Chris Walas
Visual Effects
September 17, 1955 (71 years old)
Chicago, Illinois, USA
12
Acting Credits
4
Directed
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
Filmography
Gremlins: A Puppet Story
2020
as Narrator
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
2019
as Self
7.6
It's Getting Weirder! The Making of "House II"
2017
as Self
Charlie Gemora: Uncredited
2016
as Himself
Long Live the King
2016
as himself
5.2
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015
as Self
7.2
The Scanners Way: Creating the Special Effects in 'Scanners'
2014
as Himself
5.2
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
2014
as Self
7
The Brundle Museum of Natural History
2005
as Self
9
Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly
2005
as Self
8
The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect
2000
as Self
9
DeepStar Six
1989
as (uncredited)
5.5