Cast & creator
Henry Selick
Best known for The Nightmare Before Christmas, Coraline, Coraline
Henry Selick (born November 30, 1952) is an American stop motion director, producer and writer who is best known for directing The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach and Coraline. He studied at the Program in Experimental Animation at California Institute of the Arts, under the guidance of Jules Engel. Description above from the Wikipedia article Henry Selick, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
43
film credits
2
television credits
13
1975–2026 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (45)
Showing 45 of 45 credits
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Director
1993
Coraline
Director
2009Coraline
Screenplay
2009Coraline
Producer
2009
James and the Giant Peach
Director
1996James and the Giant Peach
Co-Producer
1996
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Animation
2004
Tim Burton: Life in the Line
Self (footage)
2025
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Self
2020
Return to Oz
Storyboard
1985
Wendell & Wild
Book
2022Wendell & Wild
Producer
2022Wendell & Wild
Director
2022Wendell & Wild
Screenplay
2022
Monkeybone
Director
2001Monkeybone
Executive Producer
2001
The Ewok Adventure
Animation
1984
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
2010
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self
2012
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
2005
Twice Upon a Time
Animation Director
1983
Smash Cuts! Super Sci-Fi Shorts Fest
Thanks
2001
Coraline: The Making of 'Coraline'
Self
2009
The Making of Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'
Self - Director
1993
Moongirl
Gargaloons (voice)
2005Moongirl
Director
2005
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
Self / Visual Effects
2005
The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass
Self
2018
The Harryhausen Chronicles
Self
1997The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Director
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Screenplay
Coraline: Creepy Coraline
Self
2009
Tube Tales
Director
1975Tube Tales
Animation
1975Tube Tales
Writer
1975
Slow Bob in the Lower Dimensions
Director
1991Slow Bob in the Lower Dimensions
Writer
1991Slow Bob in the Lower Dimensions
Producer
1991Slow Bob in the Lower Dimensions
Production Design
1991
Phases
Animation
1977Phases
Director
1977
Seepage
Animation
1982Seepage
Director
1982Seepage
Writer
1982
Walking with Animators
Self
2026