Biography
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Gerry Anderson, MBE (born Gerald Alexander Abrahams; 14 April 1929 – 26 December 2012) was an English television and film producer, director, writer and occasional voice artist. He was known for his futuristic television programmes, especially his 1960s productions filmed with "Supermarionation" (marionette puppets containing electric moving parts).
Anderson's first television production was the 1957 Roberta Leigh children's series The Adventures of Twizzle. Supercar (1961–62) and Fireball XL5 (1962) followed later, both series breaking into the US television market in the early 1960s. In the mid-1960s Anderson produced his most successful series, Thunderbirds. Other television productions of the 1960s include Stingray and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.
Anderson also wrote and produced several feature films whose box office performance was unexceptional. Following a shift towards live action productions in the 1970s, he had a long and successful association with media impresario Lew Grade and Grade's company ITC, continuing until the second series of Space: 1999.
After a career lull when a number of new series concepts failed to get off the ground, his career began a new phase in the early 1980s when audience nostalgia for his earlier Supermarionation series (prompted by Saturday morning re-runs in Britain and Australia) led to new Anderson productions being commissioned. Later projects include a 2005 CGI remake of Captain Scarlet entitled Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet.
Filmography
all 59
Movies 34
Writer 33
TV Shows 25
Producer 6
Director 6
self 5
Creator 3
Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted (2022)
Thunderbirds Are Go! (2015)
This Is Supermarionation (2014)
Filmed in Supermarionation (2014)
All About 'Thunderbirds' (2008)
All About 'Thunderbirds' (2008)
Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet (2005)
Thunderbirds (2004)
FireStorm (2003)
Lavender Castle (1999)
V.I.P. (1998)
Space Precinct (1994)
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show (1992)
Dick Spanner (1987)
Space Police (1986)
The Complete Thunderbirds (1985)
Terrahawks: Expect the Unexpected (1983)
Terrahawks (1983)
Cosmic Princess (1982)
Journey Through the Black Sun (1982)
Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars (1981)
Invaders from the Deep (1981)
Invasion: UFO (1980)
Alien Attack (1980)
The Incredible Voyage of Stingray (1980)
Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons (1980)
Moonraker (1979)
Destination Moonbase-Alpha (1978)
Into Infinity (1975)
The Day After Tomorrow (1975)
Space: 1999 (1975)
Space 1999 (1975)
UFO - Contatto radar... stanno atterrando! (1974)
The Investigator (1973)
The Protectors (1972)
UFO... annientare S.H.A.D.O. Stop. Uccidete Straker... (1972)
UFO - Allarme rosso... Attacco alla Terra! (1971)
UFO - Distruggete base Luna! (1971)
UFO (1970)
The Secret Service (1969)
Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969)
Joe 90 (1968)
Thunderbird 6 (1968)
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967)
Thunderbirds Are GO (1966)
Thunderbirds (1965)
Stingray (1964)
Fireball XL5 (1962)
Supercar (1961)
Crossroads to Crime (1960)
Four Feather Falls (1960)
Torchy the Battery Boy (1960)
Abdullah's Harem (1955)
You've Never Seen This! (1955)
Devil Girl from Mars (1954)
South of Algiers (1953)
Appointment in London (1953)
Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes
Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
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GenderMale
Birthday1929-04-14
Deathday2012-12-26 (83 years old)
Birth PlaceBloomsbury, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
ResidencesKilburn, United Kingdom
AwardsMember of the Order of the British Empire
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