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Stan Winston (1946–2008)

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While filming Predator, Winston returned to his hotel one day, to find his shower crawling with frogs. Convinced that this was a prank by Arnold Schwarzenegger, he called in the help of members of his special effects crew in catching the frogs in a pillow case and releasing them into Arnold's bed. Neither Stan nor Arnold dared to bring up the subject the next day... See more trivia »

Born:

in Richmond, Virginia, USA

Died:

(age 62) in Malibu, California, USA
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Hide HideMake-Up Department (41 titles)
2005 Tideland (face cast: Noah)
 
2005 Constantine (special makeup effects artist)
 
2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (special makeup effects artist)
 
2001 How to Make a Monster (TV movie) (special makeup effects artist)
 
2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence (special robot makeup effects - uncredited)
 
2001 Pearl Harbor (special makeup effects artist)
 
1999 Galaxy Quest (makeup effects)
 
1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (makeup supervisor: Fat Bastard)
 
1996 The Island of Dr. Moreau (makeup/creature effects)
 
1994 Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (vampire makeup and effects)
 
1993 Shock to the System (video) (makeup supervisor)
 
1992 Batman Returns (special penguin makeup & effects producer)
 
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (special makeup producer)
 
1990 Edward Scissorhands (special makeup and scissorhands effects producer)
 
1985 Chiller (TV movie) (special makeup effects)
 
1984 Starman (starman transformation)
 
1983 Something Wicked This Way Comes (special makeup effects - uncredited)
 
1982 The Entity (special makeup effects creator)
 
1982 Friday the 13th Part III (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1982 The Thing (additional makeup effects - uncredited)
 
1981 Heartbeeps (special makeup effects)
 
1981 Dead & Buried (makeup effects designer)
 
1981 The Hand (special makeup effects artist)
 
1980 The Exterminator (special makeup effects: Vietnam sequence)
 
1980 The Island (special makeup effects artist - uncredited)
 
1979 The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan (TV movie) (makeup designer: Linda Gray as "Aunt Betty")
 
1978 The Wiz (special makeup designer)
 
1978 Dracula's Dog (makeup designer)
 
1977 An Evening with Diana Ross (TV movie) (makeup artist)
 
1977 Roots (TV mini-series) (special makeup effects)
 
1976 Mansion of the Doomed (makeup designer - as Stanley Winston)
 
1976 W.C. Fields and Me (makeup designer)
 
1976 Pinocchio (TV movie) (makeup designer)
 
1976 Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (Hyde makeup)
 
1975 The Man in the Glass Booth (makeup artist)
 
1974 Masquerade Party (TV series) (makeup artist)
 
1974 Unwed Father (TV movie) (makeup artist)
 
1974 The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (TV movie) (makeup creator: Miss Tyson, makeup supervisor)
 
1974 The Bat People (makeup creator - as Stanley Winston)
 
1974 Get Christie Love! (TV movie) (makeup supervisor)
 
1972 Gargoyles (TV movie) (gargoyle makeup)
 
Show ShowSpecial Effects (38 titles)
2010 Shutter Island (special effects - uncredited)
 
2009 Avatar (special effects - uncredited)
 
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (special effects)
 
2009 Terminator Salvation (creature effects supervisor)
 
2008 Iron Man (special effects)
 
2006 The Benchwarmers (animatronic robot effects)
 
2005 Constantine (makeup and animatronic effects)
 
2003 Big Fish (special effects director)
 
2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (animatronic effects: Terminator)
 
2003 Darkness Falls (tooth fairy designer)
 
2001 The Day the World Ended (TV movie) (special effects)
 
2001 Jurassic Park III (live action dinosaurs)
 
2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence (animatronics designer, robot character designer)
 
