Tom Woodruff Jr.

Biography

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

Wolfman

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

Pumpkinhead

Pumpkinhead

Siphon

Race to Witch Mountain

Control Technician

Astronaut: The Last Push

Self

Men in Suits

Self

The Making of ‘Tremors’

Himself

Leviathan: Monster Melting Pot

Biggest Devil

Bedazzled

Self

The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz

Alien

Aliens vs Predator: Requiem

Predator Puppeteer (ADI)

Prey

Grid

AVP: Alien vs. Predator

Self

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

Lead Alien (uncredited)

Alien³

Lead Alien

Alien Resurrection

Self

The Alien Saga

Creature #1

The X-Files

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

Himself

Tremors: Making Perfection

himself

Long Live the King

Gillman

The Monster Squad

Self

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

Equisapien (uncredited)

Sorry to Bother You

Lion / Crocodile (uncredited)

Jumanji

Self

Wolfman's Got Nards

Self

In Search of Darkness

Himself

In Search of Tomorrow

Self

Shooting 'Panic Room'

Lead Creature (uncredited)

Leviathan

Bull (uncredited)

Michael

John

Guest House

Self

In Search of Darkness: Part II

Gorilla

Old Dogs

Salvager (uncredited)

Aliens

Bernie the Gorilla

Zookeeper

Burke

The Mortuary Collection

Himself

Monster Squad Forever!

Goro (uncredited)

Mortal Kombat

Graboids (uncredited)

Tremors

Isabelle the Gorilla

Hollow Man

Lead Primate Creature (uncredited)

Evolution

The Metaluna Mutant (uncredited)

Looney Tunes: Back in Action

Demon (uncredited)

Elektra

Self

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

Self

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

Self

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

Self

Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

47

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-01-21

Place of Birth

Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA

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