Chris Walas

Chris Walas

Personal Info

Known For

Visual Effects

Gender

Male

Birthday

17/09/1955

Age

71 years old

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

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" (... Read More

Filmography

Crew

2017

Journey to the Forbidden Valley

as Special Effects

2012

Elf-Man

as Co-Producer

2010

Bear

as Co-Producer

1995

Jade

as Makeup Effects Designer

1995

Virtuosity

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

1992

The Vagrant

as Director

1991

Naked Lunch

as Creature Design

1991

Curse III: Blood Sacrifice

as Creature Design

1990

Arachnophobia

as Creature Effects Technical Director

1990

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

as Creature Design

1989

The Fly II

as Director

1989

The Fly II

as Effects Supervisor

1989

DeepStar Six

as Creature Effects Technical Director

1987

House II: The Second Story

as Creature Effects Technical Director

1986

The Fly

as Creature Design

1985

Enemy Mine

as Creature Design

1985

Enemy Mine

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

1984

Gremlins

as Creature Design

1983

Return of the Jedi

as Creature Design

1981

Raiders of the Lost Ark

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

1981

Scanners

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

1980

Humanoids from the Deep

as Special Effects

1979

Starstruck

as Creature Design

1979

Up from the Depths

as Special Effects

1978

Piranha

as Special Props

1979

Island of the Fishmen

as Special Effects Makeup Artist