Ray Harryhausen
Biography
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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.
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Acting History
2014
El hombre que quiso ser Segundo as Self
2012Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan as Self
2010Burke & Hare as Distinguished Doctor
2008El último truco as Self
2008Masters of Magic: The World of Chandu as Self
2008RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” as Self
2008Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad as Self
2008The Boneyard Collection as Ray Harryhausen (segment "Her Morbid Desires")
2007Behind the Tunes: Once Upon A Looney Tune as Himself
2007Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman as Self
2006Cave Bear & Dinosaurs as (Commentary) (Voice)
2006War of the Worlds
2006Adventures of Baron Munchausen
2006The Elementals as Unnamed Man
2006The Elementals
2006The Sci-Fi Boys as Self
2005Mighty Joe Young: Ray Harryhausen and Mighty Joe Young as Himself
2005Mighty Joe Young: A Conversation with Ray Harryhausen and the Chiodo Brothers as Self
2005The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' as Self
2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection as Self
2005The Making of the Tortoise & the Hare
2004Comic Book: The Movie as Ray Harryhausen
2003Elf as Polar Bear Cub (voice)
2003Return to the Valley as Himself
1999Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs as Self
1999From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic as Self
1999Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania as Himself
1998Mighty Joe Young as Gentleman at Party
1997The Harryhausen Chronicles as Self
1994Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror as Self
1994Beverly Hills Cop III as Bar Patron
1994Hollywood Goes Ape! as Himself
1993Dinosaur Movies
1990Ray Harryhausen: Movement Into Life as Himself
1987The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood as Self
1986The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal as Self
1985Spies Like Us as Dr. Marston
1983Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me as Himself
1978The South Bank Show as Self
1972Monsters and Magic as Self
1971Film '72 as Self
195720 Million Miles to Earth as Man Feeding Elephant (uncredited)
—The AckerMonster Chronicles!