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Darrell A. Anderson(1921-2014)

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Darrell A. Anderson was born on 20 November 1921 in Humboldt County, California, USA. He is known for Superman (1978), The Invaders (1967) and Tripoli (1950). He died on 4 May 2014.
BornNovember 20, 1921
DiedMay 4, 2014(92)
BornNovember 20, 1921
DiedMay 4, 2014(92)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
Superman
7.4
  • Visual Effects(as Darrell Anderson)
  • 1978
The Invaders (1967)
The Invaders
8.0
TV Series
  • Visual Effects
Tripoli (1950)
Tripoli
5.7
  • Visual Effects
  • 1950
Paul Carr, Lee de Broux, T.J. Escott, Michael Pataki, and Jon Shank in The Dirt Gang (1972)
The Dirt Gang
2.9
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1972

Credits

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Visual Effects

  • Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
    Superman
    7.4
    • additional model photography: USA (as Darrell Anderson)
    • 1978
  • Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Ricardo Montalban, George Takei, John Colicos, Maurishka, Nichelle Nichols, Ned Romero, Charles Stewart, Vic Tayback, and George Allen in Star Trek (1966)
    Star Trek
    8.4
    TV Series
    • visual effects (uncredited)
    • 1966–1969
  • The Invaders (1967)
    The Invaders
    8.0
    TV Series
    • special photographic effects
    • 1967–1968
  • Seven Days in May (1964)
    Seven Days in May
    7.8
    • opticals (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Tripoli (1950)
    Tripoli
    5.7
    • special photographic effects
    • 1950

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Peter Bergman and Phil Proctor in The Day the Earth Got Stoned (1979)
    The Day the Earth Got Stoned
    6.9
    • photographer: second unit (as Darrell Anderson)
    • 1979
  • Paul Carr, Lee de Broux, T.J. Escott, Michael Pataki, and Jon Shank in The Dirt Gang (1972)
    The Dirt Gang
    2.9
    • special photographic consultant
    • 1972

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Darrell Anderson
  • Born
    • November 20, 1921
    • Humboldt County, California, USA
  • Died
    • May 4, 2014

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He and his brother Howard A. Anderson created starfields for Star Trek (1966) and invented a photographic technique that enhanced the illusion of people being "beamed" from and to the starship Enterprise.

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