Personal Info
Known For
Visual Effects
Gender
Male
Birthday
6/29/1920
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
Raymond Frederick Harryhausen
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
Elf
as Polar Bear Cub (voice)
Burke & Hare
as Distinguished Doctor
20 Million Miles to Earth
as Man Feeding Elephant (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young
as Gentleman at Party
Beverly Hills Cop III
as Bar Patron
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
as Self
Spies Like Us
as Dr. Marston
Comic Book: The Movie
as Ray Harryhausen
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
as Self
The Boneyard Collection
as Ray Harryhausen (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
The Harryhausen Chronicles
as Self
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self
Monsters and Magic
as Self
El último truco
as Self
Dinosaur Movies
Unknown Role
The Sci-Fi Boys
as Self
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
as Self
Ray Harryhausen: Movement Into Life
as Himself
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
as Self
The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds'
as Self
Career Timeline
2008
2007
2006
2005
Mighty Joe Young: A Conversation with Ray Harryhausen and the Chiodo Brothers
as Self
Mighty Joe Young: Ray Harryhausen and Mighty Joe Young
as Himself
The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds'
as Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
as Self
The Making of the Tortoise & the Hare
Role unknown