Stan Winston Biography (1946?-)

Full name, Stanley Winston; born April 7, 1946 (some sources cite 1948), in Richmond, VA; married Karen, c. 1969; children: Matthew "Matt" (an actor), Debbie. Addresses: Office: Stan Winston Productions, 17216 Saticoy St., P.O. Box 346, Van Nuys, CA 91406.; Agent: David Gersh, The Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., P.O. Box 5617, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Special effects artist, makeup artist, director, producer, writer, costume designer
Birth Details: April 7, 1946?; Richmond, Virginia

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Special Effects Artist and Makeup Artist
W. C. Fields and Me, Universal, 1976
Edward Scissorhands, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
Terminator effects production, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (also known as T2, T2--Terminator 2: Judgement Day, T2: Extreme Edition, T2: Ultimate Edition, El Exterminator 2, and Terminator 2--Le jugement dernier), TriStar, 1991
Special penguin makeup effects, Batman Returns, Warner Bros., 1992
Vampire makeup, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles(also known as Interview with the Vampire), Warner Bros., 1994
The Island of Dr. Moreau, New Line Cinema, 1996
(With John Bruno and James Cameron) Terminator and animatronics effects creator, Terminator 2: 3-D (also known as T2 3-D: Battle across Time and T2: Terminator 2:3-D), 1996
Animatronic and creature effects, Galaxy Quest, DreamWorks SKG, 1999
Animatronics designer and robot character designer, Artificial Intelligence: AI (also known as A.I.: Artificial Intelligence), Warner Bros., 2001
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (also known as T2 and Terminator 3--Rebellion der Maschinen), Warner Bros., 2003
Wrong Turn, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
Constantine, Warner Bros., 2005
Special Effects Artist
Creature effects, Parasite, Embassy, 1982
Prosthetics, White Dog, Paramount, 1982
Special Terminator creator, The Terminator, Orion, 1984
Starman transformation, Starman (also known as John Carpenter'sStarman), Sony Pictures Releasing, 1984
Aliens, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
Invaders designer and creator, Invaders from Mars, Cannon, 1986
Creature effects, Predator, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
Monster designer, The Monster Squad, TriStar, 1987
Creature designer, Leviathan, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1989
Creature creator, Predator 2, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
Live action dinosaur designer, Jurassic Park, Universal, 1993
Gorilla special effects, Congo, Paramount, 1995
Ripper designer, Tank Girl, United Artists, 1995
Creatures effects, The Relic (also known as Das Relikt), Paramount, 1996
Live and animatronic effects, The Ghost and the Darkness, Paramount, 1996
Animatronic creature design and effects, Mouse Hunt (also known asMousechase), DreamWorks SKG, 1997
Live action dinosaur designer, The Lost World: Jurassic Park (alsoknown as The Lost World), Universal, 1997
Paulie, DreamWorks SKG, 1998
Animatronic design and effects, Small Soldiers, DreamWorks SKG, 1998
Creature designer, End of Days, MCA/Universal, 1999
Creature effects, Lake Placid (also known as Lac Placid), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
Special animatronic effects, Inspector Gadget, Buena Vista/Walt Disney, 1999
Special character effects, Instinct, Buena Vista, 1999
Live action dinosaur designer, Jurassic Park III (also known as JP3), Universal, 2001
Tooth fairy designer, Darkness Falls (also known as Don't Peek, The Ghost of Matilda Dixon, Tooth Fairy, and The ToothFairy: The Ghost of Matilda Dixon), Columbia, 2003
Film Makeup Artist
The Bat People (also known as It Lives by Night and It'sAlive), 1974
The Man in the Glass Booth, American Film Theatre, 1975
Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (also known as Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde, Dr. Black and Mr. White, and The Watts Monster), 1976
Dracula's Dog (also known as Zoltan, Hound of Dracula), Crown International, 1977
Mansion of the Doomed (also known as Eyes, Eyes of Dr. Chaney, House of Blood, Massacre Mansion, and The Terrorof Dr. Chaney), Group 1 International, 1977
The Wiz, Universal, 1978
The Exterminator, Avco-Embassy, 1980
Dead & Buried, Avco-Embassy, 1981
Heartbeeps, Universal, 1981
The Entity, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
The Thing (also known as John Carpenter's The Thing), Universal, 1982
The Adventures of a Gnome Named Gnorm (also known as A Gnome Named Gnorm and Upworld), PolyGram Video, 1992
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, New Line Cinema, 1999
Pearl Harbor (also known as Pearl Harbour), Buena Vista, 2001
Planet of the Apes (also known as The Visitor), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
Film Director
Pumpkinhead (also known as Vengeance: The Demon), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
The Adventures of a Gnome Named Gnorm (also known as A Gnome Named Gnorm and Upworld), PolyGram Video, 1992
Michael Jackson's "Ghosts" (short film; also known as Ghosts), Sony, 1996
(With John Bruno and James Cameron) Terminator 2: 3-D (also knownas T2 3-D: Battle across Time and T2: Terminator 2:3-D), 1996
Film Producer

