Ray Harryhausen

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Visual effects (17 credits)

1998 Mighty Joe Young (VFX Consultant - uncredited)

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 Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (special photographic effects - uncredited) / (technical effects created by)

1955 It Came from Beneath the Sea (visual effects - uncredited)

1953 The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (technical effects created by)

1949 Mighty Joe Young (technician - uncredited)

1942 Tulips Shall Grow (Short) (chief animator - uncredited)

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Producer (17 credits)

2007 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 - produced by)

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)

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Director (10 credits)

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)

1940 Evolution of the World (Short) (animation director)

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Animation department (10 credits)

2020 The Puppetoon Movie Volume 2 (Video) (animator)

2017 Welcome to the Basement (TV Series) (animator - 1 episode)

- The Valley of Gwangi (2017) ... (animator)

2002 The Story of 'The Tortoise & the Hare' (Short) (animator)

1956 Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (animation effects - uncredited)

1956 The Animal World (Documentary) (animation by)

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)

1942 Sky Princess (Short) (animator)

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Actor (7 credits)

2010 Burke and Hare
Distinguished Doctor

2008 The Boneyard Collection
Ray Harryhausen (segment "Her Morbid Desires")

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)

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Writer (4 credits)

1977 Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (story)

1973 The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (story)

1958 The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (story - uncredited)

1957 20 Million Miles to Earth (story - uncredited)

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Special effects (4 credits)

Purana Purush (special effects: dinosaur effects - uncredited)

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)

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Cinematographer (3 credits)

1949 The Story of 'Little Red Riding Hood' (Short) (as Jerome Wray, photography)

1943 Guadalcanal (Short) (as Raymond Harryhausen)

1942 How to Bridge a Gorge (Short) (as Raymond Harryhausen, photographed by)

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Additional Crew (3 credits)

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)

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Thanks (27 credits)

2020 Necro-Maniac (Video) (thanks for inspiration)

2017 The Rock Monster of Lingendar (Short) (special thanks)

2016 Long Live the King (Documentary) (dedicated to the memory of)

2015 League of Superheroes (Jens thanks)

2015 The Hallow (in memory of)

2014 Possessed (in memory of)

2013-2014 Special Collector's Edition (TV Series) (in memory of - 2 episodes)

- Blu-ray: El Sentido de la Vida (2014) ... (in memory of)

- El viaje a la Luna (2013) ... (in memory of)

2014 Sinbad: The Fifth Voyage (very special thanks)

2014 My Last (Short) (thanks: inspiration)

2013 Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews (TV Series) (in memory of - 1 episode)

- The Top 12 Harryhausen Creatures (2013) ... (in memory of)

2013 Pacific Rim (dedicated to the memory of: Monster Master)

2013 Daisy Derkins, Dogsitter of the Damned (special thanks)

2008 Remembering The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

2008 The Music of Bernard Herrmann (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

2007 Unsung Maestros: A Directors Tribute (Video documentary short) (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 RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' (Video documentary) (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)

- King Kong und andere Kuscheltiere (1999) ... (special thanks)

- Episode #1.0 (1999) ... (special thanks)

1998 The Harryhausen Chronicles (TV Movie documentary) (acknowledgment: still photographs provided by) / (grateful acknowledgment)

1995 Jason and the Argonauts: An Interview with Ray Harryhausen (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

1994 Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (TV Movie documentary) (special thanks)

1994 Dinosaur Island (special thanks)

1992 Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann (Documentary) (special thanks)

1990 Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor (special thanks: the Visual Effects Unit offers their sincere gratitude to him for the inspiration he has provided and for his contribution to the art of stop motion animation.)

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Self (73 credits)

Into the Dark: Exploring the Horror Film (Documentary) (post-production)
Self

Piercing the Veil of Time the Life and Art of Charles R. Knight (Documentary) (post-production)
Self

2015 El hombre que quiso ser Segundo (Documentary)
Self

2012 The AckerMonster Chronicles! (Documentary)
Self

2012 MENTALLUSIONS: Radical Eclectic Films of Benjamin Meade
Self

2011 Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (Documentary)
Self - Filmmaker

2011 9th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards (TV Special)
Self

2008 Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu (Video documentary short)
Self

2008 Fantastic Talks (Documentary)
Self

2008 Remembering The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (Video documentary short)
Self

2008 King Kong 75th Anniversary Tribute (Video documentary short)
Self

2008 Monster Model Review (TV Series documentary short)
Self - cameo

- Monster Model Review: Bill "Monster" Jones (2008) ... Self - cameo (uncredited)

2008 El último truco (Documentary)
Self

2008 Ray Harryhausen Interviews (Video documentary short)
Self

2008 Her Morbid Desires (Video)
Self

2007 Behind the Tunes: Once Upon a Looney Tune (Video documentary short)
Self

2007 Trail of the Screaming Forehead
Self - Presenter (as a Ray Harryhausen Presentation)

2007 Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (Documentary)
Self

2006 Gumby Dharma (Documentary)
Self - Interviewee

2006 Space Top 10 Countdown (TV Series)
Self

- Blockbuster Visual FX (2006) ... Self

2006 The Sci-Fi Boys (Documentary)
Self

2005 The 100 Greatest Family Films (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1973-2005 Film 2018 (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 5 December 2005 (2005) ... Self

