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Chris Walas

Visual Effects

Born September 17, 1955 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Also known as Christopher James Walas

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Biography

Christopher James Walas is an American special effects artist, make-up effects artist, film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his work on the film The Fly (1986), for which he won an Academy Award and was nominated for two British Academy Film Awards.

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Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Makeup and Hairstyling · 1987
  • Academy Award — Best Makeup and Hairstyling · 1987 · nominated

Filmography23 titles

Tales from the Crypt

1989Director

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

1983Creature Design

Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981Special Effects Makeup Artist

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

2019as Self

The Fly

1986Creature Design

Creature Designers - The Frankenstein Complex

2015as Self

Gremlins

1984Creature Design

Enemy Mine

1985Creature Design, Special Effects Makeup Artist

Scanners

1981Special Effects Makeup Artist

Arachnophobia

1990Creature Effects Technical Director

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990Creature Design

Piranha

1978Special Props

The Vagrant

1992Director

Humanoids from the Deep

1980Special Effects

The Island of the Fishmen

1979Special Effects Makeup Artist

House II: The Second Story

1987Creature Effects Technical Director

Virtuosity

1995Special Effects Makeup Artist

Jade

1995Makeup Effects Designer

DeepStar Six

1989as (uncredited)

Journey to the Forbidden Valley

2017Co-Producer, Special Effects, Writer

Long Live the King

2016as himself

Curse III: Blood Sacrifice

1991Creature Design

Elf-Man

2011Co-Producer