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Ray Mercer(1896-1981)

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Ray Mercer was born on 6 June 1896 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is known for State Department: File 649 (1949), Panic in Year Zero! (1962) and Sea Tiger (1952). He died on 28 July 1981 in Orange County, California, USA.
BornJune 6, 1896
DiedJuly 28, 1981(85)
BornJune 6, 1896
DiedJuly 28, 1981(85)
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Known for

Virginia Bruce and William Lundigan in State Department: File 649 (1949)
State Department: File 649
4.7
  • Special Effects
  • 1949
Frankie Avalon, Ray Milland, Richard Bakalyan, Neil Burstyn, Joan Freeman, Jean Hagen, Rex Holman, and Mary Mitchel in Panic in Year Zero! (1962)
Panic in Year Zero!
6.6
  • Visual Effects
  • 1962
John Archer, Marguerite Chapman, and Mara Corday in Sea Tiger (1952)
Sea Tiger
4.9
  • Special Effects
  • 1952
George Reeves, John T. Bambury, Tony Boris, Phyllis Coates, Billy Curtis, and Jerry Maren in Superman and the Mole-Men (1951)
Superman and the Mole-Men
5.5
  • Special Effects
  • 1951

Credits

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Special Effects

  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.0
    TV Series
    • main titles
    • opticals
    • 2017
  • Rachel Romen and Tex Ritter in Girl from Tobacco Row (1966)
    Girl from Tobacco Row
    5.2
    • special effects
    • 1966
  • Strike Me Deadly (1963)
    Strike Me Deadly
    5.1
    • special effects
    • 1963
  • Not Tonight Henry (1960)
    Not Tonight Henry
    4.5
    • special effects
    • 1960
  • The Sinister Urge (1960)
    The Sinister Urge
    2.7
    • special effects
    • 1960
  • The Black Panther (1957)
    The Black Panther
    7.2
    Short
    • special photographic effects
    • 1957
  • Patricia Medina and Gerald Mohr in The Buckskin Lady (1957)
    The Buckskin Lady
    5.2
    • special effects
    • 1957
  • Mara Corday, Barton MacLane, and Willard Parker in Naked Gun (1956)
    Naked Gun
    6.4
    • special effects
    • 1956
  • Mary Castle, Leo Gorcey, and Huntz Hall in Crashing Las Vegas (1956)
    Crashing Las Vegas
    5.8
    • special effects
    • 1956
  • Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, and Mary Beth Hughes in Dig That Uranium (1955)
    Dig That Uranium
    6.1
    • special effects
    • 1955
  • Mari Blanchard and John Ericson in The Return of Jack Slade (1955)
    The Return of Jack Slade
    6.0
    • special effects
    • 1955
  • Bennie Bartlett, Anthony Caruso, David Gorcey, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, and Barton MacLane in Jail Busters (1955)
    Jail Busters
    6.4
    • special effects
    • 1955
  • Barbara Britton, Thomas Gomez, and Forrest Tucker in Night Freight (1955)
    Night Freight
    6.1
    • special effects
    • 1955
  • Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, and Veola Vonn in Spy Chasers (1955)
    Spy Chasers
    6.2
    • special effects
    • 1955
  • Beverly Michaels in Betrayed Women (1955)
    Betrayed Women
    5.8
    • special effects
    • 1955

Visual Effects

  • Runamuk (1978)
    Runamuk
    TV Movie
    • visual effects supervisor
    • 1978
  • Steve McQueen in The Reivers (1969)
    The Reivers
    6.6
    • optical effects
    • 1969
  • Frankie Avalon, Ray Milland, Richard Bakalyan, Neil Burstyn, Joan Freeman, Jean Hagen, Rex Holman, and Mary Mitchel in Panic in Year Zero! (1962)
    Panic in Year Zero!
    6.6
    • opticals & titles
    • 1962
  • Richard Basehart, Maria Emo, Carl Esmond, and Cordula Trantow in Hitler (1962)
    Hitler
    5.7
    • titles
    • titles excecuted by
    • 1962
  • Vincent Price, John Kerr, and Barbara Steele in The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
    The Pit and the Pendulum
    7.0
    • photographic effects
    • 1961
  • Vincent Price, Henry Hull, and Mary Webster in Master of the World (1961)
    Master of the World
    5.9
    • photographic effects
    • 1961
  • Tor Johnson, Marcia Knight, and Bing Stafford in The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961)
    The Beast of Yucca Flats
    2.0
    • film effects
    • 1961
  • September Storm (1960)
    September Storm
    5.1
    • optical research
    • 1960
  • House of Usher (1960)
    House of Usher
    6.9
    • photographic effects
    • 1960
  • Gary Gray in Tumbleweed: Baron of Purgatory (1959)
    Tumbleweed: Baron of Purgatory
    5.5
    TV Series
    • titles and opticals
    • 1959
  • John Derek, Kevin McCarthy, and Diana Lynn in An Annapolis Story (1955)
    An Annapolis Story
    5.2
    • photographic effects
    • 1955
  • Jeffrey Hunter, James Best, Tom Irish, Raymond Massey, Debra Paget, Larry Pennell, John Smith, Dennis Weaver, and Guy Williams in Seven Angry Men (1955)
    Seven Angry Men
    6.4
    • photographic effects
    • 1955
  • Bill Elliott, Keith Larsen, and Helene Stanley in Dial Red O (1955)
    Dial Red O
    6.5
    • photographic effects
    • 1955
  • George Reeves in Stamp Day for Superman (1954)
    Stamp Day for Superman
    5.4
    Short
    • photographic effects (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Cathy Downs and Harold Lloyd Jr. in The Flaming Urge (1953)
    The Flaming Urge
    5.9
    • optical effects
    • 1953

Additional Crew

  • Steve McQueen in The Reivers (1969)
    The Reivers
    6.6
    • titles
    • 1969

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 6, 1896
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • July 28, 1981
    • Orange County, California, USA

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    Member of A.S.C. (American Society of Cinematographers).

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