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Stan Winston

Stan Winston

1946–2008 · Arlington, Virginia, USA

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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.

Other crew 38

Costume and makeup 20

1980s

  1. 1982
  2. 1981
  3. 1980

    Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  4. The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

  5. The Island

    Special Effects Makeup Artist

1970s

  1. 1979

    The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan

    Makeup Designer

  2. 1978
  3. 1977

    Zoltan… Hound of Dracula

    Makeup Designer

  4. 1976
  5. W.C. Fields and Me

    Makeup Designer

  6. 1974
  7. Unwed Father

    Makeup Artist

  8. The Bat People

    Makeup Designer

Visual effects 10

Produced 8

2000s

  1. 2008

    The Deaths of Ian Stone

    Producer

  2. 2005
  3. 2003
  4. 2002

    Teenage Caveman

    Producer

  5. 2001

    Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature

    Producer

  6. How to Make a Monster

    Producer

Directed 5

Wrote 3

1980s

  1. 1988
  2. 1980

    The Unseen

    Story

Acted in 1

2000s

  1. 2003

    No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects

    Movie

Appearances32

2000s

  1. 2007

    Bloodsucking Cinema

    Self

  2. 2006

    Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

    Self

  3. 2005

    The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'

    Self (archive footage)

  4. Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

    Self

  5. 2004

    Fangoria: Blood Drive

    Himself / DVD Extras

  6. Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'

    Self

  7. Stan Winston: Monster Mogul

    Self

  8. Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods

    Self

  9. 2003

    Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

    Self

  10. 2002

    Michael Jackson: The Making of Ghosts

    Self

  11. 2001

    The Making Of Jurassic Park III

    Self

  12. Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'

    Self

  13. Predator: The Life Inside

    Self

  14. 2000

    If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'

    Self

  15. The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'

    Self

  16. In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire

    Self

1990s

  1. 1999

    Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs

    Self

  2. 1998

    The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

    Self

  3. 1997

    The Making of 'The Lost World'

    Self

  4. Hollywood Halloween

    Self

  5. 1995

    Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)

    Self

  6. 1994
  7. 1993

    T2: More Than Meets the Eye

    Self

  8. 1992

    Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin

    Self

  9. The Making of 'Alien³'

    Self

  10. 1991

    The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'

    Self

1980s

  1. 1987
  2. 1985

    The Making of the Terminator

    Self

Thanked in the credits3

2010s

  1. 2015
  2. 2012

    Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica

    Thanks

1980s

  1. 1982