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Film & TV
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Chris Walas is an American film director, special effects expert, and make-up artist. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. Walas rose to fame in the 1980s, with effects for films such as "Airplane!" (1980), "Dragonslayer" (1981), and "Return of the Jedi" (1983). In the film "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981), Walas created the effects for a scene where the Nazi villains' faces melt from the intense…
Known for
- Gremlins: A Puppet Story — Narrator2020
- Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters — Self2019
- It's Getting Weirder! The Making of "House II" — Self2017
- Charlie Gemora: Uncredited — Himself2016
- Long Live the King — himself2016
- Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex — Self2015
- The Scanners Way: Creating the Special Effects in 'Scanners' — Himself2014
- From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures — Self2014
- The Brundle Museum of Natural History — Self2005
- Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly — Self2005
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- Total plays
- 8
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Chris
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Occupation
- film producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- film production
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- date of birth
- 1955-01-01
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
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Chris Walas (* 1955 in Chicago, Illinois) ist ein US-amerikanischer Spezialeffektkünstler und Maskenbildner.
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