Michael Jackson's "Ghosts" (short film; also known as Ghosts), Sony, 1996
Wrong Turn, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
(With others) Me and My Monster, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2005
Film Work
Other
Special makeup consultant, The Hand, 1981
Second unit director, Congo, Paramount, 1995
Costume designer, The Relic (also known as Das Relikt), Paramount, 1996
Creature effects supervisor, End of Days, MCA/Universal, 1999
Special effects director, Big Fish, Columbia, 2003
Film Appearances
Himself in closing credits, Michael Jackson's "Ghosts" (short film; also known as Ghosts), Sony, 1996
Television Work
Series
Makeup artist, Masquerade Party, syndicated, 1974
Special effects artist, Manimal, NBC, 1983
Miniseries
Makeup artist, Roots, ABC, 1977
Special creature effects artist, Creature (also known as PeterBenchley's Creature), ABC, 1998
Television Producer
Movies
The Day the World Ended, HBO, 2001
Earth vs. the Spider, Cinemax, 2001
How to Make a Monster, HBO, 2001
Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature (also known as She Creature), HBO, 2001
(Uncredited) Teenage Caveman, Cinemax, 2002
Television Makeup Artist
Movies
Gargoyle makeup, Gargoyles (also known as The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies), CBS, 1972
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, CBS, 1974
Unwed Father, ABC, 1974
The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan, 1979
Phantom of the Opera, 1983
Chiller, 1985
Television Special Effects Artist
Movies
Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris, 1980
The Day the World Ended, HBO, 2001
Earth vs. the Spider, Cinemax, 2001
How to Make a Monster, HBO, 2001
Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature (also known as She Creature), HBO, 2001
Teenage Caveman, Cinemax, 2002
Television Work
Specials
Makeup artist, Pinocchio, CBS, 1976
Makeup artist, "An Evening with Diana Ross," The Big Event (also known as An Evening with Diana Ross: The Big Event), NBC, 1977
Costume designer for Wookie family, The Star Wars Holiday Special,1978
Television Appearances
Specials
Detective Nick, A Pocket for Corduroy, 1986
The Making of "Alien 3," 1992
The Making of "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," 1992
The 12 Most Fascinating People of 1993, ABC, 1993
The Wonderful World of Disney: 40 Years of Television Magic, ABC,1994
(Uncredited) Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction?, 1995
Hollywood Halloween, 1997
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs, 1999
The Making of "Terminator 2: 3-D," 2000
AFI's 100 years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies, CBS, 2001
Inside "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines," Sci-Fi Channel, 2003
Television Work
Episodic
Makeup artist, "Go to the Head of the Class," Amazing Stories, NBC, 1986
Pilots
Makeup supervisor, Get Christie Love!, ABC, 1974
Television Appearances
Episodic
Guest, "Hollywood's Robots," Movie Magic, The Discovery Channel, 1997
RECORDINGS
Videos
Designer of Mr. Roboto, Kilroy Was Here (also known as Caught in the Act), 1983
T2: More than Meets the Eye, 1993
The Making of "Jurassic Park," 1995
The Making of "Lost World," 1997
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape (also known as John Carpenter's The Thing: Terror Takes Shape), 1998
Beyond Jurassic Park, Universal Studios Home Video, 2001
The Dinosaurs of "Jurassic Park III" (also known as The New Dinosaurs of "Jurassic Park III"), Universal Studios Home Video, 2001
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of "Predator," Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2001
The Making of "Jurassic Park III," Universal Studios Home Video, 2001
Other Voices: Creating "The Terminator," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer HomeEntertainment, 2001
The Special Effects of "Jurassic Park III," Universal Studios HomeVideo, 2001
AI: A Portrait of Gigolo Joe, 2002
The Robots of "AI," 2002
Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods, Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2003
Fresh Meat: The Wounds of "Wrong Turn," Twentieth Century-Fox HomeEntertainment, 2003
Stan Winston: Monster Mogul, Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2003
Stan Winston's Dead & Buried EFX, Blue Underground, 2003
Superior Firepower: The Making of "Aliens," Twentieth Century-FoxHome Entertainment, 2003
Music Videos
Designer of Mr. Roboto character, "Mr. Roboto," by Styx, 1983
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(Story) Pumpkinhead (also known as Vengeance: The Demon), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
Michael Jackson's "Ghosts" (short film; also known as Ghosts), Sony, 1996

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Movieline, November, 1994
Starlog, September, 1995; July, 1997

Electronic

Stan Winston Official Site, http://www.stanwinstonstudio.com, July4, 2004

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