- Episode #2.42 (1973) ... Self

2005 Mighty Joe Young: A Conversation with Ray Harryhausen and the Chiodo Brothers (Video documentary short)
Self

2005 Mighty Joe Young: Ray Harryhausen and Mighty Joe Young (Video documentary short)
Self

2005 The Sky Is Falling: Making 'the War of the Worlds' (Video documentary short)
Self

2005 RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' (Video documentary)
Self

2005 T-Rex: A Dinosaur in Hollywood (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2005 Animal Icons (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Hollywood's Prehistoric Superstars (2005) ... Self

2005 I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (Documentary)
Self - Interviewee

2005 Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (Video documentary)
Self

2004 2nd Annual Spaceys (TV Special)
Self

2004 History Detectives (TV Series documentary)
Self

- First Movie Studio/Hollywood: Warner's Lighter/King Kong Camera (2004) ... Self

2004 Inside the Federation (Video documentary short)
Self

2004 Comic Book: The Movie (Video)
Self

2003 A Conversation with Ray Harryhausen (Documentary short)
Self

2003 Breakfast (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 24 November 2003 (2003) ... Self

2003 An Unfathomable Friendship (Video documentary short)
Self

2003 Return to the Valley (Video documentary short)
Self - Special Effects Creator

2003 The Rhedosaurus and the Rollercoaster: The Making of 'Beast' (Video documentary short)
Self - Special Effects Creator

2002 Resurrecting Dinosaurs: An Interview with Ray HarryHausen (Video documentary short)

2000 The Dream Pioneers: Visionaries of Science Fiction (Video documentary)
Self

2000 Omnibus (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Wallace & Gromit Go Chicken (2000) ... Self

2000 Graveyard Shift (TV Series)
Self (guest)

- Jason and the Argonauts/The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (2000) ... Self (guest)

1999 Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1999 Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs (TV Special documentary)
Self

1999 Hollywood Stuntmakers (TV Series)
Self

- King Kong und andere Kuscheltiere (1999) ... Self

- Episode #1.0 (1999) ... Self

1999 From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1998 The Harryhausen Chronicles (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1996 100 Years of Horror (TV Series documentary)
Self - Special Effects Designer

- Dinosaurs (1996) ... Self - Special Effects Designer

1996 Masters of Fantasy (TV Series documentary)

- Ray Harryhausen (1996)

1996 Lights, Camera, Action!: A Century of the Cinema (TV Mini Series documentary)
Self

- The Grand Illusion (1996) ... Self

1995 Behind the Scenes of 'The 7th Voyage of Sinbad' (Video documentary short)
Self

1995 Jason and the Argonauts: An Interview with Ray Harryhausen (Video documentary short)
Self (uncredited)

1995 Close-Up (TV Series documentary short)
Self

- Episode #1.40 (1995) ... Self

1995 Sci-Fi Buzz (TV Series documentary)
Self / Self - Stop-Motion Animator

- Son of Famous Monsters of Filmland World Convention (1995) ... Self

- Ray Harryhausen/Dan Aykroyd/Robert Townsend ... Self - Stop-Motion Animator

1994 Hollywood Goes Ape! (Documentary)
Self

1994 Movie Magic (TV Series documentary short)
Self

- Stop Motion Animation: One Step at a Time (1994) ... Self

1994 Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1993 Dinosaur Movies (Video documentary)
Self

1993 The Famous Monsters 1993 World Convention Souvenir Video (Video documentary)

1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Gordon E. Sawyer Award Recipient

1991 Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy (Video)
Self

1990 Ray Harryhausen: Movement Into Life (Documentary short)
Self

1987 Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (TV Series documentary)
Self - Special Effects

- Birth of a Titan (1987) ... Self - Special Effects

1985 The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (Documentary)
Self

1984-1985 The Moviemakers (TV Series)
Self

- Special Effects: The Magicians (1985) ... Self

- Special Effects (1984)

1983 Aliens, Dragons, Monsters and Me (Documentary)
Self

1981 Man, Myth and Titans (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1981 Clapper Board (TV Series)
Self

- Clash of the Titans (1981) ... Self

1970-1974 Screen Test (TV Series)
Self

- Runners-Up Special (1974) ... Self

- Episode #5.11 (1973) ... Self

- Episode #1.1 (1970) ... Self

1973 Cinema (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Ray Harryhausen (1973) ... Self

1972 Monsters and Magic (Video documentary short)
Self

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Archive footage (10 credits)

2018 Les Chroniques du Mea (TV Series)
Self

- L'étrange Noël de Mr Jack (1993) (2018) ... Self

2017 Welcome to the Basement (TV Series)
Self

- The Valley of Gwangi (2017) ... Self

2015 Pinewood: 80 Years of Movie Magic (TV Movie documentary)
Self (uncredited)

1999-2014 Troldspejlet (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #52.11 (2014) ... Self

- Troldspejlet Special: Stop Motion (1999) ... Self

2014 The Oscars (TV Special)
Self - Visual Effects (In Memoriam)

2013 Cinema 3 (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 16 May 2013 (2013) ... Self

2013 Días de cine (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 9 May 2013 (2013) ... Self

2010 The People vs. George Lucas (Documentary)
Self

2009 The Bob Wilkins Lost Film Collection (Video)
Self (interview)

2006 Video on Trial (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #2.12 (2006) ... Self (uncredited)

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