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"Attack of the Show!" (2005): :  -- We go behind the scenes at the famous effects house, Stan Winston Studios, and find out what went into making the various Iron Man suits used in the movie.

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Date of Death:

15 June 2008, Malibu, California, USA more

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Won 4 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 31 nominations more

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Filmography

Make-Up Department
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Tideland (2005) (face cast: Noah) (uncredited) 2005 - 6.5 (11,188)
- 2. Constantine (2005)   (special makeup effects artist) 2005 $230M 6.7 (70,670)
AKAs:
  • Constantine (Germany)
- 3. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)   (special makeup effects artist) 2003 $418M 6.6 (97,404)
AKAs:
  • T3 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  • Terminator 3 - Rebellion der Maschinen (Germany)
- 4. Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)   (special robot makeup effects) (uncredited) 2001 $230M 6.9 (84,004)
AKAs:
  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence (USA: poster title)
- 5. Pearl Harbor (2001)   (special makeup effects artist) 2001 $450M 5.4 (87,693)
AKAs:
  • Pearl Harbour (UK: promotional title)
- 6. Galaxy Quest (1999) (makeup effects) 1999 - 7.2 (48,490)
- 7. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)   (makeup supervisor: Fat Bastard) 1999 $310M 6.6 (76,046)
AKAs:
  • Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me (USA: video title)
- 8. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) (makeup/creature effects) 1996 $42M 4.0 (12,853)
- 9. Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)   (vampire makeup and effects) 1994 $221M 7.4 (71,425)
AKAs:
  • Interview with the Vampire (USA: short title)
- 10. Shock to the System (1993) (V) (makeup supervisor) 1993 - 9.1 (19)
- 11. Batman Returns (1992) (special penguin makeup & effects producer) 1992 $283M 6.9 (71,748)
- 12. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)   (special makeup) 1991 $517M 8.5 (210,416)
AKAs:
  • El Exterminator 2 (USA: Spanish title)
  • T2 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  • T2 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  • T2: Extreme Edition (USA: video box title)
  • T2: Ultimate Edition (USA: video box title)
  • Terminator 2 - Le jugement dernier (France)
- 13. Edward Scissorhands (1990) (special makeup and scissorhands effects producer) 1990 $83.4M 8.0 (90,380)
- 14. Chiller (1985) (TV)   (special makeup effects) 1985 - 4.3 (472)
AKAs:
  • Wes Craven's Chiller (USA: video box title)
- 15. Friday the 13th Part III (1982)   (makeup artist) (uncredited) 1982 - 5.1 (10,323)
AKAs:
  • Friday the 13th Part 3 (USA: video title)
- 16. The Thing (1982)   (additional makeup effects) 1982 - 8.2 (68,571)
AKAs:
  • John Carpenter's The Thing (USA: complete title)
- 17. Heartbeeps (1981) (special makeup effects) 1981 - 4.1 (573)
- 18. Dead & Buried (1981)   (makeup effects designer) 1981 - 6.5 (2,331)
AKAs:
  • Dead and Buried (UK)
- 19. The Hand (1981) (special makeup effects artist) 1981 - 4.9 (2,017)
- 20. The Entity (1981) (special makeup effects) 1981 - 6.3 (3,559)
- 21. The Exterminator (1980) (special makeup effects artist) 1980 - 5.1 (1,379)
- 22. The Island (1980) (special makeup effects artist) (uncredited) 1980 - 4.9 (1,162)
- 23. The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan (1979) (TV) (old age makeup artist) 1979 - 6.8 (293)
