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Gary Petersen(I)

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  • Actor
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Gary Petersen is known for Deep Blue Sea (1999), The Book of Eli (2010) and Ghosts of Mars (2001).
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    • Known for

    Saffron Burrows in Deep Blue Sea (1999)
    Deep Blue Sea
    6.0
    • Visual Effects
    • 1999
    Denzel Washington in The Book of Eli (2010)
    The Book of Eli
    6.8
    • Art Department(as Gary 'Mongo' Petersen)
    • 2010
    Pam Grier, Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Jason Statham, Richard Cetrone, and Clea DuVall in Ghosts of Mars (2001)
    Ghosts of Mars
    4.9
    • Art Department
    • 2001
    Terminator Salvation (2009)
    Terminator Salvation
    6.5
    • Art Department
    • 2009

    Credits

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    Special Effects

    • Frank (2014)
      Frank
      6.9
      • special effects key: New Mexico
      • 2014
    • Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, and Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit (2010)
      True Grit
      7.6
      • special effects technician: New Mexico
      • 2010
    • Bill Murray, Mickey Rourke, and Megan Fox in Passion Play (2010)
      Passion Play
      4.5
      • special effects foreman
      • 2010
    • Gina Gershon, Helen Mirren, Joe Pesci, and Sergio Peris-Mencheta in Love Ranch (2010)
      Love Ranch
      5.6
      • special effects foreman
      • 2010
    • Renée Zellweger, Ed Harris, and Viggo Mortensen in Appaloosa (2008)
      Appaloosa
      6.7
      • special effects foreman
      • 2008
    • Mary McCormack in In Plain Sight (2008)
      In Plain Sight
      7.4
      TV Series
      • special effects foreman
      • 2008
    • Living Hell (2008)
      Living Hell
      4.6
      TV Movie
      • special effects foreman
      • 2008
    • Christian Slater, Brian Geraghty, and Jenna Dewan in Love Lies Bleeding (2008)
      Love Lies Bleeding
      5.6
      Video
      • special effects technician
      • 2008
    • Buried Alive (2007)
      Buried Alive
      4.0
      • special effects foreman
      • 2007
    • Russell Crowe and Christian Bale in 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
      3:10 to Yuma
      7.6
      • pyrotechnician
      • 2007
    • Undead or Alive: A Zombedy (2007)
      Undead or Alive: A Zombedy
      5.1
      • special effects foreman
      • 2007
    • Julianna Margulies and Peter Krause in The Lost Room (2006)
      The Lost Room
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • pyrotechnician
      • 2006
    • Billy Bob Thornton in The Astronaut Farmer (2006)
      The Astronaut Farmer
      6.3
      • special effects foreman
      • 2006
    • Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, and Erik Stolhanske in Beerfest (2006)
      Beerfest
      6.3
      • special effects foreman
      • 2006
    • Charlize Theron in North Country (2005)
      North Country
      7.3
      • special effects technician (as Gary Mongo Petersen)
      • 2005

    Art Department

    • Denzel Washington in The Book of Eli (2010)
      The Book of Eli
      6.8
      • foreman (as Gary 'Mongo' Petersen)
      • 2010
    • Terminator Salvation (2009)
      Terminator Salvation
      6.5
      • welder foreman
      • 2009
    • Mary McCormack in In Plain Sight (2008)
      In Plain Sight
      7.4
      TV Series
      • construction foreman
      • 2008
    • Jessica Alba in The Eye (2008)
      The Eye
      5.4
      • foreperson (as Gary "Mongo" Petersen)
      • 2008
    • Billy Bob Thornton in The Astronaut Farmer (2006)
      The Astronaut Farmer
      6.3
      • construction gang boss
      • 2006
    • Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson in Seraphim Falls (2006)
      Seraphim Falls
      6.6
      • propmaker
      • 2006
    • Believe in Me (2006)
      Believe in Me
      7.0
      • construction gang boss
      • 2006
    • Keri Russell and Matthew Settle in Into the West (2005)
      Into the West
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • gangboss
      • 2005
    • Burt Reynolds, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Bill Goldberg, Terry Crews, Nelly, Lobo Sebastian, Nicholas Turturro, Bob Sapp, Michael Irvin, and Dalip Singh in The Longest Yard (2005)
      The Longest Yard
      6.4
      • construction gang boss
      • 2005
    • Tommy Lee Jones, Cate Blanchett, and Jenna Boyd in The Missing (2003)
      The Missing
      6.5
      • propmaker
      • 2003
    • Dennis Hopper and Pavan Grover in Unspeakable (2002)
      Unspeakable
      3.6
      • propmaker
      • 2002
    • Pam Grier, Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Jason Statham, Richard Cetrone, and Clea DuVall in Ghosts of Mars (2001)
      Ghosts of Mars
      4.9
      • construction gang boss
      • 2001
    • Matt Damon and Penélope Cruz in All the Pretty Horses (2000)
      All the Pretty Horses
      5.8
      • construction gang boss
      • 2000
    • Master P and Richard T. Jones in Lockdown (2000)
      Lockdown
      6.2
      • construction foreman
      • 2000
    • The Hi-Lo Country (1998)
      The Hi-Lo Country
      6.1
      • propmaker
      • 1998

    Actor

    • Static (1985)
      Static
      6.6
      • Reporter D
      • 1985

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Gary "Mongo" Petersen

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