plympton. This is a portrait piece that includes interviews with family, friends, colleagues,...

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  • 2019
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    Animation Outlaws

    Animation Outlaws

    6.3 2019 HD

    Walt Disney said “We have created characters and animated them in the dimension of depth, revealing through them to our perturbed world that...

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  • 2022
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    Claydream

    Claydream

    5.7 2022 HD

    A modern day Walt Disney, Will Vinton picked up a ball of clay and saw a world of potential. Known as the “Father of Claymation,” Vinton...

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  • 1994
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    Mr. Resistor

    Mr. Resistor

    8 1994 HD

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  • 1997
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    Bride of Resistor

    Bride of Resistor

    8 1997 HD

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  • 1987
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    Claymation Christmas Celebration

    Claymation Christmas Celebration

    7.7 1987 HD

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  • 1987
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    Claymation Christmas Celebration

    Claymation Christmas Celebration

    7.7 1987 HD

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  • 2006
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    The Wild

    The Wild

    5.535 2006 HD

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  • 1990
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    Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II

    Raisins Sold Out: The California Raisins II

    7 1990 HD

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  • 1988
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    Moonwalker

    Moonwalker

    6.9 1988 HD

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  • 1974
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    Closed Mondays

    Closed Mondays

    6.1 1974 HD

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  • 1979
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    Legacy: A Very Short History of Natural Resources

    Legacy: A Very Short History of Natural Resources

    1 1979 HD

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  • 1988
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    Moonwalker

    Moonwalker

    6.9 1988 HD

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  • 1985
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    The Adventures of Mark Twain

    The Adventures of Mark Twain

    6.761 1985 HD

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  • 1974
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    Gone for a Better Deal

    Gone for a Better Deal

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1978
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    Rip Van Winkle

    Rip Van Winkle

    5 1978 HD

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  • 1977
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    Martin the Cobbler

    Martin the Cobbler

    8.2 1977 HD

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  • 1980
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    Dinosaur

    Dinosaur

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1981
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    The Creation

    The Creation

    6.9 1981 HD

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  • 1979
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    The Little Prince

    The Little Prince

    6.8 1979 HD

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  • 1982
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    The Great Cognito

    The Great Cognito

    5.5 1982 HD

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  • 1994
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    Hammer Time

    Hammer Time

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1992
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    Will Vinton's Claymation Easter

    Will Vinton's Claymation Easter

    7 1992 HD

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  • 1992
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    Will Vinton's Claymation Easter

    Will Vinton's Claymation Easter

    7 1992 HD

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  • 1988
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    Meet the Raisins!

    Meet the Raisins!

    6.2 1988 HD

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  • 1992
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    Will Vinton's Claymation Easter

    Will Vinton's Claymation Easter

    7 1992 HD

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  • 1974
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    Closed Mondays

    Closed Mondays

    6.1 1974 HD

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  • 1980
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    Dinosaur

    Dinosaur

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1991
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    Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors

    Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors

    6 1991 HD

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  • 1976
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    Mountain Music

    Mountain Music

    5 1976 HD

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  • 2002
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    Día de los muertos

    Día de los muertos

    1 2002 HD

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  • 1980
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    A Christmas Gift

    A Christmas Gift

    7 1980 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Festival of Claymation

    The Festival of Claymation

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Festival of Claymation

    The Festival of Claymation

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Festival of Claymation

    The Festival of Claymation

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Festival of Claymation

    The Festival of Claymation

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1994
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    The World's Greatest Animation

    The World's Greatest Animation

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1986
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    Shadow Play

    Shadow Play

    6.3 1986 HD

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  • 1978
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    Claymation: Three Dimensional Clay Animation

    Claymation: Three Dimensional Clay Animation

    9 1978 HD

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  • 2005
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    The Morning After

    The Morning After

    1 2005 HD

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  • 2005
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    The Morning After

    The Morning After

    1 2005 HD

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  • 2005
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    The Morning After

    The Morning After

    1 2005 HD

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  • 1987
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    Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time

    Dinosaurs: A Fun Filled Trip Back in Time

    8.3 1987 HD

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  • 1985
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    The Adventures of Mark Twain

    The Adventures of Mark Twain

    6.761 1985 HD

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  • 1997
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    The PJ's

    The PJ's

    6 1997 HD

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  • 1997
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    The PJ's

    The PJ's

    6 1997 HD

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  • 1985
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    Return to Oz

    Return to Oz

    6.693 1985 HD

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  • 1989
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    Prisoners of Gravity

    Prisoners of Gravity

    5.7 1989 HD

    Prisoners of Gravity was a Canadian public broadcasting television news magazine program that explored speculative fiction — science fiction,...

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  • 1970
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    Prisoners of Gravity

    Prisoners of Gravity

    1 1970 HD

    Gary & Mike is a television show that aired on UPN in 2001 and Adult Swim on 2002. The show was produced in stop motion and lasted only one season. A...

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  • 1970
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    Prisoners of Gravity

    Prisoners of Gravity

    7 1970 HD

    The PJs is an American stop-motion animated television series, created by Eddie Murphy, Larry Wilmore, and Steve Tompkins. It portrayed life in an...

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  • 1970
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    Prisoners of Gravity

    Prisoners of Gravity

    3.3 1970 HD

    The California Raisin Show is an animated television series based on the claymation advertising characters The California Raisins. The show is based...

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