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Overview

Date of Death:

3 May 1978, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Trivia:

He joined MGM in 1925, only a year after it was founded, as set designer... more

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Down 9% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 9 nominations more

Alternate Names:

A.Arnold Gillespie | Arnold Gillespie | Buddy Gillespie

Filmography

Special Effects
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Atlantis, the Lost Continent (1961) (special effects) 1961 - 5.2 (459)
- 2. Cimarron (1960)   (special effects) 1960 - 6.3 (866)
AKAs:
  • Edna Ferber's Cimarron (USA: complete title)
- 3. Bells Are Ringing (1960) (special effects) 1960 - 7.0 (1,003)
- 4. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)   (special effects) 1960 - 6.1 (507)
AKAs:
  • Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' (USA: complete title)
- 5. The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959) (special effects) 1959 - 6.7 (844)
- 6. North by Northwest (1959)   (special effects) 1959 - 8.6 (84,289)
AKAs:
  • Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (USA: complete title)
- 7. Green Mansions (1959) (special effects) 1959 - 5.3 (757)
- 8. Torpedo Run (1958) (special effects) 1958 - 6.4 (611)
- 9. Don't Go Near the Water (1957) (special effects) 1957 - 6.2 (226)
- 10. Jailhouse Rock (1957) (special effects) 1957 - 6.3 (2,640)
- 11. Until They Sail (1957) (special effects) 1957 - 6.3 (394)
- 12. Tip on a Dead Jockey (1957)   (special effects) 1957 - 5.8 (48)
AKAs:
  • Time for Action
- 13. Gun Glory (1957) (special effects) 1957 - 5.8 (204)
- 14. Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957) (special effects) 1957 - 5.3 (158)
- 15. The Wings of Eagles (1957) (special effects) 1957 - 6.6 (1,250)
- 16. The Great American Pastime (1956) (special effects) 1956 - 5.4 (48)
- 17. The Opposite Sex (1956) (special effects) 1956 - 6.3 (418)
- 18. The Power and the Prize (1956) (special effects) 1956 - 5.7 (100)
- 19. High Society (1956) (special effects) 1956 - 6.8 (4,093)
- 20. Gaby (1956) (special effects) 1956 - 6.0 (134)
- 21. Forbidden Planet (1956) (special effects) 1956 - 7.8 (14,439)
- 22. The Prodigal (1955) (special effects) 1955 - 5.3 (198)
- 23. Green Fire (1954) (special effects) 1954 - 5.8 (374)
- 24. The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) (special effects) 1954 - 6.1 (1,184)
- 25. Rogue Cop (1954) (special effects) 1954 - 6.8 (398)
- 26. Her Twelve Men (1954)   (special effects) 1954 - 6.0 (99)
AKAs:
  • Her 12 Men
  • Miss Baker's Dozen (USA: alternative title)
- 27. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) (special effects) 1954 - 7.3 (6,811)
- 28. Valley of the Kings (1954) (special effects) 1954 - 5.7 (390)
- 29. Men of the Fighting Lady (1954)   (special effects) 1954 - 6.3 (223)
AKAs:
  • Panther Squadron
- 30. Prisoner of War (1954) (special effects) 1954 - 4.9 (115)
- 31. Executive Suite (1954) (special effects) 1954 - 7.3 (1,242)
- 32. Rhapsody (1954) (special effects) 1954 - 5.7 (310)
- 33. Rose Marie (1954) (special effects) 1954 - 5.8 (154)
- 34. The Long, Long Trailer (1953) (special effects) 1953 - 6.8 (1,447)
- 35. All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953) (special effects) 1953 - 6.2 (271)
- 36. Latin Lovers (1953) (special effects) 1953 - 4.9 (112)
- 37. Ride, Vaquero! (1953) (special effects) 1953 - 5.9 (279)
- 38. Arena (1953) (special effects) 1953 - 5.4 (102)
- 39. Dream Wife (1953) (special effects) 1953 - 5.7 (517)
- 40. A Slight Case of Larceny (1953) (special effects) 1953 - 6.5 (72)
- 41. Young Bess (1953) (special effects) 1953 - 6.7 (514)
- 42. Scandal at Scourie (1953) (special effects) 1953 - 6.3 (109)
- 43. Cry of the Hunted (1953) (special effects) 1953 - 6.4 (60)
- 44. Code Two (1953) (special effects) 1953 - 6.7 (37)
