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 26
Movies 25
self 10
TV Shows 1
Special Effects Coordinator
The Mask of Zorro (1998)
Movie
5.28
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
Information
Known ForCrew
GenderMale
Birthday1934-08-25
Deathday1999-06-28 (64 years old)
Birth PlaceUxbridge - Hillingdon - Middlesex - England - UK
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Visual Effects
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