Brian Johnson
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Born June 29, 1939 in Surrey, England, UK
Brian Johncock (born 29 June 1939) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects. He changed his surname to Johnson during the 1960s. Joining the team of special effects artist Les Bowie, Johnson started his career behind the scenes for Bowie Films on productions such as On the Buses, and for Hammer Films. He is known for his special effects work on TV series including Thunderbirds (1965–66) and films including Alien (1979), for which he received the 1980 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects (shared with H. R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Ayling and Nick Allder). Previously, he had built miniature spacecraft models for Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Filmography
Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
Prisoners in Space
The Eagle Obsession
Self
2001: Creating Kubrick’s Space Odyssey
Himself
Family Vanished
Det. Flynn
Century 21 Slough
Himself
Filmed in Supermarionation
Self
The Beast Within: Making Alien
Self
2001: The Making of a Myth
Self
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Brad Malone
The Alien Legacy
Self
Space Truckers
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
Their Finest Hour
Caged Fury
Slipstream
Aliens
Spies Like Us
The NeverEnding Story
Krull
The Pirates of Penzance
Journey Through the Black Sun
Countdown to Disaster
Dragonslayer
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Self
Alien Attack
The Empire Strikes Back
Alien
The Medusa Touch
Revenge of the Pink Panther
The Glitterball
The Day After Tomorrow: Into Infinity
Space: 1999
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
Taste the Blood of Dracula
Moon Zero Two
2001: A Space Odyssey
Quatermass and the Pit
Thunderbirds
First Men in the Moon
The Kiss of the Vampire
The Phantom of the Opera
Captain Clegg
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
The Crawling Eye
Quatermass 2