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Wes Takahashi

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  • Visual Effects
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Wes Takahashi
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Wes Takahashi was born on 15 September 1956. He is an actor, known for The Frighteners (1996), The Core (2003) and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991).
BornSeptember 15, 1956
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BornSeptember 15, 1956
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    The Frighteners (1996)
    The Frighteners
    7.1
    • Visual Effects(as Wes Ford Takahashi)
    • 1996
    Aaron Eckhart, Stanley Tucci, Delroy Lindo, Hilary Swank, Bruce Greenwood, and DJ Qualls in The Core (2003)
    The Core
    5.5
    • Visual Effects(as Wes Ford Takahashi)
    • 2003
    Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and DeForest Kelley in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
    Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
    7.3
    • Visual Effects(as Wes Ford Takahashi)
    • 1991
    The Abyss (1989)
    The Abyss
    7.5
    • Visual Effects
    • 1989

    Credits

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    Art Department

    • Heathcliff: The Movie (1986)
      Heathcliff: The Movie
      5.1
      • storyboard artist
      • 1986
    • Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats (1984)
      Heathcliff & the Catillac Cats
      6.6
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1984

    Visual Effects

    • Kim Basinger, Mickey Rourke, Sarah Wayne Callies, and Akon in Black November (2012)
      Black November
      5.3
      • visual effects producer: Helium VFX
      • 2012
    • Gong Li and Andy Lau in What Women Want (2011)
      What Women Want
      5.5
      • on-set visual effects supervisor
      • 2011
    • S. Darko (2009)
      S. Darko
      3.6
      • visual effects producer
      • 2009
    • Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts (2009)
      Dr. Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
      3.8
      Video
      • visual effects producer: The Animation Picture Company
      • 2009
    • Robert Downey Jr., Ben Stiller, and Jack Black in Tropic Thunder (2008)
      Tropic Thunder
      7.1
      • visual effects producer: Hammerhead Productions (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Kyla Pratt in Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief (2008)
      Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief
      4.0
      Video
      • visual effects producer
      • 2008
    • Aaron Eckhart, Stanley Tucci, Delroy Lindo, Hilary Swank, Bruce Greenwood, and DJ Qualls in The Core (2003)
      The Core
      5.5
      • animator: Hammerhead Productions (as Wes Ford Takahashi)
      • 2003
    • The Frighteners (1996)
      The Frighteners
      7.1
      • visual effects supervisor: Weta Ltd. (as Wes Ford Takahashi)
      • 1996
    • Jim Carrey in The Mask (1994)
      The Mask
      7.0
      • computer graphics animator (as Wes Ford Takahashi)
      • 1994
    • James Earl Jones, Bill Cosby, Marla Gibbs, Sinbad, Luther Vandross, Eddie Griffin, Robert Guillaume, Big Daddy Kane, Robert Townsend, and Another Bad Creation in The Meteor Man (1993)
      The Meteor Man
      5.3
      • animation supervisor (as Wes Ford Takahashi)
      • 1993
    • Death Becomes Her (1992)
      Death Becomes Her
      6.7
      • animation supervisor: ILM
      • 1992
    • Chevy Chase and Daryl Hannah in Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
      Memoirs of an Invisible Man
      6.0
      • animation supervisor: ILM (as Wes Ford Takahashi)
      • 1992
    • Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Robin Williams, Bob Hoskins, Dante Basco, David Crosby, Robert Amico, Jasen Fisher, Stephanie Furst, Raushan Hammond, James Madio, Regina Russell Banali, Alex Zuckerman, and Paul Babb in Hook (1991)
      Hook
      6.8
      • animation supervisor (as Wes Ford Takahashi)
      • 1991
    • Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and DeForest Kelley in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
      Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
      7.3
      • animation supervisor (as Wes Ford Takahashi)
      • 1991
    • Billy Campbell in The Rocketeer (1991)
      The Rocketeer
      6.6
      • animation supervisor (as Wes Ford Takahashi)
      • 1991

    Actor

    • Rob Schneider in Big Stan (2007)
      Big Stan
      6.2
      • Bartender
      • 2007
    • Rob Schneider in Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)
      Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
      4.7
      • News Reporter
      • 2005
    • Rob Schneider in The Hot Chick (2002)
      The Hot Chick
      5.6
      • Reporter
      • 2002
    • Rob Schneider in The Animal (2001)
      The Animal
      4.9
      • Reporter
      • 2001
    • Rob Schneider in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)
      Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
      5.7
      • Wes Takahashi Sushi Chef (uncredited)
      • 1999
    • The Frighteners (1996)
      The Frighteners
      7.1
      • Kamikaze Ghost (uncredited)
      • 1996

    Videos1

    The Animal
    Trailer 2:23
    The Animal

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Wes Ford Takahashi
    • Born
      • September 15, 1956

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