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Ray Harryhausen

Producer | Visual Effects | Director

When it comes to motion picture special effects, there is only one name that personifies movie magic - Ray Harryhausen. From his debut films with George Pal to his final film, Harryhausen imbued magic and visual strength to motion picture special effects as no other technician has, before or since... See full bio »

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Raymond Harryhausen
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Hide HideProducer (17 titles)
2007 Ray Harryhausen Presents: The Pit and the Pendulum (short) (executive producer)
 
2005 Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (video documentary) (executive producer)
 
2002 The Story of 'The Tortoise & the Hare' (short) (producer)
 
1981 Clash of the Titans (producer)
 
1977 Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (producer)
 
1973 The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (producer)
 
1969 The Valley of Gwangi (associate producer)
 
1964 First Men in the Moon (associate producer)
 
1963 Jason and the Argonauts (associate producer)
 
1958 The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (associate producer - uncredited)
 
1953 The Story of King Midas (short) (producer)
 
1951 The Story of 'Hansel and Gretel' (TV short) (producer)
 
1951 The Story of 'Rapunzel' (short) (producer)
 
1949 The Story of 'Little Red Riding Hood' (short) (producer)
 
1946 The Storybook Review (short) (producer - uncredited)
 
1943 Guadalcanal (short) (producer - as Raymond Harryhausen)
 
1942 How to Bridge a Gorge (short) (producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowVisual Effects (15 titles)
1981 Clash of the Titans (creator of special visual effects)
 
1977 Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (creator of special visual effects)
 
1973 The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (creator of special visual effects)
 
1969 The Valley of Gwangi (creator of visual effects)
 
1966 One Million Years B.C. (special visual effects creator)
 
1964 First Men in the Moon (creator of special visual effects)
 
1963 Jason and the Argonauts (creator of special visual effects)
 
1961 Mysterious Island (special visual effects creator)
 
1960 The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (special visual effects creator)
 
1958 The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (special visual effects creator)
 
1957 20 Million Miles to Earth (technical effects created by)
 
1956 The Animal World (documentary) (effects technician)
 
1955 It Came from Beneath the Sea (visual effects)
 
1949 Mighty Joe Young (technician)
 
1942 Tulips Shall Grow (short) (chief animator - uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (9 titles)
2005 Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (video documentary)
 
2002 The Story of 'The Tortoise & the Hare' (short)
 
1953 The Story of King Midas (short) (uncredited)
 
1951 The Story of 'Hansel and Gretel' (TV short)
 
1951 The Story of 'Rapunzel' (short)
 
1949 The Story of 'Little Red Riding Hood' (short) (uncredited)
 
1946 The Storybook Review (short) (uncredited)
 
1943 Guadalcanal (short) (as Raymond Harryhausen)
 
1942 How to Bridge a Gorge (short) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (7 titles)
2010 Burke and Hare
Distinguished Doctor
 
2006 The Boneyard Collection
 
2003 Elf
Polar Bear Cub (voice)
 
1998 Mighty Joe Young
Gentleman at Party
 
1994 Beverly Hills Cop III
Bar Patron
 
1985 Spies Like Us
Dr. Marston
 
1957 20 Million Miles to Earth
Man Feeding Elephant (uncredited)
 
Show ShowAnimation Department (6 titles)
2002 The Story of 'The Tortoise & the Hare' (short) (animator)
 
1956 Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (special photographic and animation effects)
 
1949 The Story of 'Little Red Riding Hood' (short) (animator)
 
1946 The Storybook Review (short) (animator)
 
1943 Guadalcanal (short) (animator - as Raymond Harryhausen)
 
1942 How to Bridge a Gorge (short) (animator - as Raymond Harryhausen)
 
Show ShowSpecial Effects (4 titles)
2012 The Devil's Mile (special effects technician) (post-production)
 
1955 It Came from Beneath the Sea (technical effects creator)
 
1953 The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (animation effects)
 
1949 Mighty Joe Young (first technician)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
2005 The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' (video documentary short) (images courtesy of)
 
1987 The Puppetoon Movie (Puppetoon creative artist: United States)
 
1957 The 27th Day (flying saucer effects - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
1977 Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (story)
 
1973 The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (story)
 
1958 The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (story - uncredited)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (3 titles)
1949 The Story of 'Little Red Riding Hood' (short) (photographed by / as Jerome Wray)
 
