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Stan Winston

Lived · 62 Born · Apr 7, 1946 From · Arlington, Virginia, USA Films · 28

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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.

Known for

Return to Jurassic Park poster

Return to Jurassic Park

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

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

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

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

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection poster

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

Career timeline

2011

Return to Jurassic Park

Self (archive footage) · 2011

2008

I Am 'Iron Man'

2006

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

2005

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

Self (archive footage) · 2005

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection Notable

2004

Fangoria: Blood Drive

Himself / DVD Extras · 2004

Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn' Notable

Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods Notable

2003

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' Notable

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

2002

Michael Jackson: The Making of Ghosts

2001

The Making Of Jurassic Park III

Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'

2000

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

The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'

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

1999

Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs Notable

1998

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape Notable

1997

The Making of 'The Lost World'

Hollywood Halloween Notable

1995

Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)

The Making of 'Jurassic Park' Notable

1994

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects Notable

1993

T2: More Than Meets the Eye

1992

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

1991

The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' Notable

1985

The Making of the Terminator Notable

Frequently appears with

Steven Spielberg

Self (archive footage)

Full filmography

Return to Jurassic Park poster

Return to Jurassic Park

I Am 'Iron Man' poster

I Am 'Iron Man'

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

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

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

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

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection poster

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

Fangoria: Blood Drive poster

Fangoria: Blood Drive

Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn' poster

Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'

Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods poster

Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods

Stan Winston: Monster Mogul poster

Stan Winston: Monster Mogul

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' poster

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

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

Michael Jackson: The Making of Ghosts poster

Michael Jackson: The Making of Ghosts

The Making Of Jurassic Park III poster

The Making Of Jurassic Park III

Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator' poster

Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'

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

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

The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D' poster

The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'

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

Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs poster

Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape poster

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

The Making of 'The Lost World' poster

The Making of 'The Lost World'

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