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Home/People/Stan Winston
Stan Winston profile photo
Born
Apr 7, 1946Died: Jun 15, 2008
Lived 62 years
Place of Birth
Arlington, Virginia, USA
Known For
Crew
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

28
Movies
3
TV Shows
3
Directed
Also Known As
Stanley Winston
IMDb ProfileOfficial Website

Stan Winston

Crew

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.
Return to Jurassic Park poster

Return to Jurassic Park

as Self (archive footage)
2011
Bloodsucking Cinema poster

Bloodsucking Cinema

as Self
2007
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film poster

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

as Self
2006
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' poster

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

as Self (archive footage)
2005
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection poster

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

as Self
2005
Fangoria: Blood Drive poster

Fangoria: Blood Drive

as Himself / DVD Extras
2004
Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn' poster

Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'

as Self
2004
Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods poster

Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods

as Self
2004
Stan Winston: Monster Mogul poster

Stan Winston: Monster Mogul

as Self
2004
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' poster

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

as Self
2003
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects poster

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

Cast
2003
Michael Jackson: The Making of Ghosts poster

Michael Jackson: The Making of Ghosts

as Self
2002
The Making Of  Jurassic Park III poster

The Making Of Jurassic Park III

as Self
2001
Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator' poster

Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'

as Self
2001
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' poster

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

as Self
2000
The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D' poster

The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'

as Self
2000
In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire poster

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

as Self
2000
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs poster

Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs

as Self
1999
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape poster

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

as Self
1998
The Making of 'The Lost World' poster

The Making of 'The Lost World'

as Self
1997