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Tom Woodruff Jr.

Acting

Tom Woodruff Jr.

EN, FR cinema · 74 credits

Born

21 January 1959 (age 67)

Birthplace

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tom Woodruff Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Filmography

Fleshing Out the Hollow Man poster

Fleshing Out the Hollow Man

ENNot rated

as Self

Kong: Steel in Love

Kong: Steel in Love

EN8.0

Director

KONG: STEEL IN LOVE

KONG: STEEL IN LOVE

EN8.0

Director

Wellwood poster

Wellwood

EN · 20255.2

Executive Producer

Prey poster

Prey

EN · 20227.6

as Predator Puppeteer (ADI), Makeup Effects Designer

In Search of Tomorrow poster

In Search of Tomorrow

EN · 20226.8

as Himself

Smile poster

Smile

EN · 20226.7

Makeup Designer, Special Effects Makeup Artist

Godzilla vs. Kong poster

Godzilla vs. Kong

EN · 20217.5

Creature Design

Tremors: Making Perfection poster

Tremors: Making Perfection

EN · 20206.4

as Himself

Guest House poster

Guest House

EN · 20205.3

as John

In Search of Darkness: Part II poster

In Search of Darkness: Part II

EN · 20207.8

as Self

The Mortuary Collection poster

The Mortuary Collection

EN · 20206.7

as Burke, Sound

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film poster

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

EN · 20196.8

as Self

In Search of Darkness poster

In Search of Darkness

EN · 20197.5

as Self

It Chapter Two poster

It Chapter Two

EN · 20196.8

Makeup Designer

Sorry to Bother You poster

Sorry to Bother You

EN · 20186.8

as Equisapien (uncredited)

Wolfman's Got Nards poster

Wolfman's Got Nards

EN · 20187.7

as Self

It poster

It

EN · 20177.2

Makeup Effects Designer

Long Live the King poster

Long Live the King

EN · 20165.2

as himself

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex poster

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

FR · 20157.2

as Self

Fire City: End of Days poster

Fire City: End of Days

EN · 20155.4

Director

Harbinger Down poster

Harbinger Down

EN · 20154.5

Producer

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials poster

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

EN · 20156.7

Makeup Designer

San Andreas poster

San Andreas

EN · 20156.3

Makeup Effects

Leviathan: Monster Melting Pot poster

Leviathan: Monster Melting Pot

EN · 2014Not rated

as Himself

Fire City: King of Miseries

2013

Fire City: King of Miseries

EN · 20136.0

Director

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters poster

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

EN · 20136.0

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Astronaut: The Last Push poster

Astronaut: The Last Push

EN · 20125.3

as Control Technician

Men in Suits poster

Men in Suits

EN · 20128.0

as Self

Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class poster

Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class

EN · 20118.0

as Self

Skyline poster

Skyline

EN · 20105.1

Creature Design

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant poster

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

EN · 20095.9

as Wolfman

Race to Witch Mountain poster

Race to Witch Mountain

EN · 20095.8

as Siphon

Old Dogs poster

Old Dogs

EN · 20095.6

as Gorilla

Lonely Street poster

Lonely Street

EN · 20094.6

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Aliens vs Predator: Requiem poster

Aliens vs Predator: Requiem

EN · 20075.2

as Alien

Monster Squad Forever! poster

Monster Squad Forever!

EN · 20077.4

as Self

Alpha Dog poster

Alpha Dog

EN · 20066.7

Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz poster

The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz

EN · 20055.3

as Self

Elektra poster

Elektra

EN · 20055.0

as Puppeteer / Demon (uncredited)

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection poster

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

EN · 20058.0

as Self

AVP: Alien vs. Predator poster

AVP: Alien vs. Predator

EN · 20046.0

as Grid

Shooting 'Panic Room' poster

Shooting 'Panic Room'

EN · 20047.0

as Self

Looney Tunes: Back in Action poster

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

EN · 20036.4

as The Metaluna Mutant (uncredited)

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' poster

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

EN · 20037.5

as Self

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' poster

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

EN · 20037.8

as Self

The Alien Saga poster

The Alien Saga

EN · 20026.3

as Self

Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe poster

Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe

EN · 2002Not rated

as Self

Panic Room poster

Panic Room

EN · 20026.8

Makeup Effects, Special Effects Makeup Artist

The Santa Clause 2 poster

The Santa Clause 2

EN · 20026.0

Makeup Effects Designer

Evolution poster

Evolution

EN · 20016.1

as Lead Primate Creature (uncredited)

Bedazzled poster

Bedazzled

EN · 20006.1

as Biggest Devil

Hollow Man poster

Hollow Man

EN · 20006.0

as Isabelle the Gorilla

Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji' poster

Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji'

EN · 2000Not rated

as Self

Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination poster

Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination

EN · 2000Not rated

as Self

The 6th Day poster

The 6th Day

EN · 20006.0

Makeup Effects

The Making of ‘Tremors’ poster

The Making of ‘Tremors’

EN · 19987.5

as Self

The X-Files poster

The X-Files

EN · 19986.9

as Creature #1

Alien Resurrection poster

Alien Resurrection

EN · 19976.2

as Lead Alien

Michael poster

Michael

EN · 19965.7

as Bull (uncredited)

Jumanji poster

Jumanji

EN · 19957.3

as Lion / Crocodile (uncredited)

Mortal Kombat poster

Mortal Kombat

EN · 19955.9

as Goro (uncredited)

The Santa Clause poster

The Santa Clause

EN · 19946.5

Special Effects Key Makeup Artist, Animatronics Designer, Special Effects Makeup Artist

Alien³ poster

Alien³

EN · 19926.4

as Lead Alien (uncredited)

The Making of 'Alien³' poster

The Making of 'Alien³'

EN · 19925.5

as Self

Death Becomes Her poster

Death Becomes Her

EN · 19926.8

Visual Effects

Stay Tuned poster

Stay Tuned

EN · 19926.2

Makeup Effects Designer

Tremors poster

Tremors

EN · 19907.0

as Graboids (uncredited), Creature Design

Leviathan poster

Leviathan

EN · 19896.0

as Lead Creature (uncredited), Creature Design

Warlock poster

Warlock

EN · 19896.3

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Pumpkinhead poster

Pumpkinhead

EN · 19886.4

as Pumpkinhead, Makeup Effects

The Monster Squad poster

The Monster Squad

EN · 19876.7

as Gillman, Special Effects Key Makeup Artist

The Clan of the Cave Bear poster

The Clan of the Cave Bear

EN · 19865.3

Animatronics Designer

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock poster

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

EN · 19846.6

Special Effects Makeup Artist