Ray Harryhausen
American animator (1920-2013) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 92
Raymond Frederick Harryhausen was an American-British animator and special effects creator who is regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of both fields.
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Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects TitanFilm2008
El último trucoFilm2006
The Sci-Fi BoysFilm2005Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of FameAward2003
ElfFilm, Polar Bear Cub (voice)2002Hessian Order of MeritAward1999
Attack of the 50 Foot Monster ManiaFilm, Himself1997
The Harryhausen ChroniclesFilm1995Time Machine AwardAward1993
Dinosaur MoviesFilm1992Gordon E. Sawyer AwardAwardInkpot AwardAward1991Winsor McCay AwardAward1987
The RKO Story: Tales From HollywoodSeries1985
Spies Like UsFilm, Dr. Marston1981
Clash of the TitansFilm, Producer1978
The South Bank ShowSeries1971Film '72Series1967
OmnibusSeries1958
The 7th Voyage of SinbadFilm, Writer1953
The Story of King MidasFilm, Director, Producer1949
The Story of Little Red Riding HoodFilm, Director1940Evolution of the WorldFilm, Director1920Born29 June 1920People around Ray
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Charles H. Schneer Produced 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
John Landis Directed Beverly Hills Cop III and Spies Like Us- Nathan Juran Directed 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
Freda Jackson Ray produced Clash of the Titans (1981)
Peter Mayhew Ray directed Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1978)
Joan Taylor Ray directed Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
John Zaremba Ray directed Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Kerwin Mathews Ray produced The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1959)
Maggie Smith Ray produced Clash of the Titans (1981)
Laurence Olivier Ray produced Clash of the Titans (1981)
Mark Hamill Directed Comic Book: The Movie (2004)
Ursula Andress Ray produced Clash of the Titans (1981)
Jane Seymour Ray produced Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)
Peter Finch Ray directed First Men in the Moon (1964)
Robert Shaw Ray produced The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1975)
Tom Baker Ray produced The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1975)
Flora Robson Ray produced Clash of the Titans (1981)
Caroline Munro Ray produced The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1978)
Brian Grazer Produced Spies Like Us (1986)
Patrick Wayne Ray directed Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)
Richard Carlson Ray produced The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
Taryn Power Ray directed Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)
Aldo Sambrell Ray produced The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973)
Grandon Rhodes Ray directed Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Known for
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Clash of the Titans 1981
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad 1958
Elf 2003
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad 1973
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger 1977
Filmography 40
101 credits on file
Television 4
Media & music
Photos 6
The Rhedosaurus attacks a lighthouse in The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
The Cyclops and Dragon battle sequence from The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
The Ymir from 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
The Hydra battle sequence in Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
Models for the Allosaur in One Million Years B.C. (1966) and Talos from Jason and the Argonauts (1963) at the National Media MuseumAwards
About this person
In a career spanning more than 40 years, he built upon the techniques of his mentor, Willis H. O'Brien, to develop a form of stop motion model animation known as "Dynamation" and advance the field of cinematic special effects. Though not credited as a writer or director on any of the feature films he worked on, the role he played in shaping those he made during his peak years has led to him being regarded as "cinema's sole visual effects auteur," and the creatures and sequences he animated are considered some of the most iconic in the history of cinema.
