Arthur Provis(1925-2016)

Producer
Cinematographer
Writer

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Filmed in Supermarionation (2014)

Arthur Provis was born on 10 March 1925 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK. He was a producer and cinematographer, known for Heavy Metal (1981), Sara and Hoppity (1962) and Four Feather Falls (1960). He was married to Barbara Ann Field and Alice Partridge. He died in May 2016.

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Known for

Heavy Metal

6.6

Visual Effects(segment "Grimaldi")

1981

Sara and Hoppity

7.6

TV Series

Producer

Four Feather Falls

6.7

TV Series

Producer

Planet Patrol

7.1

TV Series

Producer

Credits

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Producer

Sara and Hoppity
7.6
TV Series
- producer
- 1962–2020
Planet Patrol
7.1
TV Series
- co-producer
- producer
- 1963–1968
The Solarnauts
6.1
Short
- producer
- 1967
Wonder Boy and Tiger
TV Series
- producer
- 1967
Send for Dithers
TV Series
- producer
- 1966
Picture the Word
TV Series
- producer
- 1965–1966
Paul Starr
6.4
TV Movie
- producer
- 1964
Four Feather Falls
6.7
TV Series
- producer
- 1960
Torchy, the Battery Boy
6.3
TV Series
- producer
- 1959
The Adventures of Twizzle
6.9
TV Series
- producer
- 1957–1958

Cinematographer

Sara and Hoppity
7.6
TV Series
- Cinematographer
- 1962–2020
The Yorkshire Water Grid
Video
- camera
- 1977
Yorkshire Water
Short
- Cinematographer
- 1975
Planet Patrol
7.1
TV Series
- Cinematographer
- 1963–1968
Now and Then
TV Series
- Cinematographer
- 1967–1968
Wonder Boy and Tiger
TV Series
- director of photography
- 1967
Paul Starr
6.4
TV Movie
- Cinematographer
- 1964
Torchy, the Battery Boy
6.3
TV Series
- director of photography
- 1959
The Adventures of Twizzle
6.9
TV Series
- Cinematographer
- director of photography
- 1957–1958

Writer

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Filmed in Supermarionation

Personal details

Height
- 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
Born
- March 10, 1925
- Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
Died
- May 2016
Spouses

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Trivia
Co-founder with Gerry Anderson of AP Films ("Anderson-Provis" Films). The two men split amicably during the making of Four Feather Falls (1960), Provis continuing his professional partnership with Roberta Leigh, Anderson going on to produce his legendary "Supermarionation" shows.