Ray Harryhausen
Visual Effects·1920–2013·Los Angeles, California, USA
10 horror credits
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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.
Director1 film
Color, Split Screen and Rear Projection Tests
Director
Makeup & FX5 films
One Million Years B.C.
Visual Effects
20 Million Miles to Earth
Visual Effects
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Visual Effects
It Came from Beneath the Sea
Visual Effects
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
Visual Effects
Actor5 films
Burke & Hare
Distinguished Doctor
The Boneyard Collection
Ray Harryhausen (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
Self
Monsters and Magic
Self
20 Million Miles to Earth
Man Feeding Elephant (uncredited)