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Ira Keeler(1940-2021)

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  • Actor
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Ira Keeler
Ira Keeler was born on 22 July 1940 in Modesto, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Innerspace (1987), Men in Black (1997) and Star Trek: First Contact (1996). He died on 15 April 2021 in Vacaville, California, USA.
BornJuly 22, 1940
DiedApril 15, 2021(80)
BornJuly 22, 1940
DiedApril 15, 2021(80)
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Known for

Dennis Quaid in Innerspace (1987)
Innerspace
6.9
  • Visual Effects
  • 1987
Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black (1997)
Men in Black
7.3
  • Visual Effects
  • 1997
Alice Krige, Brent Spiner, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Star Trek: First Contact
7.6
  • Visual Effects
  • 1996
Elijah Wood and Leelee Sobieski in Deep Impact (1998)
Deep Impact
6.3
  • Visual Effects
  • 1998

Credits

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Visual Effects

  • Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz, Kenny Baker, Hayden Christensen, Temuera Morrison, Bodie Taylor, and Richard Stride in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
    Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
    6.6
    • model maker (uncredited)
    • 2002
  • Jurassic Park III (2001)
    Jurassic Park III
    6.0
    • model maker: ILM
    • 2001
  • Haley Joel Osment in A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
    A.I. Artificial Intelligence
    7.2
    • model maker: ILM
    • 2001
  • Promo Poster
    Space Cowboys
    6.5
    • model maker (uncredited)
    • 2000
  • George Lucas, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Liam Neeson, John Williams, Jake Lloyd, Kenny Baker, Ahmed Best, Keira Knightley, Ray Park, and Peter Serafinowicz in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
    Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
    6.5
    • visual effects chief model maker: ILM
    • 1999
  • The Mummy (1999)
    The Mummy
    7.1
    • model maker (uncredited)
    • 1999
  • Elijah Wood and Leelee Sobieski in Deep Impact (1998)
    Deep Impact
    6.3
    • model maker: ILM
    • 1998
  • Dina Meyer and Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers (1997)
    Starship Troopers
    7.3
    • model maker (uncredited)
    • 1997
  • Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black (1997)
    Men in Black
    7.3
    • model maker: saucer crash miniature and blue screen unit
    • 1997
  • The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
    The Lost World: Jurassic Park
    6.6
    • model maker: miniature unit
    • 1997
  • Pierce Brosnan, Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Danny DeVito, and Annette Bening in Mars Attacks! (1996)
    Mars Attacks!
    6.4
    • model maker (uncredited)
    • 1996
  • Daylight (1996)
    Daylight
    6.0
    • visual effects model maker (uncredited)
    • 1996
  • Alice Krige, Brent Spiner, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
    Star Trek: First Contact
    7.6
    • model maker: ILM
    • 1996
  • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible (1996)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.2
    • model maker (uncredited)
    • 1996
  • Paul Terry in James and the Giant Peach (1996)
    James and the Giant Peach
    6.7
    • modelmaker (uncredited)
    • 1996

Actor

  • George Lucas, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Liam Neeson, John Williams, Jake Lloyd, Kenny Baker, Ahmed Best, Keira Knightley, Ray Park, and Peter Serafinowicz in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
    Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
    6.5
    • Tatooine Man (uncredited)
    • 1999
  • Star Tours (1987)
    Star Tours
    8.0
    Short
    • Star Tours Technician (uncredited)
    • 1987
  • Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
    8.3
    • Rebel Soldier (uncredited)
    • 1983

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 22, 1940
    • Modesto, California, USA
  • Died
    • April 15, 2021
    • Vacaville, California, USA(long illness)

Did you know

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    To Star Wars fans, Keeler is best known as the technician who ducks under his desk as the end of the "Star Tours" attraction as the Disney Themeparks.

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