Ray Harryhausen

Personal Info

Known For

Visual Effects

Known Credits

41

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-06-29

Day of death

2013-05-07 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Known For

  • The South Bank Show

    The South Bank Show

  • Elf

    Elf

  • 20 Million Miles to Earth

    20 Million Miles to Earth

  • Burke & Hare

    Burke & Hare

  • The Boneyard Collection

    The Boneyard Collection

  • Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

    Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman

  • Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad

    Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad

  • Beverly Hills Cop III

    Beverly Hills Cop III

  • The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

    The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

  • Dinosaur Movies

    Dinosaur Movies

  • Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania

    Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania

  • Mighty Joe Young

    Mighty Joe Young

  • Ray Harryhausen: Movement Into Life

    Ray Harryhausen: Movement Into Life

  • Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

    Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror

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

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

  • Comic Book: The Movie

    Comic Book: The Movie

  • The Sci-Fi Boys

    The Sci-Fi Boys

  • Spies Like Us

    Spies Like Us

  • Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

    Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

  • The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

    The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

  • Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs

    Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs

  • Hollywood Goes Ape!

    Hollywood Goes Ape!

  • Behind the Tunes: Once Upon A Looney Tune

    Behind the Tunes: Once Upon A Looney Tune

  • El último truco

    El último truco

  • Monsters and Magic

    Monsters and Magic

  • Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me

    Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me

  • The Harryhausen Chronicles

    The Harryhausen Chronicles

  • Mighty Joe Young: Ray Harryhausen and Mighty Joe Young

    Mighty Joe Young: Ray Harryhausen and Mighty Joe Young

  • RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

    RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

  • El hombre que quiso ser Segundo

    El hombre que quiso ser Segundo

  • Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu

    Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu

  • The AckerMonster Chronicles!

    The AckerMonster Chronicles!

  • The Making of the Tortoise & the Hare

    The Making of the Tortoise & the Hare

  • The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds'

    The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds'

  • The Elementals

    The Elementals

  • The Elementals

    The Elementals

  • Cave Bear & Dinosaurs

    Cave Bear & Dinosaurs

  • Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    Adventures of Baron Munchausen

  • Mighty Joe Young: A Conversation with Ray Harryhausen and the Chiodo Brothers

    Mighty Joe Young: A Conversation with Ray Harryhausen and the Chiodo Brothers

  • War of the Worlds

    War of the Worlds

  • Return to the Valley

    Return to the Valley