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Tony Dunsterville(1937-2008)

  • Special Effects
  • Visual Effects
  • Art Department
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Tony Dunsterville was born in November 1937 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. Tony is known for Labyrinth (1986), Lifeforce (1985) and Superman (1978). Tony died on 21 August 2008.
BornNovember 1937
DiedAugust 21, 2008
BornNovember 1937
DiedAugust 21, 2008
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Jennifer Connelly, David Bowie, Frank Oz, Brian Henson, Marc Antona, Michael Attwell, David Alan Barclay, Sean Barrett, Timothy Bateson, Denise Bryer, Kevin Clash, Dave Goelz, Michael Hordern, Peter Marinker, Rob Mills, Ron Mueck, Toby Philpott, Karen Prell, David Shaughnessy, and Shari Weiser in Labyrinth (1986)
Labyrinth
7.3
  • Special Effects
  • 1986
Lifeforce (1985)
Lifeforce
6.2
  • Makeup Department
  • 1985
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
  • 1978
Ladyhawke (1985)
Ladyhawke
6.9
  • Special Effects(as Anthony Dunsterville)
  • 1985

Credits

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Special Effects

  • Jonathan Brandis, Clarissa Burt, and Kenny Morrison in The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990)
    The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
    5.1
    • animatronics: creature special effects unit
    • mechanics: creature special effects unit
    • 1990
  • Steve Guttenberg, Daryl Hannah, and Peter O'Toole in High Spirits (1988)
    High Spirits
    5.8
    • animatronic model designer
    • 1988
  • Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
    Who Framed Roger Rabbit
    7.7
    • senior special effects: UK
    • 1988
  • The Storyteller (1987)
    The Storyteller
    8.8
    TV Series
    • creature designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
    • 1987
  • Jennifer Connelly, David Bowie, Frank Oz, Brian Henson, Marc Antona, Michael Attwell, David Alan Barclay, Sean Barrett, Timothy Bateson, Denise Bryer, Kevin Clash, Dave Goelz, Michael Hordern, Peter Marinker, Rob Mills, Ron Mueck, Toby Philpott, Karen Prell, David Shaughnessy, and Shari Weiser in Labyrinth (1986)
    Labyrinth
    7.3
    • special effects supervisor
    • 1986
  • Ladyhawke (1985)
    Ladyhawke
    6.9
    • special effects technician (as Anthony Dunsterville)
    • 1985
  • Frank Oz, Jim Henson, Dave Goelz, Miki Iveria, Hus Levant, Patrick Monckton, Brian Meehl, Kathryn Mullen, and Susan Westerby in The Dark Crystal (1982)
    The Dark Crystal
    7.1
    • effects engineer: production effects unit
    • 1982
  • Raise the Titanic (1980)
    Raise the Titanic
    5.3
    • special effects technician (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • The Watcher in the Woods (1980)
    The Watcher in the Woods
    6.2
    • trainee pyrotechnician (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969)
    Journey to the Far Side of the Sun
    6.3
    • special effects assistant (uncredited)
    • 1969

Visual Effects

  • James Mason, Roger Moore, and Anthony Perkins in North Sea Hijack (1980)
    North Sea Hijack
    6.3
    • model supervisor (uncredited)
    • 1980
  • 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
    • model maker
    • 1978

Art Department

  • Michael Hordern, David Jason, Richard Pearson, and Peter Sallis in The Wind in the Willows (1984)
    The Wind in the Willows
    7.9
    TV Series
    • models sets props
    • 1984–1988
  • Ian Carmichael, Michael Hordern, David Jason, and Richard Pearson in The Wind in the Willows (1983)
    The Wind in the Willows
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • models: sets and props
    • 1983

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Anthony Dunsterville
  • Born
    • November 1937
    • Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • August 21, 2008

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