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Michael Minor(1940-1987)

  • Visual Effects
  • Art Director
  • Art Department
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Michael Minor was born on 25 September 1940 in Norman, Oklahoma, USA. He was an art director, known for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982), The Winds of War (1983) and Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979). He died on 4 May 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 25, 1940
DiedMay 4, 1987(46)
BornSeptember 25, 1940
DiedMay 4, 1987(46)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Kirstie Alley, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
7.7
  • Art Director
  • 1982
Robert Mitchum, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Houseman, David Dukes, and Ali MacGraw in The Winds of War (1983)
The Winds of War
8.1
TV Mini Series
  • Art Director(as Mike Minor)
Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Persis Khambatta in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
6.4
  • Art Department
  • 1979
The Beastmaster (1982)
The Beastmaster
6.2
  • Visual Effects
  • 1982

Credits

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Visual Effects

  • Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)
    Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
    5.5
    • special models
    • special visual effects art director: Fantasy II Film Effects
    • 1983
  • Peter Barton in The Powers of Matthew Star (1982)
    The Powers of Matthew Star
    6.0
    TV Series
    • main titles
    • 1982–1983
  • The Beastmaster (1982)
    The Beastmaster
    6.2
    • consultant: special visual effects
    • 1982
  • Virus (1980)
    Virus
    6.2
    • matte painting
    • model designer: Sky Spy
    • 1980
  • Henry Fonda, Natalie Wood, Sean Connery, Brian Keith, Martin Landau, Karl Malden, and Trevor Howard in Meteor (1979)
    Meteor
    5.1
    • visual effects (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Flesh Gordon (1974)
    Flesh Gordon
    4.8
    • special photographic effects (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • 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)
    • 1968
  • Noah Beery Jr., Lloyd Bridges, John Emery, Osa Massen, and Hugh O'Brian in Rocketship X-M (1950)
    Rocketship X-M
    4.9
    • effects artist: rocket effects (1979 revised version, uncredited)
    • 1950

Art Director

  • Dick Beals, Art Clokey, Dal McKennon, and Paul Frees in The Puppetoon Movie (1987)
    The Puppetoon Movie
    7.1
    • Art Director
    • 1987
  • The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1986)
    The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
    7.3
    • Art Director (as Mike Minor)
    • 1986
  • Robert Mitchum, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Houseman, David Dukes, and Ali MacGraw in The Winds of War (1983)
    The Winds of War
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Art Director (as Mike Minor)
    • 1983
  • Human Highway (1982)
    Human Highway
    5.8
    • Art Director
    • 1982
  • William Devane and Ja'net DuBois in The Big Easy (1982)
    The Big Easy
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1982
  • Kirstie Alley, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
    7.7
    • Art Director
    • 1982
  • The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1981)
    The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
    6.0
    • Art Director (as Mike Minor)
    • 1981
  • The Treasure of Jamaica Reef (1974)
    The Treasure of Jamaica Reef
    3.3
    • Art Director
    • 1974
  • Gilmer McCormick and Andrew Prine in Squares (1972)
    Squares
    7.7
    • Art Director
    • 1972
  • Pink Angels (1971)
    Pink Angels
    4.6
    • Art Director
    • 1971
  • Guess What Happened to Count Dracula? (1971)
    Guess What Happened to Count Dracula?
    3.4
    • Art Director
    • 1971
  • Wilbur and the Baby Factory (1970)
    Wilbur and the Baby Factory
    4.4
    • Art Director
    • 1970

Art Department

  • The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (1986)
    The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
    7.3
    • set designer (as Mike Minor)
    • 1986
  • Fred Ward in Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
    Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
    6.4
    • art director: Mexico
    • 1985
  • Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Persis Khambatta in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
    Star Trek: The Motion Picture
    6.4
    • production illustrator
    • 1979
  • Jim Nabors, Ruth Buzzi, Jarrod Johnson, and Alice Playten in The Lost Saucer (1975)
    The Lost Saucer
    6.4
    TV Series
    • production illustrator (as Mike Minor)
    • 1975
  • 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
    • designer: Tholian
    • designer: entity
    • designer: Melkotian (uncredited, uncredited, uncredited, uncredited, uncredited) ...
    • 1968

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Mike Minor
  • Born
    • September 25, 1940
    • Norman, Oklahoma, USA
  • Died
    • May 4, 1987
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(AIDS)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

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