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Alec Gillis

Alec Gillis

Acting · 0.9 popularity

Age

66

Movies

38

TV

4

Born
August 29, 1959
From
New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Alec Dougal Gillis is an Academy Award-winning American special effects artist and actor who served as part of the creature effects crew on the 1986 film Aliens, the 1992 film Alien3, the 1997 film Alien Resurrection, the 2004 film Alien vs. Predator, the 2007 film Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem and the 2018 film The Predator. He also appeared in a cameo as an unnamed technician in Alien vs. Predator, although he was not credited for the role. In 1988, Gillis co-founded Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. (ADI) with Tom Woodruff, Jr., and the company has since provided creature effects for Alien3, Alien Resurrection, Alien vs. Predator and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem. Gillis's work has won an Academy Award for Visual Effects (for Death Becomes Her, although he was not listed on the official nomination) and a BAFTA. For his work on Alien3, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Visual Effects, a BAFTA and a Saturn Award.

Works

38 films

Aliens

Aliens

19868.0

Prey

Prey

20227.7

Alien Resurrection

Alien Resurrection

19976.2

Elektra

Elektra

20055.1

AVP: Alien vs. Predator

AVP: Alien vs. Predator

20046.0

Oats Studios: Volume 1

Oats Studios: Volume 1

20216.3

Rakka

Rakka

20177.0

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

20058.0

Fleshing Out the Hollow Man

Fleshing Out the Hollow Man

2026

Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class

Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class

20118.0

Astronaut: The Last Push

Astronaut: The Last Push

20125.3

Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'

Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'

20028.0

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex

20157.2

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

20037.8

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'

20037.5

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

20196.8

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

20197.5

Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins

Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins

20096.2

Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe

Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe

2002

Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination

Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination

2000

Shooting 'Panic Room'

Shooting 'Panic Room'

20047.0

The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz

The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz

20055.3

Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'

Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'

2002

Tremors: Making Perfection

Tremors: Making Perfection

20206.4

Men in Suits

Men in Suits

20128.0

Bad President - Oil Spill

Bad President - Oil Spill

20174.8

Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments

Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments

2010

The Making of ‘Tremors’

The Making of ‘Tremors’

19987.5

Monster Squad Forever!

Monster Squad Forever!

20077.4

Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror

Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror

20108.3

Bad President - All My Sh*t

Bad President - All My Sh*t

20174.5

Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji'

Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji'

2000

The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'

The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'

20152.7

Cringe

Cringe

2025

Bad President - Kenya

Bad President - Kenya

20205.1

Witches Midnight

Witches Midnight

20212.0

Eulogy to Us

Eulogy to Us

2023

Leviathan: Monster Melting Pot

Leviathan: Monster Melting Pot

2014