Stan Winston

Personal Info

Know For

Crew

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-04-07 (62 years old)

Deathday

2008-06-15

Place of Birth

Arlington, Virginia, USA

Stan Winston

Biography

Stanley Winston (April 7, 1946 – June 15, 2008) was an American visual effects supervisor, makeup artist, and film director. He was best known for his work in the Terminator series, the Jurassic Park series, Aliens, the Predator series, Iron Man, Edward Scissorhands, Avatar and Enthiran. He won four Academy Awards for his work. Winston, a frequent collaborator with director James Cameron, owned several effects studios, including Stan Winston Digital. The established areas of expertise for Winston were in makeup, puppets and practical effects, but he had recently expanded his studio to encompass digital effects as well.

Production

1991

2002

Teenage Caveman

as Producer

1988

Pumpkinhead

as Director

1988

Pumpkinhead

as Story

2003

Wrong Turn

as Producer

1974

The Bat People

as Makeup Effects

2005

Constantine

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

1997

Ghosts

as Director

1997

Ghosts

as Story

1997

Ghosts

as Screenplay

2005

1979

1981

Dead & Buried

as Makeup Effects Designer

1987

The Monster Squad

as Creature Design

2009

Terminator Salvation

as In Memory Of

1981

The Hand

as Makeup Effects

1982

Parasite

as Creature Design

1980

The Island

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

1982

The Entity

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

2001

1980

The Unseen

as Story

2015

1972

Gargoyles

as Creature Design

1980

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

2001

Pearl Harbor

as Makeup Effects

1980

The Exterminator

as Makeup Effects

1990

Predator 2

as Special Effects

1976

Mansion of the Doomed

as Makeup Designer

1977

Dracula's Dog

as Makeup Designer

2001

1980

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

1999

End of Days

as Creature Design

1974

The Bat People

as Makeup Designer

2001

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

as Animatronics Designer

1981

Heartbeeps

as Makeup Effects

1986

Invaders from Mars

as Creature Design

1982

Parasite

as Special Effects

1993

Jurassic Park

as Special Effects

1991

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

as Makeup Effects Designer

1991

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

as Special Effects

1991

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

as Visual Effects Producer

1994

Interview with the Vampire

as Makeup Effects Designer

1998

Small Soldiers

as Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects

1978

The Wiz

as Makeup Designer

1999

Inspector Gadget

as Animatronics Designer

1986

Aliens

as Second Unit Director

1984

The Terminator

as Second Unit Director

1974

Get Christie Love!

as Makeup Supervisor

2009

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

as Special Effects

2009

Terminator Salvation

as Creature Effects Technical Director

2008

Iron Man

as Special Effects

1976

W.C. Fields and Me

as Makeup Designer

1976

W.C. Fields and Me

as Special Effects

1999

Galaxy Quest

as Makeup Effects

1992

Batman Returns

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

1997

The Relic

as Creature Effects Technical Director

1974

Unwed Father

as Makeup Artist

1989

Leviathan

as Creature Effects Technical Director

1987

Predator

as Special Effects

2001

The Day the World Ended

as Special Effects

1977

Dracula's Dog

as Special Effects

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