- 24. The Wiz (1978) (special makeup designer) 1978 - 4.5 (4,434)
- 25. Dracula's Dog (1978)   (makeup designer) 1978 - 3.9 (334)
AKAs:
  • Dracula contro Zombi (Italy)
  • Zoltan il cane di Dracula (Italy)
  • Zoltan, Hound of Dracula (UK)
- 26. An Evening with Diana Ross (1977) (TV) (makeup artist) 1977 - 7.8 (33)
- 27. "Roots" (1977)   special makeup effects (unknown episodes) 1977 - 8.7 (3,621)
AKAs:
  • Alex Haley's Roots (Australia)
- 28. Mansion of the Doomed (1976)   (makeup designer) (as Stanley Winston) 1976 - 5.2 (187)
AKAs:
  • Eyes
  • Eyes of Dr. Chaney
  • Eyes of the Living Dead (Philippines: English title)
  • House of Blood
  • Massacre Mansion (UK: video title)
  • The Terror of Dr. Chaney (UK)
- 29. W.C. Fields and Me (1976) (makeup designer) 1976 - 5.8 (186)
- 30. Pinocchio (1976) (TV) (makeup designer) 1976 - 5.8 (74)
- 31. Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976)   (special makeup supervisor) 1976 - 4.7 (91)
AKAs:
  • Decision for Doom (USA: reissue title)
  • Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde
  • Dr. Black and Mr. White
  • The Watts Monster (USA: reissue title)
- 32. The Man in the Glass Booth (1975)   (makeup artist) 1975 - 7.5 (344)
AKAs:
  • Robert Shaw's The Man in the Glass Booth (Australia: DVD box title)
- 33. "Masquerade Party" (1974) (makeup artist) 1974 - 6.7 (5)
- 34. Unwed Father (1974) (TV) (makeup artist) 1974 - 7.1 (11)
- 35. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974) (TV) (makeup artist) 1974 - 8.0 (692)
- 36. Get Christie Love! (1974) (TV)   (makeup supervisor) 1974 - 5.1 (148)
AKAs:
  • Get Christy Love (USA: video box title)
- 37. The Bat People (1974)   (special makeup designer) (as Stanley Winston) 1974 - 1.7 (1,163)
AKAs:
  • It Lives by Night
  • It's Alive
- 38. Gargoyles (1972) (TV) (gargoyle makeup) 1972 - 6.3 (695)
Special Effects
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Terminator Salvation (2009)   (creature effects supervisor) 2009 $370M 6.9 (64,270)
AKAs:
  • T4: Salvation (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  • Terminator salvation - L'inizio della fine (Italy)
  • Terminator: Die Erlösung (Germany)
- 2. Iron Man (2008)   (special effects) 2008 $572M 8.0 (148,775)
AKAs:
  • Ironman (International: English title: alternative spelling) (USA: poster title)
- 3. Constantine (2005)   (makeup and animatronic effects) 2005 $230M 6.7 (70,670)
AKAs:
  • Constantine (Germany)
- 4. Big Fish (2003) (special effects director) 2003 - 8.1 (125,405)
- 5. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)   (animatronic effects: Terminator) 2003 $418M 6.6 (97,404)
AKAs:
  • T3 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  • Terminator 3 - Rebellion der Maschinen (Germany)
- 6. Darkness Falls (2003) (tooth fairy designer) 2003 - 4.6 (11,516)
- 7. The Day the World Ended (2001) (TV) (special effects) 2001 - 4.3 (709)
- 8. Jurassic Park III (2001)   (live action dinosaurs) 2001 $363M 5.7 (56,169)
AKAs:
  • JP3 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- 9. Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)   (animatronics designer) (robot character designer) 2001 $230M 6.9 (84,004)
AKAs:
  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence (USA: poster title)
- 10. Galaxy Quest (1999) (animatronic and creature effects) 1999 - 7.2 (48,490)
- 11. End of Days (1999) (creature effects supervisor) 1999 $209M 5.4 (40,346)
- 12. Inspector Gadget (1999) (special animatronic effects) 1999 $134M 3.9 (12,806)
- 13. Lake Placid (1999) (creature effects) 1999 - 5.3 (18,103)
- 14. Instinct (1999) (special character effects) 1999 $36.7M 6.2 (14,218)
