Ray Harryhausen
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Born
- June 29, 1920, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- May 7, 2013
- Movies
- 60
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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.
Upcoming Ray Harryhausen Movies
Behind the Tunes: Once Upon a Looney Tune
Release date TBA
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2018 | Wonderful Tales by Ray Harryhausen | Director |
| 2006 | Commercial Demo | Director |
| 2006 | Cave Bear & Dinosaurs | Director |
| 2006 | Color, Split Screen and Rear Projection Tests | Director |
| 2006 | Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Director |
| 2006 | War of the Worlds | Director |
| 2006 | The Elementals | Director |
| 2006 | The Jupiterian | Director |
| 2005 | Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection | Director |
| 2002 | The Story of The Tortoise & the Hare | Director |
| 1981 | Clash of the Titans | Producer |
| 1977 | Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger | Producer |
| 1973 | The Golden Voyage of Sinbad | Producer |
| 1953 | The Story of King Midas | Director, Producer |
| 1951 | The Story of Hansel and Gretel | Director |
| 1951 | The Story of Rapunzel | Director |
| 1949 | The Story of Little Red Riding Hood | Director |
| 1946 | Nursery Rhyme Review | Director, Producer |
| 1943 | Guadalcanal | Director, Producer |
| 1942 | How to Bridge a Gorge | Director |
| 1940 | Evolution of the World | Director |
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