Biography
John Stears (25 August 1934 – 28 April 1999), known as the "Dean of Special Effects", was a British special effects expert. He created James Bond's lethal Aston Martin DB5, Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder, the Jedi Knights' lightsabers, the Death Star and the robots R2-D2 and C-3PO, as well as a host of other famous movie gadgets and special effects.
Filmography
all 24
Movies 23
self 5
TV Shows 1
Self
Inside 'From Russia with Love' (2000)
Movie
Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun' (2000)
Movie
Self
Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' (2000)
Movie
Terence Young: Bond Vivant (2000)
Movie
The Men Behind the Mayhem: The Special Effects of James Bond (2000)
Movie
Harry Saltzman: Showman (2000)
Movie
Inside Q's Lab (2000)
Movie
Self
Ken Adam: Designing Bond (2000)
Movie
Self
Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball' (1995)
Movie
Special Effects Coordinator
Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993)
Movie
4.71
Special Effects Supervisor
The Bounty (1984)
Movie
6
Special Effects
Turkey Shoot (1982)
Movie
Special Effects
Outland (1981)
Movie
5
Special Effects
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)
Movie
Special Effects
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Movie
5.77
Special Effects
O Lucky Man! (1973)
Movie
Special Effects
Theatre of Blood (1973)
Movie
5.33
Special Effects
Sitting Target (1972)
Movie
Special Effects
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
Movie
6.73
Special Effects
Thunderball (1965)
Movie
6
Special Effects
Goldfinger (1964)
Movie
5.46
Special Effects
From Russia with Love (1963)
Movie
5.55
Special Effects
Call Me Bwana (1963)
Movie
Self
The Oscars (1953)
TV
Ratings
Average 6.48
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Information
Known ForCrew
GenderMale
Birthday1934-08-25
Deathday1999-04-28 (64 years old)
Birth PlaceUxbridge, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Visual Effects
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