Chris Walas

Career Overview

Chris Walas has 44 screen credits in a career dating back to 1978. Their work spans 13 cinematic universes — most prominently The Fly with 2 titles. Signature works include The Fly, Return of the Jedi, Gremlins. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Visual Effects
Gender: male
Known Credits: 44
Birth Date: 1955-09-17
Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 13 universes

The Fly (2 titles)
The Fly (1986) Collection (2 titles)
Gremlins (2 titles)
The Gremlins Collection (2 titles)
Indiana Jones (1 titles)
Scanners Series (1 titles)
Island of the Fishmen Collection (1 titles)
The Curse Collection (1987-1991) (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Mark Dodson (3 collaborations)
Jeff Goldblum (2 collaborations)
John Getz (2 collaborations)
Zach Galligan (2 collaborations)
Phoebe Cates (2 collaborations)
Keye Luke (2 collaborations)
Dick Miller (2 collaborations)
Jackie Joseph (2 collaborations)
Belinda Balaski (2 collaborations)
Frank Welker (2 collaborations)

Credits

crew (4 credits)
- Made You Look
  special effects
  
  crew
  
  2026
- Journey to the Forbidden Valley
  special effects
  
  crew
  
  2017
- Humanoids from the Deep
  special effects
  
  crew
  
  1980
- Up from the Depths
  special effects
  
  crew
  
  1979
actors (13 credits)
- Made You Look
  Creature
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Gremlins: A Puppet Story
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- It's Getting Weirder! The Making of "House II"
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Long Live the King
  himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Charlie Gemora: Uncredited
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- The Scanners Way: Creating the Special Effects in 'Scanners'
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Fear of the Flesh: The Making of The Fly
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- The Brundle Museum of Natural History
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- DeepStar Six
  (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
directing (4 credits)
- Gremlins: A Puppet Story
  director
  
  directing
  
  2020
- The Vagrant
  director
  
  directing
  
  1992
- The Fly II
  director
  
  directing
  
  1989
- Tales from the Crypt
  
  - 'Til Death (1990) ... director directing
  
  1989
writing (1 credits)
- Journey to the Forbidden Valley
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2017
production (3 credits)
- Journey to the Forbidden Valley
  co-producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Elf-Man
  co-producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- Bear
  co-producer
  
  production
  
  2010
costume & make-up (6 credits)
- Jade
  makeup effects designer
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1995
- Virtuosity
  special effects makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1995
- Enemy Mine
  special effects makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1985
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
  special effects makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1981
- Scanners
  special effects makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1981
- Island of the Fishmen
  special effects makeup artist
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1979
visual effects (12 credits)
- Naked Lunch
  creature design
  
  visual effects
  
  1991
- Curse III: Blood Sacrifice
  creature design
  
  visual effects
  
  1991
- Arachnophobia
  creature effects technical director
  
  visual effects
  
  1990
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch
  creature design
  
  visual effects
  
  1990
- The Fly II
  effects supervisor
  
  visual effects
  
  1989
- DeepStar Six
  creature effects technical director
  
  visual effects
  
  1989
- House II: The Second Story
  creature effects technical director
  
  visual effects
  
  1987
- The Fly
  creature design
  
  visual effects
  
  1986
- Enemy Mine
  creature design
  
  visual effects
  
  1985
- Gremlins
  creature design
  
  visual effects
  
  1984
- Return of the Jedi
  creature design
  
  visual effects
  
  1983
- Starstruck
  creature design
  
  visual effects
  
  1979
art (1 credits)
- Piranha
  special props
  
  art
  
  1978