Biography
Lenwood Ballard "Bill" Abbott, A.S.C. (June 13, 1908 β September 28, 1985) was an American special effects expert, cinematographer and cameraman.
He became the head of the Special Effects Department at 20th Century Fox in 1957, a post he held until retirement in 1970. He was called out of retirement, however, to work on the TV series M*A*S*H in 1972 (Abbott had worked on the film on which the series was based). Abbott was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.
Filmography
all 53
Movies 52
self 2
TV Shows 1
Visual Effects
The Swarm (1978)
Movie
6
Special Effects
Flood! (1977)
Movie
Visual Effects Designer
Logan's Run (1976)
Movie
5.41
Self
A Look Into the 23rd Century (1976)
Movie
Special Effects
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)
Movie
Special Effects
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Movie
4.25
Visual Effects
Myra Breckinridge (1970)
Movie
Special Effects
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Movie
5.61
Special Effects
The Challenge (1970)
Movie
Visual Effects
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Movie
6
Visual Effects
Patton (1970)
Movie
4.33
Self
The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' (1970)
Movie
Special Effects
Daughter of the Mind (1969)
Movie
Visual Effects
Justine (1969)
Movie
Visual Effects
Hard Contract (1969)
Movie
2
Special Effects
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Movie
5.5
Visual Effects
Lady in Cement (1968)
Movie
Visual Effects
Bandolero! (1968)
Movie
Visual Effects
The Detective (1968)
Movie
Visual Effects
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Movie
6.43
Visual Effects
Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Movie
8
Visual Effects
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
Movie
6
Special Effects
In Like Flint (1967)
Movie
4
Special Effects
Way... Way Out (1966)
Movie
Special Effects
Fantastic Voyage (1966)
Movie
7
Visual Effects
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
Movie
Special Effects
The Reward (1965)
Movie
Visual Effects
Lost in Space (1965)
TV
2
Visual Effects
Morituri (1965)
Movie
Visual Effects
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
Movie
Visual Effects
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)
Movie
Special Effects
Goodbye Charlie (1964)
Movie
Special Effects
What a Way to Go! (1964)
Movie
Special Effects
Shock Treatment (1964)
Movie
Special Effects
Move Over, Darling (1963)
Movie
5.83
Special Effects
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)
Movie
10
Visual Effects
Tender Is the Night (1962)
Movie
Visual Effects
Bachelor Flat (1962)
Movie
Visual Effects
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)
Movie
Special Effects
From the Terrace (1960)
Movie
Visual Effects
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
Movie
4.5
Special Effects / Visual Effects / Special Effects Coordinator
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
Movie
Visual Effects
The Fly (1958)
Movie
5.95
Visual Effects
Fraulein (1958)
Movie
Special Effects
The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
Movie
Visual Effects
From Hell to Texas (1958)
Movie
Visual Effects
The Young Lions (1958)
Movie
Special Effects
South Pacific (1958)
Movie
6
Visual Effects
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
Movie
Special Effects
An Affair to Remember (1957)
Movie
1
Visual Effects
The Wayward Bus (1957)
Movie
Assistant Camera
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1932)
Movie
Assistant Camera
There Were Thirteen (1931)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.08
Based on 1.02 Million movie and tv ratings over time
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1961
1965
1964
1978
Information
Known ForVisual Effects
GenderMale
Birthday1908-06-13
Deathday1985-09-28 (77 years old)
Birth PlacePasadena, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsBill Abbott , Lenwood Ballard Abbott
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Special Effects, Special Achievement Academy Award, Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
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