Chris Walas
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...
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
Return of the Jedi
Creature Design
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Gremlins
Creature Design
Cast Credits
DeepStar Six
as (uncredited)
Made You Look
as Creature
Crew Credits
Journey to the Forbidden Valley
Co-Producer
Elf-Man
Co-Producer
Bear
Co-Producer
Jade
Makeup Effects Designer
Virtuosity
Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Vagrant
Director
Naked Lunch
Creature Design
Curse III: Blood Sacrifice
Creature Design
Arachnophobia
Creature Effects Technical Director
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Creature Design
The Fly II
Director
DeepStar Six
Creature Effects Technical Director
House II: The Second Story
Creature Effects Technical Director
The Fly
Creature Design
Enemy Mine
Creature Design
Gremlins
Creature Design
Return of the Jedi
Creature Design
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Scanners
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Humanoids from the Deep
Special Effects
Starstruck
Creature Design
Up from the Depths
Special Effects
Island of the Fishmen
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Piranha
Special Props
Made You Look
Special Effects