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.

Will Vinton is known for work in directing across film and television. New Release currently presents 25 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Remembering Return to Oz (2021), The PJs (1999), Prisoners of Gravity (1989), LIGHT & MAGIC (2022), The Wild (2006), Gary & Mike (2001), Moonwalker (1988), The California Raisin Show (1989). The recorded credits span 1977 to 2022, including 20 movies and 5 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.