1999 Galaxy Quest (animatronic and creature effects)
 
1999 End of Days (creature effects supervisor)
 
1999 Inspector Gadget (special animatronic effects)
 
1999 Lake Placid (creature effects)
 
1999 Instinct (special character effects)
 
1998 Small Soldiers (animatronic design and effects)
 
1998 Creature (TV movie) (creature effects: Stan Winston Studios)
 
1997 The Relic (creature effects)
 
1995 Congo (gorillas by)
 
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (terminator effects produced by)
 
1990 Predator 2 (special effects)
 
1989 Leviathan (creature effects producer)
 
1987 The Monster Squad (monster creator)
 
1987 Predator (special effects)
 
1986 Amazing Stories (TV series) (headless special effects creator - 1 episode, 1986) (special effects - 1 episode, 1986)
– Go to the Head of the Class (1986) (headless special effects creator, special effects)
 
1986 Aliens (alien effects creator)
 
1986 Invaders from Mars (invaders designer and creator)
 
1986 The Vindicator (frankenstein designer & creator: Stan Winston Studios, vindicator designer and creator: Stan Winston Studio)
 
1984 The Terminator (special terminator effects creator)
 
1983 Manimal (TV series) (special effects designer)
 
1983 The Phantom of the Opera (TV movie) (special effects makeup)
 
1982 White Dog (prosthetics)
 
1982 Parasite (designer & creator: parasite effects)
 
1978 Dracula's Dog (special effects)
 
1976 W.C. Fields and Me (special effects)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (10 titles)
1999 End of Days (creature designer)
 
1997 Mousehunt (animatronic creature design and effects)
 
1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (live-action dinosaurs)
 
1996 The Ghost and the Darkness (live/animatronic effects)
 
1996 T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (short) (terminator and animatronic effects)
 
1995 Tank Girl (ripper design)
 
1993 Jurassic Park (live action dinosaurs)
 
1990 Predator 2 (creature creation)
 
1989 Leviathan (creature designer)
 
1987 The Monster Squad (monsters)
 
Show ShowProducer (8 titles)
2007 The Deaths of Ian Stone (producer)
 
2005 Hellraiser: Deader (video) (producer)
 
2003/I Wrong Turn (producer)
 
2002 Teenage Caveman (TV movie) (producer - uncredited)
 
2001 Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature (TV movie) (producer)
 
2001 The Day the World Ended (TV movie) (producer)
 
2001 How to Make a Monster (TV movie) (producer)
 
2001 Earth vs. the Spider (TV movie) (producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (4 titles)
1997/I Ghosts (short)
 
1996 T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (short)
 
1990 A Gnome Named Gnorm
 
1988 Pumpkinhead
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
2011 Dark Dreamers (TV series) (completed)
– Stan Winston
 
2006 Gentle Lovers (short)
Mr. Fern
 
1986 A Pocket for Corduroy (TV movie)
Detective Nick
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
1997/I Ghosts (short) (screenplay / story)
 
1988 Pumpkinhead (story)
 
1980 The Unseen (story)
 
1995 Congo (second unit director)
 
1986 Aliens (second unit director)
 
Show ShowVisual Effects (1 title)
2001 The Day the World Ended (TV movie) (visual effects)
 
Show ShowArt Department (1 title)
1980 Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris (TV movie) (brain simulation device)
 
Show ShowCostume and Wardrobe Department (1 title)
1978 The Star Wars Holiday Special (TV movie) (costumes: "Wookie family")
 
Show ShowThanks (14 titles)
???? Jurassic Park IV (dedicatee) (pre-production)
 
2010-2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (in memory of - 3 episodes)
– Blu-ray: Depredador (2012) (in memory of)
– La Cosa (2012) (in memory of)
– Especial Ironia: Terminator 3 (2010) (in memory of)
 
2009 Terminator Salvation (in loving memory of)
 
2008 The Crystal Skulls (video documentary short) (in memory of)
 
2008 Starz Inside: Fantastic Flesh (TV documentary) (in memory of)
 
2008/I The Basement (short) (dedicatee)
 