- 15. Small Soldiers (1998) (animatronic design and effects) 1998 $87.4M 5.9 (18,929)
- 16. Creature (1998) (TV)   (creature effects: Stan Winston Studios) 1998 - 4.3 (868)
AKAs:
  • Peter Benchley's Creature
- 17. The Relic (1997)   (creature effects) 1997 $65.7M 5.3 (9,479)
AKAs:
  • Das Relikt (Germany)
  • Das Relikt - Das Museum der Angst (Germany: TV title)
- 18. Congo (1995) (gorilla special effects) 1995 $152M 4.5 (16,576)
- 19. Predator 2 (1990) (special effects) 1990 - 5.9 (30,359)
- 20. Leviathan (1989) (creature effects producer) 1989 - 5.3 (4,090)
- 21. The Monster Squad (1987) (monster creator) 1987 - 6.9 (6,604)
- 22. Predator (1987) (special effects) 1987 - 7.8 (76,075)
- 23. "Amazing Stories" (1985)   special effects (1 episode, 1986) 1986 - 7.3 (1,061)
AKAs:
  • Steven Spielberg Presents Amazing Stories (Australia)
  • Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories (USA: complete title)
1 TV episode:
- 24. Aliens (1986) (alien effects creator) 1986 $180M 8.5 (152,353)
- 25. Invaders from Mars (1986) (invaders designer and creator) 1986 - 4.9 (1,695)
- 26. The Vindicator (1986)   (frankenstein designer & creator: Stan Winston Studios) (vindicator designer and creator: Stan Winston Studio) 1986 - 4.8 (224)
AKAs:
  • Frankenstein '88
- 27. The Terminator (1984) (special terminator effects creator) 1984 $80.4M 8.1 (159,520)
- 28. "Manimal" (1983) special effects designer (unknown episodes) 1983 - 5.9 (189)
- 29. The Phantom of the Opera (1983) (TV) (special effects makeup) 1983 - 5.7 (135)
- 30. Dracula's Dog (1978)   (special effects) 1978 - 3.9 (334)
AKAs:
  • Dracula contro Zombi (Italy)
  • Zoltan il cane di Dracula (Italy)
  • Zoltan, Hound of Dracula (UK)
- 31. W.C. Fields and Me (1976) (special effects) 1976 - 5.8 (186)
Miscellaneous Crew
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. End of Days (1999) (creature designer) 1999 $209M 5.4 (40,346)
- 2. Mousehunt (1997) (animatronic creature design and effects) 1997 $122M 6.0 (13,585)
- 3. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) (live-action dinosaurs) 1997 $614M 5.9 (70,538)
- 4. The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) (live/animatronic effects) 1996 $75M 6.6 (18,196)
- 5. T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (1996)   (terminator and animatronic effects) 1996 - 7.8 (4,237)
AKAs:
  • T2: Terminator 2:3-D
  • Terminator 2: 3-D
- 6. Tank Girl (1995) (ripper design) 1995 $6.6M 4.7 (9,796)
- 7. Jurassic Park (1993)   (live action dinosaurs) 1993 $920M 7.8 (138,638)
AKAs:
  • JP (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- 8. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)   (terminator effects production) 1991 $517M 8.5 (210,416)
AKAs:
  • El Exterminator 2 (USA: Spanish title)
  • T2 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  • T2 - Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  • T2: Extreme Edition (USA: video box title)
  • T2: Ultimate Edition (USA: video box title)
  • Terminator 2 - Le jugement dernier (France)
- 9. Predator 2 (1990) (creature creation) 1990 - 5.9 (30,359)
- 10. Leviathan (1989) (creature designer) 1989 - 5.3 (4,090)
- 11. The Monster Squad (1987) (monsters) 1987 - 6.9 (6,604)
- 12. Starman (1984)   (starman transformation) 1984 - 6.8 (12,788)
AKAs:
  • John Carpenter's Starman (USA: complete title)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Deaths of Ian Stone (2007) (producer) 2007 - 5.7 (5,435)
- 2. Wrong Turn (2003/I)   (producer) 2003 - 6.0 (22,720)
AKAs:
  • Wrong Turn (Germany)
- 3. Teenage Caveman (2002) (TV) (producer) (uncredited) 2002 - 3.2 (1,767)
- 4. Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature (2001) (TV)   (producer) 2001 - 5.6 (1,786)