- 45. Bright Road (1953) (special effects) 1953 - 6.2 (127)
- 46. Jeopardy (1953) (special effects) 1953 - 6.8 (401)
- 47. I Love Melvin (1953) (special effects) 1953 - 6.4 (189)
- 48. Battle Circus (1953) (special effects) 1953 - 5.4 (397)
- 49. Above and Beyond (1952) (special effects) 1952 - 6.9 (415)
- 50. The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) (special effects) 1952 - 7.7 (4,048)
- 51. Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)   (special effects) 1952 - 6.2 (365)
AKAs:
  • The One Piece Bathing Suit (UK)
- 52. Desperate Search (1952) (special effects) 1952 - 6.0 (74)
- 53. Plymouth Adventure (1952) (special effects) 1952 - 6.1 (274)
- 54. Apache War Smoke (1952) (special effects) 1952 - 5.0 (38)
- 55. The Merry Widow (1952) (special effects) 1952 - 6.0 (202)
- 56. Fearless Fagan (1952) (special effects) 1952 - 5.6 (71)
- 57. Washington Story (1952)   (special effects) 1952 - 6.7 (63)
AKAs:
  • Target for Scandal (UK)
- 58. Glory Alley (1952) (special effects) 1952 - 5.5 (117)
- 59. The Sellout (1952) (special effects) 1952 - 6.2 (98)
- 60. Lovely to Look at (1952) (special effects) 1952 - 6.3 (209)
- 61. The Girl in White (1952)   (special effects) 1952 - 6.2 (82)
AKAs:
  • So Bright the Flame (UK)
- 62. Scaramouche (1952) (special effects) 1952 - 7.7 (2,023)
- 63. Young Man with Ideas (1952)   (special effects) 1952 - 5.9 (63)
AKAs:
  • Young Man in a Hurry (USA: alternative title)
- 64. Carbine Williams (1952) (special effects) 1952 - 7.0 (729)
- 65. Talk About a Stranger (1952) (special effects) 1952 - 6.7 (119)
- 66. Just This Once (1952) (special effects) 1952 - 5.8 (78)
- 67. Lone Star (1952) (special effects) 1952 - 6.0 (268)
- 68. Invitation (1952) (special effects) 1952 - 7.0 (157)
- 69. The Light Touch (1952) (special effects) 1952 - 6.1 (118)
- 70. It's a Big Country (1951) (special effects) 1951 - 5.9 (153)
- 71. The Unknown Man (1951) (special effects) 1951 - 6.6 (104)
- 72. Callaway Went Thataway (1951)   (special effects) 1951 - 6.7 (203)
AKAs:
  • The Star Said No (UK)
- 73. Quo Vadis (1951) (special effects) 1951 - 7.2 (3,663)
- 74. Angels in the Outfield (1951)   (special effects) 1951 - 7.1 (810)
AKAs:
  • Angels and the Pirates (UK)
- 75. Texas Carnival (1951) (special effects) 1951 - 5.4 (124)
- 76. The People Against O'Hara (1951) (special effects) 1951 - 6.7 (317)
- 77. The Strip (1951) (special effects) 1951 - 6.1 (129)
- 78. The Tall Target (1951) (special effects) 1951 - 7.3 (405)
- 79. Excuse My Dust (1951)   (special effects) 1951 - 6.5 (125)
AKAs:
  • Mr. Belden's Amazing Gasmobile (USA: reissue title)
- 80. No Questions Asked (1951) (special effects) 1951 - 6.3 (85)
- 81. Go for Broke! (1951) (special effects) 1951 - 7.0 (457)
- 82. Soldiers Three (1951) (special effects) 1951 - 6.2 (145)
- 83. Inside Straight (1951) (special effects) 1951 - 5.6 (37)
- 84. Three Guys Named Mike (1951) (special effects) 1951 - 6.1 (173)
- 85. Pagan Love Song (1950) (special effects) 1950 - 6.0 (84)
- 86. The Magnificent Yankee (1950)   (special effects) 1950 - 7.1 (174)
AKAs:
  • The Man with Thirty Sons (UK)
- 87. Watch the Birdie (1950) (special effects) 1950 - 5.8 (117)
- 88. Kim (1950) (special effects) 1950 - 6.5 (656)
- 89. Dial 1119 (1950)   (special effects) 1950 - 6.7 (165)
AKAs:
  • The Violent Hour (UK)
- 90. To Please a Lady (1950)   (special effects) 1950 - 6.1 (264)
AKAs:
  • Red Hot Wheels (USA: reissue title)
- 91. Devil's Doorway (1950) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1950 - 7.2 (272)
- 92. The Toast of New Orleans (1950) (special effects) 1950 - 6.0 (187)
- 93. A Lady Without Passport (1950) (special effects) 1950 - 5.9 (170)
- 94. Crisis (1950) (special effects) 1950 - 6.6 (540)
- 95. Annie Get Your Gun (1950) (special effects) 1950 - 7.2 (1,164)
- 96. The Reformer and the Redhead (1950) (special effects) 1950 - 6.1 (113)
- 97. The Yellow Cab Man (1950) (special effects) 1950 - 6.7 (159)
