Ray Harryhausen
- Born
- June 29, 1920 · Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- May 7, 2013
- visual_effects
- Producer
- animation_department
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.
Filmography · 13 credits
- 2012The AckerMonster Chronicles! · Self (Self)
- 2006The Sci-Fi Boys · Self (Self)
- 2006Gumby Dharma · Self (Self - Interviewee)
- 2005King Kong: Audio Commentary · Self (Self)
- 1994Hollywood Goes Ape! · Self (Self)
- 1986The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal · Self (Self)
- 1983Aliens, Dragons, Monsters and Me · Self (Self)
- 1981Clash of the Titans · Producer
- 1977Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger · Producer
- 1977Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger · Writer
- 1973The Golden Voyage of Sinbad · Writer
- 1973The Golden Voyage of Sinbad · Producer
- —Piercing the Veil of Time the Life and Art of Charles R. Knight · Self (Self)