Born in London, England. Director who started out as an actor, then moved to the art department, and has worked as composer, production designer, 2nd unit director, and producer. Other notable credits include (As actor) BEACH PARTY (1963); (as production designer) ALIEN (1979, uncredited) and BANDIDO (2003, also producer & director); (as art director) LIFE OF BRIAN (1979); (as composer) MUSCLE BEACH PARTY (1964, songs) and SKI PARTY (1965, songs); (as writer) STARSHIP (1985, also director) and NOSTRADAMUS (1994, also director); (as 2nd unit director) STAR WARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE (1999); (as director) BLACK ANGEL (1979), THE DOLLAR BOTTOM (1980), THE SENDER (1982), THE FINAL CUT (1995), UNDERWORLD (1996), MASTERMINDS (1997), BATTLEFIELD EARTH: A SAGA OF THE YEAR 3000 (2000), AMERICAN DAYLIGHT and BANDIDO (both 2004), and PRISONERS OF THE SUN (2007).  Art Direction/Set Decoration 1977: STAR WARS - Set Decoration  Nominated for Art Direction/Set Decoration 1979: ALIEN - Art Direction (w. Michael Seymour & Leslie Dilley) 2 nominations, 1 Award