Ray Harryhausen
- Visual effects
- June 29, 1920 · Los Angeles, California, USA
- May 7, 2013
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Raymond "Ray" Harryhausen (June 29, 1920 – May 7, 2013) was an American visual effects creator, writer, and producer who lived in London, England, from 1960 until his death in 2013. He created a brand of stop-motion model animation known as "Dynamation." His most important works include the animation on Mighty Joe Young, with pioneer Willis O'Brien, which won the Academy Award for special effects (1949); The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, his first color film; and Jason and the Argonauts, featuring a famous sword fight against seven skeleton warriors.
Known for
Filmography
- Wonderful Tales by Ray Harryhausen · Director
- El hombre que quiso ser Segundo · Self
- Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan · Self
- Burke & Hare · Distinguished Doctor
- El último truco · Self
- Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu · Self
- RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” · Self
- Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad · Self
- The Boneyard Collection · Ray Harryhausen (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
- Unsung Maestros: A Directors Tribute · Thanks
- Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman · Self
- The Elementals · Unnamed Man, Director
- Cave Bear & Dinosaurs · (Commentary) (Voice), Camera Operator
- Adventures of Baron Munchausen · Director
- War of the Worlds · Director
- Color, Split Screen and Rear Projection Tests · Director
- Commercial Demo · Director
- The Jupiterian · Director
- The Sci-Fi Boys · Self
- Mighty Joe Young: A Conversation with Ray Harryhausen and the Chiodo Brothers · Self
- Mighty Joe Young: Ray Harryhausen and Mighty Joe Young · Self
- The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' · Self
- Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection · Self, Director
- The Making of the Tortoise & the Hare
- T-Rex: A Dinosaur in Hollywood · Self
- Comic Book: The Movie · Ray Harryhausen
- Elf · Polar Bear Cub (Voice)
- Return to the Valley · Self
- The Story of The Tortoise & the Hare · Director
- Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs · Self
- From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic · Self
- Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania · Self
- Mighty Joe Young · Gentleman at Party
- The Harryhausen Chronicles · Self
- Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror · Self
- Beverly Hills Cop III · Bar Patron
- Hollywood Goes Ape! · Self
- Dinosaur Movies
- Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy · Self
- Ray Harryhausen: Movement Into Life · Self
- The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood · Self
- The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal · Self
- Spies Like Us · Dr. Marston
- Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me · Self
- Clash of the Titans · Producer, Visual Effects
- The South Bank Show · Self
- Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger · Producer, Story
- The Golden Voyage of Sinbad · Producer, Visual Effects
- Monsters and Magic · Self
- Film '72 · Self
- The Valley of Gwangi · Visual Effects, Associate Producer
- Omnibus
- One Million Years B.C. · Visual Effects
- First Men in the Moon · Visual Effects
- Jason and the Argonauts · Visual Effects, Associate Producer
- Mysterious Island · Visual Effects
- The 3 Worlds of Gulliver · Visual Effects
- The 7th Voyage of Sinbad · Story, Visual Effects
- 20 Million Miles to Earth · Man Feeding Elephant (uncredited), Visual Effects
- The 27th Day · Special Effects
- Earth vs. the Flying Saucers · Visual Effects
- The Animal World · Special Effects
- It Came from Beneath the Sea · Visual Effects
- The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms · Visual Effects
- The Story of King Midas · Director, Producer
- The Story of Rapunzel · Director
- The Story of Hansel and Gretel · Director
- Mighty Joe Young · Visual Effects
- The Story of Little Red Riding Hood · Director
- Nursery Rhyme Review · Director, Producer
- Guadalcanal · Director, Producer
- Tulips Shall Grow · Animation
- How to Bridge a Gorge · Director, Animation
- Evolution of the World · Visual Effects, Director
- The AckerMonster Chronicles!
- Behind the Tunes: Once Upon a Looney Tune · Self