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Overview

Date of Death:
10 September 1995, London, England, UK more
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
'UFO' Lifting Off with Joshua Jackson
 (From CinemaSpy. 22 November 2009, 9:30 PM, PST)

Sdcc '09: Sunday Horror
 (From Fangoria. 19 July 2009, 2:42 AM, PDT)


Filmography

Special Effects:
  1. Hudson Hawk (1991) (special effects supervisor)

  2. Apprentice to Murder (1988) (special effects)
  3. Mio min Mio (1987) (special effects)
    ... aka Мио, мой Мио (Soviet Union: Russian title)
    ... aka Mio in the Land of Faraway
    ... aka Mio min Mio (Norway)
    ... aka Mio, moy Mio (Soviet Union: Russian title)
    ... aka The Land of Faraway
  4. Invaders from the Deep (1981) (director of special effects)
    ... aka Invaders from the Deep: Stringray (UK: alternative title)

  5. Aces High (1976) (special effects)
  6. The Land That Time Forgot (1975) (special effects supervisor)
    ... aka Edgar Rice Burroughs' The Land That Time Forgot (UK: complete title)
  7. Live and Let Die (1973) (special effects)
    ... aka Ian Fleming's Live and Let Die (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  8. Z.P.G. (1972) (special effects)
    ... aka Edict
    ... aka The First of January
    ... aka Zero Population Growth (UK: alternative title)
  9. Fear Is the Key (1972) (special effects)

  10. "Thunderbirds" (supervising special effects director) (31 episodes, 1965-1966) (special effects director) (1 episode, 1965)
    ... aka Tairnearan Tar As (UK: Gaelic title)
        - Give or Take a Million (1966) TV episode (supervising special effects director)
        - Ricochet (1966) TV episode (supervising special effects director)
        - Lord Parker's 'Oliday (1966) TV episode (supervising special effects director)
        - Alias Mr. Hackenbacker (1966) TV episode (supervising special effects director)
        - Path of Destruction (1966) TV episode (supervising special effects director)
          (27 more)
  11. "Stingray" (special effects director) (5 episodes, 1964-1965)
    ... aka Gerry Anderson's Stingray (Australia)
        - Marineville Traitor (1965) TV episode (special effects director)
        - Treasure Down Below (1965) TV episode (special effects director)
        - The Big Gun (1965) TV episode (special effects director)
        - Subterranean Sea (1964) TV episode (special effects director)
        - Stingray (1964) TV episode (special effects director)
  12. "Fireball XL5" (special effects) (3 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - Hypnotic Sphere (1963) TV episode (special effects)
        - The Fire Fighters (1963) TV episode (special effects)
        - Planet 46 (1962) TV episode (special effects)
  13. "Supercar" (1961) TV series (special effects) (unknown episodes)
Visual Effects:
  1. GoldenEye (1995) (miniature effects supervisor)
  2. The Neverending Story III (1994) (visual effects supervisor)
    ... aka Die unendliche Geschichte III - Rettung aus Phantasien (Germany)
    ... aka Neverending Story III: Return to Fantasia (UK)
    ... aka The Neverending Story III: Escape from Fantasia
  3. Cape Fear (1991) (miniature special effects supervisor: The Magic Camera Company)
  4. Hudson Hawk (1991) (supervisor: visual effects and miniatures, The Magic Camera Company)
  5. The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter (1990) (special visual effects) (visual effects supervisor)

  6. Batman (1989) (special visual effects)
  7. High Spirits (1988) (special visual effects)
  8. Spies Like Us (1985) (visual effects supervisor)
  9. Santa Claus (1985) (miniature effects director) (visual effects director)
    ... aka Santa Claus: The Movie (USA: promotional title)
  10. Supergirl (1984) (special visual effects)
    ... aka Supergirl: The Movie
  11. Krull (1983) (visual effects supervisor)
    ... aka Dragons of Krull
    ... aka Dungeons and Dragons
    ... aka Krull: Invaders of the Black Fortress
    ... aka The Dungeons of Krull
  12. Superman III (1983) (additional model effects) (uncredited)
    ... aka Superman III (Canada: French title)
  13. For Your Eyes Only (1981) (visual effects supervisor)
  14. Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars (1981) (TV) (supervising director of visual effects)
  15. Superman II (1980) (director of miniature effects & additional flying sequences)
    ... aka Superman 2 (Australia: TV title)

  16. Moonraker (1979) (visual effects supervisor)
    ... aka Ian Fleming's Moonraker (UK: complete title)
    ... aka Moonraker (France)
  17. Superman (1978) (model effects director & creator)
    ... aka Superman - Le film (Canada: French title)
    ... aka Superman: The Movie
  18. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) (special visual effects)
  19. Shout at the Devil (1976) (models and special effects)
  20. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) (miniatures)
    ... aka Ian Fleming's The Man with the Golden Gun (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Golden Gun (International: English title: informal short title)
  21. "UFO" (visual effects supervisor) (4 episodes, 1970-1971) (visual effect supervisor) (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka Gerry Anderson's UFO (Australia)
        - Computer Affair (1971) TV episode (visual effect supervisor)
        - Flight Path (1971) TV episode (visual effects supervisor)
        - Close Up (1970) TV episode (visual effects supervisor)
        - Exposed (1970) TV episode (visual effects supervisor)
        - Identified (1970) TV episode (visual effects supervisor)

  22. "The Secret Service" (visual effects director) (1 episode, 1969)
        - A Case for the Bishop (1969) TV episode (visual effects director)
  23. Doppelgänger (1969) (visual effects director)
    ... aka Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (USA)
  24. "Joe 90" (1968) TV series (supervising visual effects director) (unknown episodes)
  25. Thunderbird 6 (1968) (visual effects director)
    ... aka Thunderbird 6: The Movie (Australia)
  26. "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons" (visual effects supervisor) (8 episodes, 1967)
    ... aka Captain Scarlet (USA: DVD title)
    ... aka Gerry Anderson's Captain Scarlet (Australia)
        - Special Assignment (1967) TV episode (visual effects supervisor)
        - Spectrum Strikes Back (1967) TV episode (visual effects supervisor)
        - Operation Time (1967) TV episode (visual effects supervisor)
        - The Trap (1967) TV episode (visual effects supervisor)
        - Avalanche (1967) TV episode (visual effects supervisor)
          (3 more)
  27. Thunderbirds Are GO (1966) (visual effects director)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
  1. High Spirits (1988) (special effects unit director)
Actor:
  1. Spies Like Us (1985) .... Dr. Stinson
Thanks:
  1. GoldenEye (1995) (dedicatee)
Self:
  1. Ken Adam's Production Films: Moonraker (2006) (V) .... Himself
  2. Bond in Greece (2006) (V)

  3. GoldenEye: The Secret Files (1995) (TV) .... Himself
  4. 30 Years of James Bond (1992) (TV) .... Himself

  5. "The Making of James Bond - 007" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
    ... aka Making of James Bond (International: English title)
    ... aka The Making of 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (International: English title)
        - Design (1977) TV episode .... Himself
  6. "Clapper Board" .... Himself (1 episode, 1977)
        - Episode dated 3 January 1977 (1977) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. All About 'Thunderbirds' (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  2. Derek Meddings: Making It Small in Pictures (2006) (V) .... Himself
  3. Ken Adam's Production Films: The Spy Who Loved Me (2006) (V) .... Himself
  4. Inside 'For Your Eyes Only' (2000) (V) .... Himself
  5. Inside 'Moonraker' (2000) (V) .... Himself
  6. Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun' (2000) (V) .... Himself
  7. Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (2000) (V) .... Himself
  8. Ken Adam: Designing Bond (2000) (V) .... Himself
  9. The Men Behind the Mayhem: The Special Effects of James Bond (2000) (V) .... Himself


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