Stan Winston, the special-effects artist who created the visual effects in movies like Terminator 2, Jurassic Park or Aliens has died at age 62.

According to a spokesperson from Stan Winston Studios, the artist died after in the past seven years he had struggled with multiple myeloma.

Stan Winston has studied sculpture and painting and he initially intended to pursue a career as an actor. However, when he moved to Hollywood in 1969, he started to work as make-up artist at Walt Disney Studios under the direction of Bob Schiffer.

Three years later, he decides to establish Stan Winston Studios and in 1972 he has won an Emmy for his work on “Gargoyles”.

During 1973 and 1979, Stan Winston received five more Emmy nominations and in 1981 he earned his first Oscar nomination for “Heartbeeps.”

However, Stan Winston will become truly famous after his special-effects work for Cameron’s 1984 movie “The Terminator”. Two years later, he received his first Oscar for “Aliens”, directed also by James Cameron.

During the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, Stan Winston has created the special effects for movies like “Edward Scissorhands”, “Predator”, “Alien Nation”, “The Monster Squad”, and “Predator 2”.

In 1992 he wins two Oscars for “Terminator 2: The Judgment Day”. In 1993 he earned his third Oscar for his work for Spielberg’s “Jurassic Park”.  The latest movie is which Winston was involved is the recently released “Iron Man” for which he created the costumes. Stan Winston is survived by his wife and his two children.