Tom Woodruff Jr.
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Tom Woodruff Jr.

Jan 21, 1959 - Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA

Tom Woodruff Jr. (born January 21, 1959) is an American actor, director, producer and special effects supervisor. He won an Academy Award for Best Special Effects for his work on the 1992 dark fantasy film Death Becomes Her; that same year he was also nominated for the same award for Alien 3.

Some of his most notable works include: The Santa Clause, Starship Troopers, Cast Away, It and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.

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Movie2009Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's AssistantWolfman
Movie1988PumpkinheadPumpkinhead
Movie2009Race to Witch MountainSiphon
Movie2012Astronaut: The Last PushControl Technician
Movie2012Men in SuitsSelf
Movie1998The Making of ‘Tremors’Self
Movie2014Leviathan: Monster Melting PotHimself
Movie2000BedazzledBiggest Devil
Movie2005The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to OzSelf
Movie2007Aliens vs Predator: RequiemAlien
Movie2022PreyPredator Puppeteer (ADI)
Movie2004AVP: Alien vs. PredatorGrid
Movie2015Creature Designers: The Frankenstein ComplexSelf
Movie1992Alien³Lead Alien (uncredited)
Movie1997Alien ResurrectionLead Alien
Movie2002The Alien SagaSelf
Movie1998The X-FilesCreature #1
Movie2011Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
Movie2020Tremors: Making PerfectionHimself
Movie2016Long Live the Kinghimself
Movie1987The Monster SquadGillman
Movie2019Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed FilmSelf
Movie2018Sorry to Bother YouEquisapien (uncredited)
Movie1995JumanjiLion / Crocodile (uncredited)
Movie2018Wolfman's Got NardsSelf
Movie2019In Search of DarknessSelf
Movie2022In Search of TomorrowHimself
Movie2004Shooting 'Panic Room'Self
Movie1989LeviathanLead Creature (uncredited)
Movie1996MichaelBull (uncredited)
Movie2020Guest HouseJohn
Movie2020In Search of Darkness: Part IISelf
Movie2009Old DogsGorilla
Movie1986AliensSalvager (uncredited)
Movie2011ZookeeperBernie the Gorilla
Movie2020The Mortuary CollectionBurke
Movie2007Monster Squad Forever!Himself
Movie2000Hollow ManIsabelle the Gorilla
Movie2001EvolutionLead Primate Creature (uncredited)
Movie1995Mortal KombatGoro (uncredited)
Movie1990TremorsGraboids (uncredited)
Movie2005ElektraDemon (uncredited)
Movie2003Looney Tunes: Back in ActionThe Metaluna Mutant (uncredited)
Movie2003Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'Self
Movie2003Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'Self
Movie2000Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji'Self
Movie2000Making Jumanji: The Realm of ImaginationSelf
TV Show1989Tales from the CryptUtility Monster1
TV Show2017Room 104Elmer1
TV Show1994Chicago Hope1
TV Show2015ZooGorilla Suit Performer1
TV Show2019The Movies That Made UsSelf1
TV Show1997Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionKirby (segment "Kirby")1
TV Show2011Harry's LawGorilla1

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Movie1987The Monster SquadSpecial Effects Key Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie2009Lonely StreetSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie2013Fire City: King of MiseriesDirectorDirecting
Movie2022SmileMakeup DesignerCostume & Make-Up
Movie1988PumpkinheadMakeup EffectsCrew
Movie2013Percy Jackson: Sea of MonstersSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie2015Fire City: End of DaysDirectorDirecting
Movie2015Harbinger DownProducerProduction
Movie1994The Santa ClauseSpecial Effects Key Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1994The Santa ClauseAnimatronics DesignerCrew
Movie2015Maze Runner: The Scorch TrialsMakeup DesignerCostume & Make-Up
MovieN/AKong: Steel in LoveDirectorDirecting
MovieN/AKONG: STEEL IN LOVEDirectorDirecting
Movie2002Panic RoomMakeup EffectsCrew
Movie1992Death Becomes HerVisual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie1984Star Trek III: The Search for SpockSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie2000The 6th DayMakeup EffectsCrew
Movie2025WellwoodExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2015San AndreasMakeup EffectsCrew
Movie2010SkylineCreature DesignVisual Effects
Movie2002Panic RoomSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1994The Santa ClauseSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie2019It Chapter TwoMakeup DesignerCostume & Make-Up
Movie2002The Santa Clause 2Makeup Effects DesignerCostume & Make-Up
Movie1989WarlockSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie2017ItMakeup Effects DesignerCostume & Make-Up
Movie1990TremorsCreature DesignVisual Effects
Movie2021Godzilla vs. KongCreature DesignVisual Effects
Movie2022SmileSpecial Effects Makeup ArtistCostume & Make-Up
Movie1989LeviathanCreature DesignVisual Effects
TV Show1997Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionDirectorDirecting