on the set of Moon Zero Two (1969)

Born in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Mattes and composites specialist for visual effects and special effects who began in British film in 1950. Notable screen credits include SO LONG AT THE FAIR (1950), THE QUATERMASS XPERIMENT (1955), X: THE UNKNOWN (1956), DRACULA (1958), DOCTOR BLOOD'S COFFIN, SHADOW OF THE CAT, THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF and THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE (all 1961), CAPTAIN CLEGG (1962), THE SCARLET BLADE, THE KISS OF THE VAMPIRE, PARANOIAC and THE OLD DARK HOUSE (all 1963), THE FIRST MEN IN THE MOON, NIGHTMARE, THE EVIL OF FRANKENSTEIN and THE DEVIL-SHIP PIRATES (all 1964), THE CITY UNDER THE SEA (1965), THE PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES, THE REPTILE, ONE MILLION YEARS B.C., THE QUILLER MEMORANDUM and FAHRENHEIT 451 (all 1966), THE TERRORNAUTS, THE MUMMY'S SHROUD FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN, THEY CAME FROM BEYOND SPACE, ROCKET TO THE MOON, QUATERMASS AND THE PIT and CASINO ROYALE (all 1967), 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968 - uncredited special effects supervisor), MOSQUITO SQUADRON, THE ASSASSINATION BUREAU and MOON ZERO TWO (all 1969), NOTHING BUT THE NIGHT, VAMPIRE CIRCUS and DRACULA A.D. 1972 (all 1972), HOLIDAY ON THE BUSES (1973), SHATTER, THE SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA and THE LEGEND OF THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES (all 1974), THE LIFETAKER and THE 'HUMAN' FACTOR (both 1975), TO THE DEVIL A DAUGHTER (1976), STAR WARS (1977, uncredited visual effects), and SUPERMAN (1978, creative supervisor of mattes & composites).  Special Achievement Award 1978: SUPERMAN - Visual Effects (w. Colin Chilvers, Denys Coop, Roy Field, Derek Meddings & Zoran Perisic) 1 Special Achievement Award