2007 Monster Squad Forever! (video documentary) (additional thanks)
 
2006 Nova ScienceNow (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 4 episodes)
– Mass Extinction (2006) (special thanks)
– Papyrus (2006) (special thanks)
– Profile: Cynthia Breazeal (2006) (special thanks)
– 1918 Flu/Mass Extinction/Papyrus/Profile: Cynthia Breazeal (2006) (special thanks)
 
2005 Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - Dark Side of the Knight (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2005/I Smile (special thanks)
 
2004 Fangoria: Blood Drive (video) (special thanks)
 
1998 HBO First Look (TV series documentary) (special thanks: Stan Winston Studios - 1 episode)
– 'Small Soldiers': Size Doesn't Matter (1998) (special thanks: Stan Winston Studios)
 
1998 StarCraft (Video Game) (thanks)
 
1982 The Thing (special thanks: special makeup effects unit)
 
Show ShowSelf (52 titles)
2010 Capturing Avatar (video documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Avatar: Creating the World of Pandora (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Bloodsucking Cinema (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Making of... (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Skinwalkers (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 August 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2006 Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Sci-Fi Boys (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (video documentary)
 
2005 Beyond Batman: Making Up the Penguin (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Beyond Batman: Assembling the Arctic Army (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The 100 Scariest Movie Moments (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Ultimate Sci-Fi Top 10 (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Fangoria: Blood Drive (video)
Himself
 
2003 Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Inside 'Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Stan Winston's Dead & Buried EFX (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1998-2003 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Action Figures & Animatronic Designer
– Inside 'Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines' (2003) … Himself
– 'Small Soldiers': Size Doesn't Matter (1998) … Himself - Action Figures & Animatronic Designer
 
2003 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself - Creature Creator
– Arnold Schwarzenegger (2003) … Himself - Creature Creator
 
2003 No Fate But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Stan Winston: Monster Mogul (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Acting A.I.: A Portrait of Gigolo Joe (video short)
Himself
 
2002 Acting A.I.: A Portrait of David (video short)
Himself
 
2002 The Robots of 'AI' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 The Dinosaurs of 'Jurassic Park III' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 The Special Effects of 'Jurassic Park III' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 The Making of 'Jurassic Park III' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Predator: The Life Inside (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 Beyond Jurassic Park (video)
Himself - Live Action Dinosaurs
 
2001 If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs (TV special)
Himself
 
1998 The Thing: Terror Takes Shape (video documentary)
Himself
 
1997/I Ghosts (short)
Himself (during closing credits) (uncredited)
 
1997 Making the 'Lost World' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Hollywood Halloween (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995-1997 Movie Magic (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Robots: Mechanical Movie Stars (1997) … Himself
– Stan Winston: Creating with Character (1995) … Himself
 
1995 Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?) (TV movie)
Himself
 
1995 The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The Wonderful World of Disney: 40 Years of Television Magic (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The 66th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
 
1993 John & Leeza from Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 T2: More Than Meets the Eye (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1992 The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Visual Effects and Best Makeup
 
1992 The Making of 'Alien 3' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1991 The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1990 In the Director's Chair: The Man Who Invented Edward Scissorhands (TV movie)
Himself
 
1987 The 59th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2011 Return to Jurassic Park: Dawn of a New Era (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 The 81st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2005 The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 The World's Greatest Hoaxes: Secrets Finally Revealed (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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I came out as an actor. I'm a painter and a sculpture and an artist. Everything about my being is creating characters that tell stories in films. See more »

Trivia:

While filming Predator, Winston returned to his hotel one day, to find his shower crawling with frogs. Convinced that this was a prank by Arnold Schwarzenegger, he called in the help of members of his special effects crew in catching the frogs in a pillow case and releasing them into Arnold's bed. Neither Stan nor Arnold dared to bring up the subject the next day... See more »

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Best known for his use of animatronic creatures See more »

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