Will Vinton
Directing
Biography
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Will Vinton
The Wild
2006
Moonwalker
1988
Filmography
Acting (5)
2022
Claydreamas Self (archive footage)
6.8
2021
Remembering Return to Ozas Self
2019
Animation Outlawsas Self
6.3
2011
Adventures in Plymptoons!as Self
2.0
1985
The Adventures of Mark Twainas Dan'l Webster (voice)
6.8
Production & Directing (53)
2006
The WildExecutive Producer
5.5
2005
The Morning AfterDirector
2005
The Morning AfterScreenplay
2005
The Morning AfterProducer
2002
Día de los muertosExecutive Producer
7.0
1999
I Lost My M in VegasExecutive Producer
1998
Klay's TVDirector
1997
The Online Adventures of Ozzie the ElfExecutive Producer
7.0
1997
Bride of ResistorProducer
7.8
1994
Mr. ResistorProducer
7.9
1994
Hammer TimeExecutive Producer
1994
The World's Greatest AnimationDirector
1992
Will Vinton's Claymation EasterExecutive Producer
7.5
1992
Will Vinton's Claymation EasterProducer
7.5
1992
7.5
1991
Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of HorrorsExecutive Producer
6.0
1990
7.0
1990
7.0
1988
Meet the Raisins!Producer
6.3
1988
MoonwalkerProducer
7.1
1988
MoonwalkerDirector
7.1
1987
Claymation Christmas CelebrationProducer
7.2
1987
Claymation Christmas CelebrationDirector
7.2
1987
8.4
1987
The Festival of ClaymationDirector
7.0
1987
The Festival of ClaymationProducer
7.0
1987
7.0
1987
The Festival of ClaymationAnimation
7.0
1986
Shadow PlayProducer
5.2
1985
Return to OzAnimation Director
6.7
1985
The Adventures of Mark TwainDirector
6.8
1985
The Adventures of Mark TwainAnimation
6.8
1982
The Great CognitoDirector
5.6
1982
The Great CognitoProducer
5.6
1981
The CreationDirector
6.9
1981
God's TrombonesDirector
1980
A Christmas GiftDirector
7.0
1980
Dinosaurs!Producer
1980
Dinosaurs!Director
1980
DinosaurDirector
1979
The Little PrinceDirector
6.6
1978
Rip Van WinkleDirector
5.7
1978
Rip Van WinkleProducer
5.7
1978
9.0
1977
Martin the CobblerDirector
8.0
1976
Mountain MusicDirector
5.0
1976
Mountain MusicWriter
5.0
1976
Mountain MusicProducer
5.0
1976
Mountain MusicAnimation
5.0
1974
Closed MondaysDirector
6.3
1974
Closed MondaysAnimation
6.3
1974
Gone for a Better DealDirector