Clay Pinney obit

Clayton Willis Pinney, age 76, of Goodyear, Arizona passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2022.

 He was not on the list.

Clayton Willis Pinney (May 30, 1946 – November 1, 2022) was an American special effects artist who has won an Academy Award for visual effects as well as an Academy Award for Technical Achievement. His name was mentioned at the 95th Academy Awards in the In Memorian section.

Both are in the category of Best Visual Effects.

64th Academy Awards-Nominated for Backdraft. Nomination shared with Scott Farrar, Allen Hall and Mikael Salomon. Lost to Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

69th Academy Awards-Independence Day. Shared with Volker Engel, Douglas Smith and Joe Viskocil. Won.

In addition, he received the Academy Award for Technical Achievement during the 86th Academy Awards.

Special Effects

Joel Kinnaman in RoboCop (2014)

RoboCop

6.1

special effects supervisor

2014

 

Pacific Rim (2013)

Pacific Rim

6.9

special effects supervisor

2013

 

Henry Cavill in Man of Steel (2013)

Man of Steel

7.1

special effects technician (uncredited)

2013

 

Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, and Colin Farrell in Total Recall (2012)

Total Recall

6.2

special effects supervisor

2012

 

Geoffrey Rush, Michael Clarke Duncan, Ryan Reynolds, and Mark Strong in Green Lantern (2011)

Green Lantern

5.5

special effects supervisor

2011

 

Katherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher in Killers (2010)

Killers

5.5

special effects coordinator

2010

 

Mel Gibson in Edge of Darkness (2010)

Edge of Darkness

6.6

special effects supervisor

2010

 

Tom Hanks in Angels & Demons (2009)

Angels & Demons

6.7

special effects supervisor

2009

 

Star Trek (2009)

Star Trek

7.9

special effects foreman

2009

 

Matthew Fox and Emile Hirsch in Speed Racer (2008)

Speed Racer

6.1

special effects supervisor: additional photography, USA

2008

 

Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Rush Hour 3 (2007)

Rush Hour 3

6.2

special effects supervisor (as Clayton W. Pinney)

2007

 

Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, and Jessica Biel in Next (2007)

Next

6.2

special effects supervisor

2007

 

Julia Roberts and Dominic Scott Kay in Charlotte's Web (2006)

Charlotte's Web

6.3

special effects supervisor

2006

 

Uma Thurman and Luke Wilson in My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)

My Super Ex-Girlfriend

5.2

special effects supervisor

2006

 

Jodie Foster in Flightplan (2005)

Flightplan

6.3

special effects consultant: additional photography (as Clayton Pinney)

2005

 

Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, and Ben Stiller in Meet the Fockers (2004)

Meet the Fockers

6.3

special effects supervisor

2004

 

The Standard v.15 (2004)

The Standard v.15

7.3

Short

special effects

2004

 

Jason Isaacs, Don Battee, Brian Carbee, Septimus Caton, Alan Cinis, Frank Gallacher, Phil Meacham, Darren Andrew Mitchell, Ludivine Sagnier, Bruce Spence, Jeremy Sumpter, Jacob Tomuri, Frank Whitten, Dan Wyllie, Harry Eden, Mick Roughan, George MacKay, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Harry Newell, Freddie Popplewell, Rupert Simonian, Theodore Chester, Lachlan Gooch, Patrick Gooch, and Venant Wong in Peter Pan (2003)

Peter Pan

6.8

special effects supervisor

2003

 

Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

The Matrix Reloaded

7.2

special effects supervisor

2003

 

Jack Nicholson and Adam Sandler in Anger Management (2003)

Anger Management

6.3

special effects supervisor

2003

 

Gary Sinise, Madeleine Stowe, and Mekhi Phifer in Impostor (2001)

Impostor

6.1

special effects supervisor

2001

 

Lost Souls (2000)

Lost Souls

4.8

special effects supervisor

2000

 

Jennifer Lopez in The Cell (2000)

The Cell

6.4

special effects supervisor

2000

 

Martin Lawrence in Blue Streak (1999)

Blue Streak

6.4

special effects supervisor

1999

 

Soldier (1998)

Soldier

6.0

special effects supervisor

1998

 

Godzilla (1998)

Godzilla

5.4

special effects supervisor

1998

 

Volcano (1997)

Volcano

5.5

mechanical effects coordinator

special effects coordinator

1997

 

Independence Day (1996)

Independence Day

7.0

mechanical effects supervisor

1996

 

Michael Douglas and Annette Bening in The American President (1995)

The American President

6.8

special effects supervisor

1995

 

Sylvester Stallone and Sharon Stone in The Specialist (1994)

The Specialist

5.6

special effects coordinator

1994

 

Tommy Lee Jones and Jeff Bridges in Blown Away (1994)

Blown Away

6.2

special effects coordinator

1994

 

Fatal Instinct (1993)

Fatal Instinct

5.7

special effects

1993

 

Robin Williams in Toys (1992)

Toys

5.1

special effects coordinator (as Clayton Pinney)

1992

 

Warren Beatty and Annette Bening in Bugsy (1991)

Bugsy

6.8

special effects supervisor

1991

 

Backdraft (1991)

Backdraft

6.7

special effects foreman

1991

 

Michael Krauss in Avalon (1990)

Avalon

7.2

special effects foreman

1990

 

Randy Quaid in Cold Dog Soup (1990)

Cold Dog Soup

5.6

special effects coordinator (as Clayton Pinney)

1990

 

Ami Dolenz and Tony Danza in She's Out of Control (1989)

She's Out of Control

5.4

special effects coordinator

1989

 

Richard Dreyfuss and Sonia Braga in Moon Over Parador (1988)

Moon Over Parador

6.0

special effects

1988

 

Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

7.7

special effects foreman (as Clayton Pinney)

1988

 

Richard Pryor in Moving (1988)

Moving

6.1

special effects

1988

 

Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Susan Sarandon, and Cher in The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

The Witches of Eastwick

6.5

special effects

1987

 

Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, and Nichelle Nichols in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

7.3

special effects

1986

 

Fright Night (1985)

Fright Night

7.1

special effects (as Clayton Pinney)

1985

 

John Candy and Richard Pryor in Brewster's Millions (1985)

Brewster's Millions

6.5

special effects

1985

 

D.C. Cab (1983)

D.C. Cab

5.5

special effects

1983

 

Steve Martin in The Man with Two Brains (1983)

The Man with Two Brains

6.4

special effects

1983

 

Art Department

Susan Sarandon, Nick Nolte, and Zack O'Malley Greenburg in Lorenzo's Oil (1992)

Lorenzo's Oil

7.3

special prop construction

1992

 

Additional Crew

Mark Wahlberg in Deepwater Horizon (2016)

Deepwater Horizon

7.1

technical advisor

2016