- 98. Side Street (1950) (special effects) 1950 - 7.2 (562)
- 99. Nancy Goes to Rio (1950) (special effects) 1950 - 6.4 (131)
- 100. The Outriders (1950) (special effects) 1950 - 5.7 (165)
- 101. Key to the City (1950) (special effects) 1950 - 6.2 (195)
- 102. Malaya (1949)   (special effects) 1949 - 6.8 (315)
AKAs:
  • East of the Rising Sun (UK)
- 103. East Side, West Side (1949) (special effects) 1949 - 6.6 (505)
- 104. Adam's Rib (1949) (special effects) 1949 - 7.6 (7,351)
- 105. Scene of the Crime (1949) (special effects) 1949 - 6.5 (179)
- 106. The Secret Garden (1949) (special effects) 1949 - 7.4 (782)
- 107. The Stratton Story (1949) (special effects) 1949 - 7.1 (982)
- 108. The Bribe (1949) (special effects) 1949 - 6.5 (350)
- 109. Command Decision (1948) (special effects) 1948 - 7.3 (776)
- 110. The Kissing Bandit (1948) (special effects) 1948 - 4.8 (163)
- 111. Luxury Liner (1948) (special effects) 1948 - 6.0 (122)
- 112. On an Island with You (1948) (special effects) 1948 - 5.8 (233)
- 113. State of the Union (1948)   (special effects) 1948 - 7.5 (1,126)
AKAs:
  • The World and His Wife (UK)
- 114. Homecoming (1948) (special effects) 1948 - 6.4 (203)
- 115. High Wall (1947) (special effects) 1947 - 7.0 (343)
- 116. Cass Timberlane (1947)   (special effects) 1947 - 6.2 (261)
AKAs:
  • Sinclair Lewis' Cass Timberlane (USA: promotional title)
- 117. Desire Me (1947) (special effects) 1947 - 5.3 (142)
- 118. This Time for Keeps (1947) (special effects) 1947 - 5.8 (89)
- 119. Green Dolphin Street (1947) (special effects) 1947 - 6.6 (473)
- 120. The Hucksters (1947) (special effects) 1947 - 6.6 (513)
- 121. High Barbaree (1947) (special effects) 1947 - 5.9 (117)
- 122. The Sea of Grass (1947) (special effects) 1947 - 6.6 (571)
- 123. The Beginning or the End (1947) (special effects) 1947 - 6.7 (136)
- 124. Lady in the Lake (1947) (special effects) 1947 - 6.6 (1,311)
- 125. The Green Years (1946)   (special effects) 1946 - 6.9 (266)
AKAs:
  • A.J. Cronin's The Green Years (USA: complete title)
- 126. Up Goes Maisie (1946)   (special effects) 1946 - 6.1 (66)
AKAs:
  • Up She Goes (UK)
- 127. They Were Expendable (1945) (special effects) 1945 - 7.4 (2,577)
- 128. What Next, Corporal Hargrove? (1945) (special effects) 1945 - 6.3 (48)
- 129. Yolanda and the Thief (1945) (special effects) 1945 - 6.0 (330)
- 130. Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945) (special effects) 1945 - 7.7 (500)
- 131. The Valley of Decision (1945) (special effects) 1945 - 7.3 (591)
- 132. Son of Lassie (1945) (special effects) 1945 - 6.4 (173)
- 133. The Clock (1945)   (special effects) 1945 - 7.4 (1,022)
AKAs:
  • Under the Clock (UK)
- 134. Without Love (1945) (special effects) 1945 - 6.8 (675)
- 135. This Man's Navy (1945) (special effects) 1945 - 5.7 (85)
- 136. Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) (special effects) 1944 - 7.5 (2,138)
- 137. Mrs. Parkington (1944) (special effects) 1944 - 7.0 (326)
- 138. An American Romance (1944) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1944 - 6.7 (115)
- 139. The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1944 - 6.9 (511)
- 140. The Heavenly Body (1944) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1944 - 6.2 (166)
- 141. Song of Russia (1944) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1944 - 5.0 (79)
- 142. A Guy Named Joe (1943) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1943 - 6.9 (805)
- 143. The Man from Down Under (1943) (special effects) 1943 - 5.9 (68)
- 144. Salute to the Marines (1943) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1943 - 6.6 (89)
- 145. Pilot #5 (1943)   (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1943 - 6.2 (103)
AKAs:
  • Pilot No. 5
- 146. Bataan (1943) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1943 - 7.0 (922)
- 147. Assignment in Brittany (1943) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1943 - 6.4 (38)
- 148. Stand by for Action (1942)   (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1942 - 6.3 (259)
AKAs:
  • Cargo of Innocents (UK)
- 149. I Married an Angel (1942) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1942 - 5.8 (170)
- 150. Mrs. Miniver (1942) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1942 - 7.7 (4,410)
- 151. Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1942 - 7.0 (1,528)
- 152. The Bugle Sounds (1942) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1942 - 6.3 (66)
- 153. Flight Command (1940) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1940 - 6.0 (183)
- 154. Comrade X (1940) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1940 - 6.2 (405)
- 155. Boom Town (1940) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1940 - 7.1 (978)
- 156. The Wizard of Oz (1939) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1939 - 8.3 (93,591)
- 157. Too Hot to Handle (1938) (special effects) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1938 - 6.7 (440)
- 158. Test Pilot (1938) (special effects) 1938 - 6.9 (634)
- 159. Tarzan Escapes (1936) (special effects) (uncredited) 1936 - 6.9 (1,528)
- 160. San Francisco (1936) (special effects) (uncredited) 1936 - 7.4 (1,837)
- 161. Night Flight (1933) (special effects) 1933 - 6.9 (35)
Art Department
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Captains Courageous (1937)   (associate art director) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1937 - 7.9 (3,207)
AKAs:
  • Rudyard Kipling's Captains Courageous (USA: complete title)
- 2. The Good Earth (1937) (associate art director) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1937 - 7.9 (1,725)
- 3. San Francisco (1936) (associate art director) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1936 - 7.4 (1,837)
- 4. Speed (1936) (associate art director) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1936 - 5.8 (131)
- 5. Small Town Girl (1936)   (associate art director) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1936 - 6.6 (270)
AKAs:
  • One Horse Town (USA: TV title)
- 6. Last of the Pagans (1935)   (associate art director) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1935 - 5.4 (44)
AKAs:
  • Typee (Australia)
- 7. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) (associate art director) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1935 - 8.0 (6,979)
- 8. Naughty Marietta (1935) (associate art director) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1935 - 7.0 (387)
- 9. Evelyn Prentice (1934) (associate art director) 1934 - 6.7 (322)
- 10. Student Tour (1934) (associate art director) 1934 - 5.6 (33)
- 11. The Girl from Missouri (1934)   (associate art director) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1934 - 6.7 (324)
AKAs:
  • 100 Per Cent Pure (UK)
  • Born to Be Kissed (USA: alternative title)
- 12. Operator 13 (1934)   (associate art director) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1934 - 7.9 (711)
AKAs:
  • Spy 13
- 13. Buttons (1927) (sets) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1927 - -
- 14. Body and Soul (1927) (sets) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1927 - -
- 15. Women Love Diamonds (1927) (sets) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1927 - -
- 16. Altars of Desire (1927) (sets) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1927 - -
- 17. Valencia (1926)   (sets) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1926 - -
AKAs:
  • The Love Song
- 18. There You Are! (1926) (sets) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1926 - -
- 19. Brown of Harvard (1926) (sets) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1926 - 9.0 (804)
- 20. La boheme (1926) (sets) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1926 - 8.1 (615)
- 21. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)   (set designer) (uncredited) 1925 - 8.2 (3,067)
AKAs:
  • Ben-Hur (USA: short title)
- 22. Adam's Rib (1923) (assistant art director) 1923 - 7.0 (25)
Visual Effects
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)   (special visual effects) 1965 - 6.3 (3,053)
AKAs:
  • George Stevens Presents The Greatest Story Ever Told (USA: complete title)
- 2. The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) (special visual effects) 1964 - 6.6 (1,055)
- 3. The Prize (1963) (special visual effects) 1963 - 6.7 (1,397)
- 4. Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)   (special visual effects) 1962 - 6.2 (446)
AKAs:
  • Jumbo (International: English title: informal short title)
- 5. Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) (special visual effects) 1962 - 7.1 (4,209)
- 6. How the West Was Won (1962) (special visual effects) (as A.Arnold Gillespie) 1962 $50M 7.0 (5,614)
- 7. The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962) (special visual effects) 1962 - 6.5 (732)
- 8. Ben-Hur (1959)   (special photographic effects) 1959 - 8.2 (52,579)
AKAs:
  • Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (USA: alternative title)
- 9. Run Silent Run Deep (1958)   (special photographic effects) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1958 - 7.3 (3,685)
AKAs:
  • Run Silent, Run Deep (USA: poster title)
- 10. Keep Your Powder Dry (1945) (camera operator: transparency projection shots) (uncredited) 1945 - 6.3 (90)
- 11. Kismet (1944)   (miniatures) (uncredited) (special photographic effects) (uncredited) (transparency shots) (uncredited) 1944 - 6.1 (293)
AKAs:
  • Oriental Dream (USA: TV title)
- 12. Maisie Goes to Reno (1944)   (transparency projection shots) (uncredited) 1944 - 5.9 (89)
AKAs:
  • You Can't Do That to Me (UK)
- 13. Dragon Seed (1944) (miniatures) (uncredited) 1944 - 6.3 (390)
- 14. The Thin Man Goes Home (1944) (transparency projection shots) (uncredited) 1944 - 7.2 (1,613)
- 15. Cry 'Havoc' (1943) (miniatures and transparency projection shots) (uncredited) 1943 - 7.0 (266)
- 16. The Wizard of Oz (1939) (visual effects supervisor) (uncredited) 1939 - 8.3 (93,591)
Art Director
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Tarzan and His Mate (1934) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1934 - 7.8 (2,105)
- 2. Laughing Boy (1934) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1934 - 4.4 (21)
- 3. Fugitive Lovers (1934) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1934 - 6.8 (66)
- 4. The Latest from Paris (1928) 1928 - -
- 5. The Fair Co-Ed (1927) 1927 - 8.6 (398)
- 6. Heaven on Earth (1927/I) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1927 - -
- 7. The Demi-Bride (1927) 1927 - -
- 8. Upstage (1926) 1926 - 7.2 (17)
- 9. The Road to Mandalay (1926) 1926 - 6.6 (77)
- 10. Memory Lane (1926) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1926 - -
Set Decorator
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Crowd (1928) (settings) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1928 - 7.9 (2,694)
- 2. The Divine Woman (1928) 1928 - 7.8 (130)
- 3. London After Midnight (1927)   (settings) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1927 - 7.0 (367)
AKAs:
  • The Hypnotist (UK)
- 4. Tell It to the Marines (1926) (settings) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1926 - 8.3 (797)
- 5. Lovey Mary (1926)   (settings) 1926 - -
AKAs:
  • Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
- 6. The Blackbird (1926) (settings) (as Arnold Gillespie) 1926 - 6.9 (221)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Hollywood" (1980)   Himself (unknown episodes) 1980 - 9.1 (281)
AKAs:
  • Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film (USA: video box title)
- 1. Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (2004) (TV) Himself/interviewee (1976 interview)
- 2. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990) (TV) (as Buddy Gillespie) Himself

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