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Bill Taylor(1944-2021)

  • Visual Effects
  • Special Effects
  • Actor
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Bill Taylor
Bill Taylor was born on 5 July 1944 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor, known for Dark Star (1974), Blade Runner (1982) and The Fog (1980). He died on 22 August 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 5, 1944
DiedAugust 22, 2021(77)
BornJuly 5, 1944
DiedAugust 22, 2021(77)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 8 wins & 3 nominations total

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Known for

Dark Star (1974)
Dark Star
6.1
  • Visual Effects
  • 1974
Harrison Ford and Sean Young in Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner
8.1
  • Visual Effects(2007 Final Cut version)
  • 1982
Jamie Lee Curtis in The Fog (1980)
The Fog
6.8
  • Bartender
  • 1980
Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Running Man (1987)
The Running Man
6.6
  • Visual Effects
  • 1987

Credits

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Visual Effects

  • The Summer of Snakes (2020)
    The Summer of Snakes
    7.6
    Short
    • visual effects supervisor
    • 2020
  • Witchin' (2019)
    Witchin'
    8.1
    Short
    • visual effects artist
    • 2019
  • Día De Las Carpas (2019)
    Día De Las Carpas
    8.1
    Short
    • visual effects supervisor
    • 2019
  • Miller & Son (2019)
    Miller & Son
    7.1
    Short
    • visual effects consultant
    • 2019
  • How to Live Your Life Correctly (2018)
    How to Live Your Life Correctly
    6.2
    Short
    • visual effects supervisor
    • 2018
  • Sin Cielo (2018)
    Sin Cielo
    7.0
    Short
    • visual effects
    • 2018
  • Dreadspace (2017)
    Dreadspace
    6.5
    Short
    • visual effects
    • 2017
  • Jesse Willhite in Janek/Bastard (2017)
    Janek/Bastard
    8.7
    Short
    • visual effects artist
    • 2017
  • Mr. & Mrs. Kim (2016)
    Mr. & Mrs. Kim
    7.9
    Short
    • visual effects
    • 2016
  • No Way Back (2016)
    No Way Back
    Short
    • vfx consultant
    • 2016
  • Starman (2014)
    Starman
    8.9
    Short
    • digital effects
    • visual effects supervisor
    • 2014
  • This Way Up (2014)
    This Way Up
    7.9
    Short
    • visual effects supervisor
    • 2014
  • Slut (2014)
    Slut
    6.7
    Short
    • visual effects supervisor
    • 2014
  • Dustland
    7.4
    Short
    • digital effects
    • visual effects supervisor
    • 2013
  • Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, and Jessica Chastain in Lawless (2012)
    Lawless
    7.2
    • visual effects supervisor
    • 2012

Special Effects

  • Shedding Angels (2022)
    Shedding Angels
    Short
    • special effects coordinator
    • 2022
  • You'll Only Have Each Other (2018)
    You'll Only Have Each Other
    6.1
    Short
    • special effects supervisor
    • 2018
  • Olive (2015)
    Olive
    Short
    • special effects
    • 2015
  • Starman (2014)
    Starman
    8.9
    Short
    • special effects
    • 2014
  • Dustland
    7.4
    Short
    • special effects
    • 2013
  • Nathan Fillion and Summer Glau in Serenity (2005)
    Serenity
    7.8
    • special effects director of photography
    • 2005
  • All About 'the Birds' (2000)
    All About 'the Birds'
    7.7
    Video
    • special effects
    • 2000
  • Jade Calegory in Mac and Me (1988)
    Mac and Me
    3.4
    • special visual effects: Illusion Arts
    • 1988
  • Andy Kaufman and Bernadette Peters in Heartbeeps (1981)
    Heartbeeps
    4.3
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1981

Actor

  • Harana (2020)
    Harana
    8.2
    Short
    • Bar Extra
    • 2020
  • Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
    Beverly Hills Cop III
    5.5
    • Spider Rider (uncredited)
    • 1994
  • The Hustler of Muscle Beach (1980)
    The Hustler of Muscle Beach
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Bill
    • 1980
  • Jamie Lee Curtis in The Fog (1980)
    The Fog
    6.8
    • Bartender
    • 1980
  • Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
    Assault on Precinct 13
    7.3
    • Gang Member (as William Taylor)
    • 1976

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • William Taylor
  • Born
    • July 5, 1944
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • August 22, 2021
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(pancreatic cancer)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Visual Effects Branch) [2006-]

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