Tom Woodruff Jr.
Acting • Born 1959-01-21
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.
Filmography
53 credits
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Movie • 2009
Wolfman
Pumpkinhead
Movie • 1988
Pumpkinhead
Race to Witch Mountain
Movie • 2009
Siphon
Astronaut: The Last Push
Movie • 2012
Control Technician
Men in Suits
Movie • 2012
Self
The Making of ‘Tremors’
Movie • 1998
Self
Leviathan: Monster Melting Pot
Movie • 2014
Himself
Bedazzled
Movie • 2000
Biggest Devil
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
Movie • 2005
Self
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
Movie • 2007
Alien
Prey
Movie • 2022
Predator Puppeteer (ADI)
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Movie • 2004
Grid
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Movie • 2015
Self
Alien³
Movie • 1992
Lead Alien (uncredited)
Alien Resurrection
Movie • 1997
Lead Alien
The Alien Saga
Movie • 2002
Self
The X-Files
Movie • 1998
Creature #1
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
Movie • 2011
Self
Tremors: Making Perfection
Movie • 2020
Himself
Long Live the King
Movie • 2016
himself
The Monster Squad
Movie • 1987
Gillman
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
Movie • 2019
Self
Sorry to Bother You
Movie • 2018
Equisapien (uncredited)
Jumanji
Movie • 1995
Lion / Crocodile (uncredited)
Wolfman's Got Nards
Movie • 2018
Self
In Search of Darkness
Movie • 2019
Self
In Search of Tomorrow
Movie • 2022
Himself
Shooting 'Panic Room'
Movie • 2004
Self
Leviathan
Movie • 1989
Lead Creature (uncredited)
Michael
Movie • 1996
Bull (uncredited)
Guest House
Movie • 2020
John
In Search of Darkness: Part II
Movie • 2020
Self
Old Dogs
Movie • 2009
Gorilla
The Mortuary Collection
Movie • 2020
Burke
Monster Squad Forever!
Movie • 2007
Self
Mortal Kombat
Movie • 1995
Goro (uncredited)
Tremors
Movie • 1990
Graboids (uncredited)
Evolution
Movie • 2001
Lead Primate Creature (uncredited)
Elektra
Movie • 2005
Demon (uncredited)
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Movie • 2003
The Metaluna Mutant (uncredited)
Hollow Man
Movie • 2000
Isabelle the Gorilla
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
Movie • 2003
Self
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
Movie • 2003
Self
Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji'
Movie • 2000
Self
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
Movie • 2000
Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Movie • 2005
Self
Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Utility Monster
Room 104
TV • 2017
Elmer
Chicago Hope
TV • 1994
Stevie the Gorilla
Zoo
TV • 2015
Gorilla Suit Performer
The Movies That Made Us
TV • 2019
Self
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
TV • 1997
Kirby (segment "Kirby")
Harry's Law
TV • 2011
Gorilla