Brian Johnson
Born in Surrey, England, UK — Jun 29 1939
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Biography
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 R…
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Brian Johnson's Credits
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Brad Malone
Space: 1999
Visual Effects
Alien
Crew
Thunderbirds
Crew
Aliens
Crew
The Empire Strikes Back
Crew
2001: A Space Odyssey
Crew
The NeverEnding Story
Crew
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
Crew
Highlander III: The Sorcerer
Visual Effects
Dragonslayer
Crew
Space Truckers
Crew
Spies Like Us
Crew
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Crew
Caged Fury
Crew
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Crew
Moon Zero Two
Crew
Taste the Blood of Dracula
Crew
Quatermass and the Pit
Crew
The Crawling Eye
Crew
Slipstream
Crew
The Medusa Touch
Visual Effects
The Beast Within: Making Alien
Self
Quatermass 2
Crew
The Pirates of Penzance
Visual Effects
Captain Clegg
Crew
First Men in the Moon
Crew
Alien Attack
Crew
The Kiss of the Vampire
Crew
The Phantom of the Opera
Crew
Prisoners in Space
Crew
Into Infinity
Crew
Countdown to Disaster
Crew
The Alien Legacy
Self
Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
Crew
Family Vanished
Det. Flynn
Journey Through the Black Sun
Crew
The Glitterball
Crew
2001: The Making of a Myth
Self
The Eagle Obsession
Self
Filmed in Supermarionation
Self
Century 21 Slough
Himself
2001: Creating Kubrick’s Space Odyssey
Himself
Their Finest Hour
Writing