1943 Guadalcanal (short) (as Raymond Harryhausen)
 
1942 How to Bridge a Gorge (short) (photographed by / as Raymond Harryhausen)
 
Show ShowThanks (9 titles)
2012 Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage (very special thanks)
 
2006 The Sci-Fi Boys (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2005 The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2005 I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (documentary) (acknowledgment: still photographs provided by)
 
2004 Inside the Federation (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1999 Hollywood Stuntmakers (TV series) (special thanks - 2 episodes)
– Episode #1.0 (1999) (special thanks)
– King Kong und andere Kuscheltiere (1999) (special thanks)
 
1998 The Harryhausen Chronicles (TV documentary) (acknowledgment: still photographs provided by, grateful acknowledgment)
 
1994 Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
1992 Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (52 titles)
2012 The AckerMonster Chronicles! (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 MENTALLUSIONS: Radical Eclectic Films of Benjamin Meade
Himself
 
2012 Into the Dark: Exploring the Horror Film (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 The People vs. George Lucas (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Fantastic Talks (documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 King Kong 75th Anniversary Tribute (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 El último truco (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Ray Harryhausen Interviews (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 Her Morbid Desires
Himself
 
2007 Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Space Top 10 Countdown (TV series)
Himself
– Blockbuster Visual FX (2006) … Himself
 
2006 The Sci-Fi Boys (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Gumby Dharma (documentary)
 
2005 The 100 Greatest Family Films (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 December 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Mighty Joe Young: Ray Harryhausen and Mighty Joe Young (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Mighty Joe Young: A Conversation with Ray Harryhausen and the Chiodo Brothers (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 T-Rex: A Dinosaur in Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Animal Icons (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Hollywood's Prehistoric Superstars (2005) … Himself
 
2005 I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2005 Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 History Detectives (TV series documentary)
Himself
– First Movie Studio/Hollywood: Warner's Lighter/King Kong Camera (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Inside the Federation (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Comic Book: The Movie (video)
Himself
 
2004 2nd Annual Spaceys (TV special)
Himself
 
2003 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 November 2003 (2003) … Himself
 
2002 Resurrecting Dinosaurs: An Interview with Ray HarryHausen (video documentary short)
 
2000 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Wallace & Gromit Go Chicken (2000) … Himself
 
1999 Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs (TV special)
Himself
 
1999 Hollywood Stuntmakers (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.0 (1999) … Himself
– King Kong und andere Kuscheltiere (1999) … Himself
 
1999 From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The Harryhausen Chronicles (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 Masters of Fantasy (TV series documentary)
– Ray Harryhausen (1996)
 
1996 100 Years of Horror: Dinosaurs (video documentary short)
Himself - Special Effects Designer
 
1995 Jason and the Argonauts: An Interview with Ray Harryhausen (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1994 Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Hollywood Goes Ape! (documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Movie Magic (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Stop Motion Animation: One Step at a Time (1994) … Himself
 
1993 Dinosaur Movies (video documentary)
Himself
 
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1991 Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy (video)
Himself
 
1987 Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Birth of a Titan (1987) … Himself
 
1986 Aliens, Dragons, Monsters and Me (documentary)
Himself
 
1985 The Moviemakers (TV series)
Himself
– Special Effects: The Magicians (1985) … Himself
 
1985 The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (documentary)
Himself
 
1981 Clapper Board (TV series)
Himself
– Clash of the Titans (1981) … Himself
 
1973 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Ray Harryhausen (1973) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2006 Video on Trial (TV series)
 
1999 Troldspejlet (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Unsold pilot: In 1963 the animation process he used for The 3 Worlds of Gulliver was used in the pilot for a proposed adventure series titled "Gulliver".

Publicity Listings:

8 Biographical Movies  | 4 Print Biographies  | 12 Interviews  | 9 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Raymond Harryhausen | Jerome Wray

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Personal Quote:

The problem was that Mighty Joe Young was seen as expensive by the studios. A lot of them got frightened, so I had to go to the other extreme and prove that you could do it on a budget. As a result, I'm afraid, I got stuck in the low-budget productions, which could be very frustrating but seem to be coming to the fore now as classics. See more »

Trivia:

He often talked to Bernard Herrmann about doing a film in which Herrmann would have written pieces of music and Harryhausen would have designed animation sequences to go with them, a la Fantasia. See more »

Trademark:

Famous for his imaginative stop-motion special effects which are showcased in fantasy films depicting Greek Mythological and Arabian Nights stories. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer