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Ray Harryhausen

Visual Effects · 1920–2013 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

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Filmography

2018Wonderful Tales by Ray HarryhausenDirector
2014El hombre que quiso ser SegundoSelf
2012Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects TitanSelf
2010Burke & HareDistinguished Doctor
2008El último trucoSelf
2008Masters of Magic: The World of ChanduSelf
2008RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”Self
2008Visual Effects: The Thief of BagdadSelf
2008The Boneyard CollectionRay Harryhausen (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
2007Unsung Maestros: A Directors TributeThanks
2007Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanSelf
2006The ElementalsUnnamed Man
2006Cave Bear & Dinosaurs(Commentary) (Voice)
2006Adventures of Baron Munchausen
2006War of the Worlds
2006Color, Split Screen and Rear Projection TestsDirector
2006Commercial DemoDirector
2006The JupiterianDirector
2006The Sci-Fi BoysSelf
2005Mighty Joe Young: A Conversation with Ray Harryhausen and the Chiodo BrothersSelf
2005Mighty Joe Young: Ray Harryhausen and Mighty Joe YoungHimself
2005The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds'Self
2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelf
2005The Making of the Tortoise & the Hare
2005T-Rex: A Dinosaur in HollywoodHimself
2004Comic Book: The MovieRay Harryhausen
2003ElfPolar Bear Cub (voice)
2003Return to the ValleyHimself
2002The Story of The Tortoise & the HareDirector
1999Ray Harryhausen: Working with DinosaursSelf
1999From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & MagicSelf
1999Attack of the 50 Foot Monster ManiaHimself
1998Mighty Joe YoungGentleman at Party
1997The Harryhausen ChroniclesSelf
1994Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of HorrorSelf
1994Beverly Hills Cop IIIBar Patron
1994Hollywood Goes Ape!Himself
1993Dinosaur Movies
1990Ray Harryhausen: Movement Into LifeHimself
1987The RKO Story: Tales From HollywoodSelf
1986The Fantasy Film Worlds of George PalSelf
1985Spies Like UsDr. Marston
1983Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & MeHimself
1981Clash of the TitansProducer
1978The South Bank ShowSelf
1977Sinbad and the Eye of the TigerProducer
1973The Golden Voyage of SinbadProducer
1972Monsters and MagicSelf
1971Film '72Self
1969The Valley of GwangiVisual Effects
1967Omnibus
1966One Million Years B.C.Visual Effects
1964First Men in the MoonVisual Effects
1963Jason and the ArgonautsVisual Effects
1961Mysterious IslandVisual Effects
1960The 3 Worlds of GulliverVisual Effects
1958The 7th Voyage of SinbadStory
195720 Million Miles to EarthMan Feeding Elephant (uncredited)
1957The 27th DaySpecial Effects
1956Earth vs. the Flying SaucersVisual Effects
1956The Animal WorldSpecial Effects
1955It Came from Beneath the SeaVisual Effects
1953The Beast from 20,000 FathomsVisual Effects
1953The Story of King MidasDirector
1951The Story of RapunzelDirector
1951The Story of Hansel and GretelDirector
1949Mighty Joe YoungVisual Effects
1949The Story of Little Red Riding HoodDirector
1946Nursery Rhyme ReviewDirector
1943GuadalcanalDirector
1942Tulips Shall GrowAnimation
1942How to Bridge a GorgeDirector
1940Evolution of the WorldVisual Effects
—The AckerMonster Chronicles!

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