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Ray Harryhausen

Ray Harryhausen

Born: 1920-06-29 • Los Angeles, California, USA

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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.

Filmography
El hombre que quiso ser Segundo poster
El hombre que quiso ser Segundo
2014 • Self
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan poster
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012 • Self
Burke & Hare poster
Burke & Hare
2010 • Distinguished Doctor
El último truco poster
El último truco
2008 • Self
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Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu
2008 • Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” poster
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008 • Self
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Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad
2008 • Self
The Boneyard Collection poster
The Boneyard Collection
2008 • Ray Harryhausen (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
Behind the Tunes:  Once Upon A Looney Tune poster
Behind the Tunes: Once Upon A Looney Tune
2007 • Himself
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman poster
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 • Self
Cave Bear & Dinosaurs poster
Cave Bear & Dinosaurs
2006 • (Commentary) (Voice)
War of the Worlds poster
War of the Worlds
2006
Adventures of Baron Munchausen poster
Adventures of Baron Munchausen
2006
The Elementals poster
The Elementals
2006
The Elementals poster
The Elementals
2006 • Unnamed Man
The Sci-Fi Boys poster
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006 • Self
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Mighty Joe Young: A Conversation with Ray Harryhausen and the Chiodo Brothers
2005 • Self
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Mighty Joe Young: Ray Harryhausen and Mighty Joe Young
2005 • Himself
The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' poster
The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds'
2005 • Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection poster
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 • Self
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The Making of the Tortoise & the Hare
2005
Comic Book: The Movie poster
Comic Book: The Movie
2004 • Ray Harryhausen
Elf poster
Elf
2003 • Polar Bear Cub (voice)
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Return to the Valley
2003 • Himself
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs poster
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
1999 • Self
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic poster
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999 • Self
Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania poster
Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania
1999 • Himself
Mighty Joe Young poster
Mighty Joe Young
1998 • Gentleman at Party
The Harryhausen Chronicles poster
The Harryhausen Chronicles
1997 • Self
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror poster
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994 • Self
Beverly Hills Cop III poster
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 • Bar Patron
Hollywood Goes Ape! poster
Hollywood Goes Ape!
1994 • Himself
Dinosaur Movies poster
Dinosaur Movies
1993
Ray Harryhausen: Movement Into Life poster
Ray Harryhausen: Movement Into Life
1990 • Himself
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal poster
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
1986 • Self
Spies Like Us poster
Spies Like Us
1985 • Dr. Marston
Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me poster
Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me
1983 • Himself
Monsters and Magic poster
Monsters and Magic
1972 • Self
20 Million Miles to Earth poster
20 Million Miles to Earth
1957 • Man Feeding Elephant (uncredited)
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The AckerMonster Chronicles!