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Alec Gillis

Acting
Known For

66 Years Old

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.

Born

New York City, New York, USA on 29th August 1959

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Prey Image
Prey
Predator Puppeteer (ADI)
Aliens Image
Aliens
Alien (uncredited)
OATS Studios Image
OATS Studios
William 'Billy'
OATS Studios Image
OATS Studios
民兵
The Movies That Made Us Image
The Movies That Made Us
Self
Tremors: Making Perfection Image
Tremors: Making Perfection
Himself
AVP: Alien vs. Predator Image
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
Technician (uncredited)
Alien Resurrection Image
Alien Resurrection
Hero Alien Warrior (uncredited)
Shooting 'Panic Room' Image
Shooting 'Panic Room'
Self
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters Image
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
Self
Skin Wars Image
Skin Wars
Self - Guest Judge
Witches Midnight Image
Witches Midnight
Oswald Octav
Cringe Image
Cringe
Fitz
Rakka Image
Rakka
Militia #1
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Cooking with Bill
Bill
Oats Studios: Volume 1 Image
Oats Studios: Volume 1
Militia #1 / Bill
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection Image
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class Image
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
Self
Astronaut: The Last Push Image
Astronaut: The Last Push
Charlie
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' Image
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
Self
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' Image
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
Self
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex Image
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Self
Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments Image
Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments
Self
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination Image
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
Self
Monster Squad Forever! Image
Monster Squad Forever!
Self
The Making of ‘Tremors’ Image
The Making of ‘Tremors’
Self
Men in Suits Image
Men in Suits
Self
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz Image
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
Self
Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror Image
Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror
Self
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film Image
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
Self
Bad President - All My Sh*t Image
Bad President - All My Sh*t
William 'Billy' Coltran
Bad President - Oil Spill Image
Bad President - Oil Spill
William 'Billy' Coltran
Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins Image
Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins
Self
The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars' Image
The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'
Bad President - Kenya Image
Bad President - Kenya
William "Billy" Coltran
Eulogy to Us Image
Eulogy to Us
Leviathan: Monster Melting Pot Image
Leviathan: Monster Melting Pot
Himself