Ray Harryhausen

from Los Angeles, California, USA

Artwork for ElfImage of Ray Harryhausen

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.

Timeline

2018Aged 98

  • Poster for Wonderful Tales by Ray Harryhausen

    Director

2014Aged 94

  • Poster for El hombre que quiso ser Segundo

    Self

2012Aged 92

  • Poster for Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

    Self

2010Aged 90

  • Poster for Burke & Hare

    Distinguished Doctor

2008Aged 88

2007Aged 87

  • Poster for Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

    Self

  • Poster for Unsung Maestros: A Directors Tribute

    Thanks

2006Aged 86

  • Poster for The Sci-Fi Boys

    Self

  • Poster for Cave Bear & Dinosaurs

    (Commentary) (Voice)

  • Poster for Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    Director

  • Poster for The Elementals

    Unnamed Man

  • Poster for War of the Worlds

    Director

  • Poster for Commercial Demo

    Director

  • Poster for Color, Split Screen and Rear Projection Tests

    Director

  • Poster for The Jupiterian

    Director

2004Aged 84

  • Poster for Comic Book: The Movie

    Ray Harryhausen

2003Aged 83

2002Aged 82

  • Poster for The Story of The Tortoise & the Hare

    Director

1999Aged 79

  • Poster for Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania

    Himself

  • Poster for From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

    Self

  • Poster for Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs

    Self

1998Aged 78

  • Poster for Mighty Joe Young

    Gentleman at Party

1997Aged 77

  • Poster for The Harryhausen Chronicles

    Self

1994Aged 74

  • Poster for Hollywood Goes Ape!

    Himself

  • Poster for Beverly Hills Cop III

    Bar Patron

  • Poster for Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

    Self

1993Aged 73

  • Poster for Dinosaur Movies

    (Unknown)

1990Aged 70

  • Poster for Ray Harryhausen: Movement Into Life

    Himself

1986Aged 66

  • Poster for The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

    Self

1985Aged 65

  • Poster for Spies Like Us

    Dr. Marston

1983Aged 63

  • Poster for Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me

    Himself

1981Aged 61

  • Poster for Clash of the Titans

    Visual Effects

1977Aged 57

  • Poster for Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger

    Visual Effects

1973Aged 53

  • Poster for The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

    Producer

1972Aged 52

  • Poster for Monsters and Magic

    Self

1969Aged 49

  • Poster for The Valley of Gwangi

    Associate Producer

1966Aged 46

  • Poster for One Million Years B.C.

    Visual Effects

1964Aged 44

  • Poster for First Men in the Moon

    Visual Effects

1963Aged 43

  • Poster for Jason and the Argonauts

    Associate Producer

1961Aged 41

  • Poster for Mysterious Island

    Visual Effects

1960Aged 40

  • Poster for The 3 Worlds of Gulliver

    Visual Effects

1958Aged 38

  • Poster for The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

    Associate Producer

1957Aged 37

  • Poster for 20 Million Miles to Earth

    Man Feeding Elephant (uncredited)

  • Poster for The 27th Day

    Special Effects

1956Aged 36

  • Poster for The Animal World

    Special Effects

  • Poster for Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

    Visual Effects

1955Aged 35

  • Poster for It Came from Beneath the Sea

    Visual Effects

1953Aged 33

  • Poster for The Story of King Midas

    Producer

  • Poster for The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

    Visual Effects

1951Aged 31

  • Poster for The Story of Hansel and Gretel

    Director

  • Poster for The Story of Rapunzel

    Director

1949Aged 29

  • Poster for The Story of Little Red Riding Hood

    Director

  • Poster for Mighty Joe Young

    Visual Effects

1946Aged 26

  • Poster for Nursery Rhyme Review

    Animation

1943Aged 23

  • Poster for Guadalcanal

    Cinematography

1942Aged 22

1940Aged 20

Year unknown