Chris Walas
Biography
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 heat generated by the Ark of the Covenant. In 1984, Walas was credited for the design of the gremlins …
Known For
Return of the Jedi
Creature Design
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Fly
Creature Design
Gremlins
Creature Design
Tales from the Crypt
Director
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Creature Design
Naked Lunch
Creature Design
Enemy Mine
Creature Design
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Filmography
Acting (13)
Movies (13)
Gremlins: A Puppet Story
2020as Narrator
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
2019as Self
It's Getting Weirder! The Making of "House II"
2017
Long Live the King
2016as himself
Charlie Gemora: Uncredited
2016as Himself
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015as Self
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
2014as Self
The Scanners Way: Creating the Special Effects in 'Scanners'
2014as Himself
The Brundle Museum of Natural History
2005as Self
Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly
2005as Self
The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect
2000as Self
DeepStar Six
1989as (uncredited)
Made You Look
as Creature
Crew (31)
Movies (30)
Gremlins: A Puppet Story
2020Director
Journey to the Forbidden Valley
2017Co-Producer
Journey to the Forbidden Valley
2017Special Effects
Journey to the Forbidden Valley
2017Writer
Elf-Man
2012Co-Producer
Bear
2010Co-Producer
Jade
1995Makeup Effects Designer
Virtuosity
1995Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Vagrant
1992Director
Naked Lunch
1991Creature Design
Curse III: Blood Sacrifice
1991Creature Design
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990Creature Design
Arachnophobia
1990Creature Effects Technical Director
The Fly II
1989Director
The Fly II
1989Effects Supervisor
DeepStar Six
1989Creature Effects Technical Director
House II: The Second Story
1987Creature Effects Technical Director
The Fly
1986Creature Design
Enemy Mine
1985Creature Design
Enemy Mine
1985Special Effects Makeup Artist
Gremlins
1984Creature Design
Return of the Jedi
1983Creature Design
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981Special Effects Makeup Artist
Scanners
1981Special Effects Makeup Artist
Humanoids from the Deep
1980Special Effects
Up from the Depths
1979Special Effects
Starstruck
1979Creature Design
Island of the Fishmen
1979Special Effects Makeup Artist
Piranha
1978Special Props
Made You Look
Special Effects
Television (1)
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