Stan Winston
Known for crew · Born 7 April 1946 · Died 15 June 2008 · aged 62 · Arlington, Virginia, USA
92 credits
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
The Terminator
1984
Aliens
1986
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1997
Terminator Salvation
2009
The Relic
1997
Leviathan
1989
Pumpkinhead
1988
Ghosts
1997
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991
A Gnome Named Gnorm
1991
Wrong Turn
2003
The Unseen
1980
Acting (33)
2019The Movies That Made UsSelf (archive footage)Series
2011Return to Jurassic ParkSelf (archive footage)Film
2007Bloodsucking CinemaSelfFilm
2006Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher FilmSelfFilm
2005The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'Self (archive footage)Film
2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelfFilm
2004Fangoria: Blood DriveHimself / DVD ExtrasFilm
2004Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'SelfFilm
2004Stan Winston: Monster MogulSelfFilm
2004Eliza Dushku: Babe in the WoodsSelfFilm
2003Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'SelfFilm
2003No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital EffectsFilm
2002Michael Jackson: The Making of GhostsSelfFilm
2001The Making Of Jurassic Park IIISelfFilm
2001Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'SelfFilm
2001Predator: The Life InsideSelfFilm
2000The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'SelfFilm
2000If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'SelfFilm
2000In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the VampireSelfFilm
1999Ray Harryhausen: Working with DinosaursSelfFilm
1998The Thing: Terror Takes ShapeSelfFilm
1997The Making of 'The Lost World'SelfFilm
1997Hollywood HalloweenSelfFilm
1995The Making of 'Jurassic Park'SelfFilm
1995Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)SelfFilm
1994Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special EffectsSelfFilm
1993T2: More Than Meets the EyeSelfFilm
1992Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the PenguinSelfFilm
1991The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'SelfFilm
1987BiographySelfSeries
1985The Making of the TerminatorSelfFilm
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelfSeries
—Monster MakerSelf (archive footage)Film
Costume & Make-Up (18)
2005ConstantineSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistFilm
1996The Island of Dr. MoreauSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistFilm
1994Interview with the VampireMakeup Effects DesignerFilm
1992Batman ReturnsSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistFilm
1991Terminator 2: Judgment DayMakeup Effects Designer, Visual Effects Producer, Special EffectsFilm
1982The EntitySpecial Effects Makeup ArtistFilm
1981Dead & BuriedMakeup Effects DesignerFilm
1980The IslandSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistFilm
1980Farewell to the Planet of the ApesSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistFilm
1980The Forgotten City of the Planet of the ApesSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistFilm
1979The Two Worlds of Jennie LoganMakeup DesignerFilm
1978The WizMakeup DesignerFilm
1977Zoltan… Hound of DraculaMakeup Designer, Special EffectsFilm
1976Mansion of the DoomedMakeup DesignerFilm
1976W.C. Fields and MeMakeup Designer, Special EffectsFilm
1974The Autobiography of Miss Jane PittmanMakeup Supervisor, Makeup EffectsFilm
1974Get Christie Love!Makeup SupervisorFilm
1974Unwed FatherMakeup ArtistFilm
Crew (19)
2015Jurassic WorldThanksFilm
2012Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxicaThanksFilm
2009Terminator SalvationIn Memory Of, Creature Effects Technical DirectorFilm
2009G.I. Joe: The Rise of CobraSpecial EffectsFilm
2008Iron ManSpecial EffectsFilm
2003Terminator 3: Rise of the MachinesMakeup EffectsFilm
2001Pearl HarborMakeup EffectsFilm
2001A.I. Artificial IntelligenceAnimatronics DesignerFilm
1999Galaxy QuestMakeup EffectsFilm
1999Inspector GadgetAnimatronics DesignerFilm
1998Small SoldiersAnimatronic and Prosthetic EffectsFilm
1993Jurassic ParkSpecial EffectsFilm
1990Predator 2Special EffectsFilm
1987PredatorSpecial EffectsFilm
1986The Clan of the Cave BearAnimatronics SupervisorFilm
1981The HandMakeup EffectsFilm
1981HeartbeepsMakeup EffectsFilm
1980The ExterminatorMakeup EffectsFilm
1974The Bat PeopleMakeup Effects, Makeup DesignerFilm
Directing (5)
1997GhostsDirector, Screenplay, StoryFilm
1991A Gnome Named GnormDirectorFilm
1988PumpkinheadDirector, StoryFilm
1986AliensSecond Unit DirectorFilm
1984The TerminatorSecond Unit DirectorFilm
Production (8)
2008The Deaths of Ian StoneProducerFilm
2005Hellraiser: DeaderProducerFilm
2003Wrong TurnProducerFilm
2002Teenage CavemanProducerFilm
2001Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She CreatureProducerFilm
2001Earth vs. the SpiderProducerFilm
2001How to Make a MonsterProducerFilm
2001The Day the World EndedProducer, Special EffectsFilm
Visual Effects (8)
1999End of DaysCreature DesignFilm
1997The Lost World: Jurassic ParkCreature Effects Technical DirectorFilm
1997The RelicCreature Effects Technical DirectorFilm
1989LeviathanCreature Effects Technical DirectorFilm
1987The Monster SquadCreature DesignFilm
1986Invaders from MarsCreature DesignFilm
1982ParasiteCreature Design, Special EffectsFilm
1972GargoylesCreature DesignFilm
Writing (1)
1980The UnseenStoryFilm