AKAs:
  • She Creature (USA: alternative title)
- 5. The Day the World Ended (2001) (TV) (producer) 2001 - 4.3 (709)
- 6. How to Make a Monster (2001) (TV) (producer) 2001 - 4.6 (952)
- 7. Earth vs. the Spider (2001) (TV) (producer) 2001 - 4.0 (1,209)
Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Ghosts (1997/I)   1997 - 6.7 (1,834)
AKAs:
  • Michael Jackson's Ghosts (USA: complete title)
- 2. T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (1996)   1996 - 7.8 (4,237)
AKAs:
  • T2: Terminator 2:3-D
  • Terminator 2: 3-D
- 3. A Gnome Named Gnorm (1990)   1990 - 4.0 (403)
AKAs:
  • The Adventures of a Gnome Named Gnorm
  • Upworld (UK: video title)
  • Upworld, the Magic Little Alien (Philippines: English title)
- 4. Pumpkinhead (1988)   1988 - 5.9 (4,042)
AKAs:
  • Vengeance: The Demon
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Gentle Lovers (2006) Mr. Fern 2006 - -
- 2. A Pocket for Corduroy (1986) (TV) Detective Nick 1986 - 9.7 (12)
Visual Effects
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Day the World Ended (2001) (TV) (visual effects) 2001 - 4.3 (709)
- 2. Parasite (1982) (head of character effects) 1982 - 2.7 (814)
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Ghosts (1997/I)   (story) (writer) 1997 - 6.7 (1,834)
AKAs:
  • Michael Jackson's Ghosts (USA: complete title)
- 2. Pumpkinhead (1988)   (story) 1988 - 5.9 (4,042)
AKAs:
  • Vengeance: The Demon
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Congo (1995) (second unit director) 1995 $152M 4.5 (16,576)
- 2. Aliens (1986) (second unit director) 1986 $180M 8.5 (152,353)
Art Department
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris (1980) (TV) (brain simulation device) 1980 - 5.1 (18)
Costume and Wardrobe Department
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) (TV)   (costumes: "Wookie family") 1978 - 3.7 (3,656)
AKAs:
  • The 'Star Wars' Christmas Special (USA: unauthorized video title)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Terminator Salvation (2009)   (in loving memory of) 2009 $370M 6.9 (64,270)
AKAs:
  • T4: Salvation (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  • Terminator salvation - L'inizio della fine (Italy)
  • Terminator: Die Erlösung (Germany)
- 2. The Crystal Skulls (2008) (V) (in memory of) 2008 - -
- 3. Starz Inside: Fantastic Flesh (2008) (TV) (in memory of) 2008 - 8.1 (36)
- 4. Monster Squad Forever! (2007) (V)   (additional thanks) 2007 - 7.4 (25)
AKAs:
  • Monster Squad Forever! (USA: DVD box title)
- 5. "Nova ScienceNow" (2005)   special thanks (4 episodes, 2006) 2006 - 8.5 (39)
4 TV episodes:
- 6. Smile (2005/I) (special thanks) 2005 - 6.1 (544)
- 7. Fangoria: Blood Drive (2004) (V) (special thanks) 2004 - 5.0 (94)
- 8. "HBO First Look" (1992)   special thanks: Stan Winston Studios (1 episode, 1998) 1998 - 6.4 (154)
1 TV episode:
- 9. StarCraft (1998) (VG) (thanks) 1998 - 9.3 (1,744)
- 10. The Thing (1982)   (special thanks) 1982 - 8.2 (68,571)
AKAs:
  • John Carpenter's The Thing (USA: complete title)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Fay Wray: A Life (post-production) (2009) Himself 2009 - -
- 2. Bloodsucking Cinema (2007) (TV) Himself 2007 - 5.2 (57)
- 3. "The Search for the Next Elvira" (2007)   Himself (judge) (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 5.3 (20)
1 TV episode:
- 4. "Up Close with Carrie Keagan" (2007)   Himself (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 4.7 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 5. Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006) Himself 2006 - 7.2 (950)
- 6. The Sci-Fi Boys (2006) Himself 2006 - 7.0 (88)
