Chris Walas
Personal Info
Know For
Visual Effects
Gender
Male
Birthday
1955-09-17 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known As
Christopher James Walas
Chris Walas
Biography
Chris Walas is an American film director, special effects expert, and make-up artist. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. Walas rose to fame in the 1980s, with effects for films such as "Airplane!" (1980), "Dragonslayer" (1981), and "Return of the Jedi" (1983). In the film "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981), Walas created the effects for a scene where the Nazi villains' faces melt from the intense heat generated by the Ark of the Covenant. In 1984, Walas was credited for the design of the gremlins in the film "Gremlins", a film that grossed 153.1 million dollars at the box office. After creating the creature effects for "The Fly" (1986), Walas ...
Acting
2005
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as Creature
2005
1989
as (uncredited)
2015
2016
as Himself
2016
as himself
2020
as Narrator
2019
Production
1989
as Director
1980
as Special Effects
1995
as Makeup Effects Designer
1978
as Special Props
1991
as Creature Design
1987
as Creature Effects Technical Director
1992
as Director
1984
as Creature Design
1989
as Effects Supervisor
1979
as Creature Design
1990
as Creature Effects Technical Director
1990
as Creature Design
1991
as Creature Design
1983
as Creature Design
1989
as Creature Effects Technical Director
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as Special Effects
1985
as Creature Design
1986
as Creature Design
1979
as Special Effects
1981
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
2017
as Writer
2017
as Special Effects
2017
as Co-Producer
2012
as Co-Producer
1981
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
2010
as Co-Producer
1995
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
1985
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
2020
as Director
1979
as Special Effects Makeup Artist
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