Cast & creator
Tom Woodruff Jr.
Best known for Chicago Hope, Tales from the Crypt, Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
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.
83
film credits
9
television credits
56
1984–2025 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (92)
Showing 92 of 92 credits
Chicago Hope
Stevie the Gorilla
1994
Tales from the Crypt
Utility Monster
1989
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Kirby (segment "Kirby")
1997Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Director
1997
Harry's Law
Gorilla
2011
Zoo
Gorilla Suit Performer
2015
It
Makeup Effects Designer
2017
It Chapter Two
Makeup Designer
2019
Monsters
Herbert
1988
Room 104
Elmer
2017
Smile
Makeup Designer
2022Smile
Special Effects Makeup Artist
2022
San Andreas
Makeup Effects
2015
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Makeup Designer
2015
Godzilla vs. Kong
Creature Design
2021
Alien Resurrection
Lead Alien
1997
The Movies That Made Us
Self
2019
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
Alien
2007
Prey
Predator Puppeteer (ADI)
2022Prey
Makeup Effects Designer
2022
Tremors
Graboids (uncredited)
1990Tremors
Creature Design
1990
Death Becomes Her
Visual Effects
1992
Hollow Man
Isabelle the Gorilla
2000
The Santa Clause 2
Makeup Effects Designer
2002
Alien³
Lead Alien (uncredited)
1992
Mortal Kombat
Goro (uncredited)
1995
Panic Room
Makeup Effects
2002Panic Room
Special Effects Makeup Artist
2002
The X-Files
Creature #1
1998
Evolution
Lead Primate Creature (uncredited)
2001
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Grid
2004
The 6th Day
Makeup Effects
2000
The Santa Clause
Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
1994The Santa Clause
Animatronics Designer
1994The Santa Clause
Special Effects Makeup Artist
1994
Race to Witch Mountain
Siphon
2009
Elektra
Puppeteer / Demon (uncredited)
2005
Bedazzled
Biggest Devil
2000
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
The Metaluna Mutant (uncredited)
2003
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Special Effects Makeup Artist
2013
Sorry to Bother You
Equisapien (uncredited)
2018
Pumpkinhead
Pumpkinhead
1988Pumpkinhead
Makeup Effects
1988
The Monster Squad
Gillman
1987The Monster Squad
Special Effects Key Makeup Artist
1987
Alpha Dog
Special Effects Makeup Artist
2006
Old Dogs
Gorilla
2009
Skyline
Creature Design
2010
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Wolfman
2009
Warlock
Special Effects Makeup Artist
1989
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Special Effects Makeup Artist
1984
Jumanji
Lion / Crocodile (uncredited)
1995
Stay Tuned
Makeup Effects Designer
1992
Leviathan
Lead Creature (uncredited)
1989Leviathan
Creature Design
1989
The Mortuary Collection
Burke
2020The Mortuary Collection
Sound
2020
Michael
Bull (uncredited)
1996
Wellwood
Executive Producer
2025
The Clan of the Cave Bear
Animatronics Designer
1986
Guest House
John
2020
Harbinger Down
Producer
2015
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
2005
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
Self
2019
Long Live the King
himself
2016
Astronaut: The Last Push
Control Technician
2012
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Self
2015
Fire City: End of Days
Director
2015
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
Self
2003
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
Self
2011
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
Self
2003
In Search of Tomorrow
Himself
2022
Fleshing Out the Hollow Man
Self
Wolfman's Got Nards
Self
2018
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
Self
2005
In Search of Darkness: Part II
Self
2020
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
Self
2000
Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe
Self
2002
The Alien Saga
Self
2002
In Search of Darkness
Self
2019
Men in Suits
Self
2012
Lonely Street
Special Effects Makeup Artist
2009Fire City: King of Miseries
Director
2013
Shooting 'Panic Room'
Self
2004
Monster Squad Forever!
Self
2007
Tremors: Making Perfection
Himself
2020
Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji'
Self
2000
Leviathan: Monster Melting Pot
Himself
2014
The Making of ‘Tremors’
Self
1998KONG: STEEL IN LOVE
Director
Kong: Steel in Love
Director