John Rich

male, deceased (1761)
Literary dunce, The Dunciad, Beggar's Opera, Literary dunces, SpecialEffects, harlequin
John Rich (1692 - 1761) was an important director and theater manager in 18th century London. He opened the New Theatre at Lincoln's Inn Fields...
Shinji Higuchi

Shinji Higuchi

male, 44 years old
SpecialEffects, Gamera, anime, Japanese, tokusatsu, Gainax…Special Effects Coordinator, Special Effects Assistant, Special Effects Director
is a storyboard artist (especially in anime) and is one of the top special effects wizards in Japan, best known for his work on the Heisei Gamera...
Mike Tucker

Mike Tucker

male
BAFTA winner, novelist, spin-offs, Doctor Who spin-offs, BBC Television, SpecialEffects
Mike Tucker (born South Wales) is a special effects expert who worked for many years at the BBC Television Visual Effects Department, and now works...
Tory Belleci

Tory Belleci

male, 39 years old
SpecialEffects, Discovery Channel, MythBusters, American, television personality, Salvatore "Tory" Belleci
Salvatore "Tory" Belleci (born October 30, 1970 in Monterey, California) is a film maker and model maker. He is best known for his work on the...
Linwood G. Dunn

Linwood G. Dunn

male, deceased (1998)
Special Effects Coordinator, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, flight, king kong, Cinematographer, rko…SpecialEffects
Linwood G. Dunn (December 27, 1904 in Brooklyn, New York - May 20, 1998) was a pioneer of visual special effects in motion pictures and inventor of...

Gil Perkins

male, deceased (1999)
film actor, television actor, Australian, actor, SpecialEffects, Australian stunt performer
Gil Perkins (August 24, 1907-March 28, 1999) was an Australian film and television actor.
John Hench

John Hench

male, deceased (2004)
Otis alumni, death by myocardial infarction, Tokyo Disneyland, Disney Legends, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Walt Disney Productions, live action…special effects, classical animation, effects animation, SpecialEffects
John Hench was an employee of The Walt Disney Company for more than sixty five years, an exceptionally long tenure which saw the rise of nearly...
Wah Chang

Wah Chang

male, deceased (2003)
Tribble, The Time Machine, Neanderthals, Romulan, Theatrical property, maquette…SpecialEffects
Wah Ming Chang (August 2, 1917-December 22, 2003) was a Chinese American designer, sculptor, and artist. He is known primarily for his sculpture...
Matthew Yuricich

Matthew Yuricich

male, 86 years old
Miami University, die hard, Miami University alumni, Miami RedHawks football player, Phi Kappa Tau member, field of dreams…SpecialEffects, Academy Special Achievement Award, Visual Effects, special photography unit matte artist, visual effects chief matte artist
Matthew J. Yuricich (born January 19, 1923) is an American Academy Award-winning special effects artist. Yuricich won the 1976 Academy Special...

Al Magliochetti

male
Columbia College Chicago, Hamden, 8 mm camera, 8 mm video format, Visual Effects, SpecialEffects…Digital effects artist, Visual Effects Supervisor, special effects supervisor
Al Magliochetti is a film visual effects artist. He was born in Hamden, Connecticut. As a child he had a strong interest in movies, even making his...