Alec Gillis
Actor
Born August 29, 1959 in New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Fleshing Out the Hollow Man
Self
Predator: Badlands
Cringe
Fitz
Wellwood
Smile 2
Alien: Romulus
Eulogy to Us
Smile
Prey
Predator Puppeteer (ADI)
Oats Studios: Volume 1
Militia #1 / Bill
OATS Studios
民兵
Witches Midnight
Oswald Octav
Bad President - Kenya
William "Billy" Coltran
Tremors: Making Perfection
Himself
Adam 2.0
The Movies That Made Us
Self
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
Self
It Chapter Two
Playtime
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
Self
It
Bad President - All My Sh*t
William 'Billy' Coltran
Bad President - Oil Spill
William 'Billy' Coltran
Cooking with Bill
Bill
Rakka
Militia #1
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Self
Harbinger Down
San Andreas
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'
Leviathan: Monster Melting Pot
Himself
Skin Wars
Self - Guest Judge
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Men in Suits
Self
Astronaut: The Last Push
Charlie
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
Self
Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror
Self
Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments
Self
Skyline
Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins
Self
Monster Squad Forever!
Self
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Technician (uncredited)
Shooting 'Panic Room'
Self
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
Self
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
Self
The Santa Clause 2
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'
Self
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
Self
Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe
Self
Spider-Man
Panic Room
The 6th Day
Hollow Man
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
Self
Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji'
Self
The X-Files
The Making of ‘Tremors’
Self
Alien Resurrection
Hero Alien Warrior (uncredited)
Starship Troopers
Jumanji
The Santa Clause
Stay Tuned
Tremors
Leviathan
The Monster Squad
Aliens
Alien (uncredited)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Galaxy of Terror