- 7. Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005) (V) 2005 - 8.0 (44)
- 8. Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology 1989-1997 - Assembling the Arctic Army (2005) (V) Himself 2005 - 7.1 (18)
- 9. Batman: The Motion Picture Anthology 1989-1997 - Making Up the Penguin (2005) (V) Himself 2005 - 6.7 (19)
- 10. "The 100 Scariest Movie Moments" (2004) Himself 2004 - 8.7 (586)
- 11. "Ultimate Sci-Fi Top 10" (2004) Himself 2004 - 6.5 (8)
- 12. Fangoria: Blood Drive (2004) (V) Himself 2004 - 5.0 (94)
- 13. Superior Firepower: The Making of 'Aliens' (2003) (V) Himself 2003 - 7.9 (118)
- 14. Inside 'Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines' (2003) (TV) Himself 2003 - 5.6 (81)
- 15. Stan Winston's Dead & Buried EFX (2003) (V) Himself 2003 - 7.5 (14)
- 16. "HBO First Look" (1992)   Himself / Himself - Action Figures & Animatronic Designer (2 episodes, 1998-2003) 2003 - 6.4 (154)
2 TV episodes:
- 17. No Fate But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects (2003) (V) Himself 2003 - 6.1 (46)
- 18. Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods (2003) (V) Himself 2003 - 5.2 (83)
- 19. Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn' (2003) (V) Himself 2003 - 5.0 (65)
- 20. Stan Winston: Monster Mogul (2003) (V) Himself 2003 - 4.2 (40)
- 21. Acting A.I.: A Portrait of Gigolo Joe (2002) (V) Himself 2002 - 5.5 (115)
- 22. Acting A.I.: A Portrait of David (2002) (V) Himself 2002 - 5.3 (97)
- 23. The Robots of 'AI' (2002) (V) Himself 2002 - 5.6 (53)
- 24. The Dinosaurs of 'Jurassic Park III' (2001) (V)   Himself 2001 - 6.4 (56)
AKAs:
  • The New Dinosaurs of 'Jurassic Park III' (USA: DVD box title)
- 25. The Special Effects of 'Jurassic Park III' (2001) (V) Himself 2001 - 7.0 (26)
- 26. The Making of 'Jurassic Park III' (2001) (V) Himself 2001 - 6.1 (75)
- 27. Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator' (2001) (V) Himself 2001 - 7.0 (74)
- 28. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV) Himself 2001 - 6.4 (326)
- 29. Predator: The Life Inside (2001) (V) Himself 2001 - 7.6 (7)
- 30. If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' (2001) (V) Himself 2001 - 6.9 (147)
- 31. Beyond Jurassic Park (2001) (V) Himself - live action dinosaurs 2001 - 5.0 (195)
- 32. The Making of 'Terminator 2: 3-D' (2000) (TV) Himself 2000 - 6.2 (79)
- 33. Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs (1999) (TV) Himself 1999 - 7.6 (11)
- 34. The Thing: Terror Takes Shape (1998) (V)   Himself 1998 - 7.5 (153)
AKAs:
  • John Carpenter's The Thing: Terror Takes Shape (USA: complete title)
- 35. Ghosts (1997/I)   (uncredited) Himself (during closing credits) 1997 - 6.7 (1,834)
AKAs:
  • Michael Jackson's Ghosts (USA: complete title)
- 36. "Movie Magic" (1994)   Himself (2 episodes, 1995-1997) 1997 - 7.2 (37)
2 TV episodes:
- 37. Hollywood Halloween (1997) (TV) Himself 1997 - 5.4 (6)
- 38. The Making of 'Lost World' (1997) (V) Himself 1997 - 5.1 (156)
- 39. Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?) (1995) (TV) Himself 1995 - 4.6 (218)
- 40. The Making of 'Jurassic Park' (1995) (V) Himself 1995 - 7.3 (258)
- 41. T2: More Than Meets the Eye (1993) (V) Himself 1993 - 6.2 (116)
- 42. The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin (1992) (TV) Himself 1992 - 6.9 (39)
- 43. The Making of 'Alien 3' (1992) (TV) Himself 1992 - 6.4 (58)
- 44. The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' (1991) (TV) Himself 1991 - 7.1 (225)
- 45. In the Director's Chair: The Man Who Invented Edward Scissorhands (1990) (TV) Himself 1990 - 6.4 (18)

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