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Visual Effects:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s

1. Evan Almighty (2007) (model/miniature maker: Kerner Optical)
2. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) (senior model maker)
   ... aka P.O.T.C. 2 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
   ... aka Pirates 2 (USA: informal short title)
3. Mission: Impossible III (2006) (senior model maker) (as Donald Bies)
   ... aka M:i:III (International: English title: promotional abbreviation) (UK: promotional abbreviation) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
   ... aka Mission: Impossible 3 (Australia)
   ... aka Mission: Impossible III (Germany)
4. The Island (2005) (senior model maker)
5. War of the Worlds (2005) (senior model maker: ILM)
6. Peter Pan (2003) (modelmaker: ILM)
7. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) (lead modelmaker: ILM)
   ... aka P.O.T.C. (USA: promotional abbreviation)
8. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) (droid unit supervisor/R2-D2 operator)
   ... aka Attack of the Clones (USA: short title)
   ... aka Attack of the Clones: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version (promotional title))
   ... aka Star Wars II (USA: promotional abbreviation)
   ... aka Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones (USA: video box title)
   ... aka Star Wars: Episode II (Australia: TV title)
9. Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) (model maker: ILM) (uncredited)
   ... aka A.I. Artificial Intelligence (USA: poster title)
10. Pearl Harbor (2001) (model maker: ILM)
    ... aka Pearl Harbour (UK: promotional title)
    
    
11. Galaxy Quest (1999) (chief model maker: ILM)
12. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) (model maker: ILM) (puppeteer: R2D2) (uncredited)
    ... aka Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace (USA: video box title)
    ... aka The Phantom Menace (USA: short title)
13. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (model and creature maker: ILM) (1997 special edition)
    ... aka Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (USA: video box title)
    ... aka The Empire Strikes Back (USA: short title)
14. Starship Troopers (1997) (model maker: Industrial Light & Magic) (as Donald Bies)
15. Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II (1997) (VG) (prop constructor)
    ... aka Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (USA: short title)
16. Radioland Murders (1994) (model maker: ILM)
17. Fire in the Sky (1993) (creature technician: alien sequence) (as Tim Eaton)
    
    
18. Ghostbusters II (1989) (creature effects) (uncredited)
    ... aka Ghostbusters 2 (USA: video box title)
19. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) (puppet engineer: ILM)
20. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) (model and creature maker: ILM) (special edition)
    ... aka Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi (USA: video box title)
    

Miscellaneous Crew:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s

1. "Science of Star Wars" (2005) TV mini-series (operator: R2D2)
2. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) (R2-D2 operator) (droid unit supervisor)
   ... aka Revenge of the Sith (USA: short title)
   ... aka Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith (USA: DVD box title)
   ... aka Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (USA: promotional title)
   
   
3. Flubber (1997) (puppeteer)
   ... aka Disney's Flubber: The Absent Minded Professor (promotional title)
   
   
4. The Fly (1986) (creature effects: C.W.I.)
   

Director:

1. Every 15 Minutes (2007) (V)
2. R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (2001) (TV) (special sequences)
   

Writer:

1. Every 15 Minutes (2007) (V) (co-writer)
2. R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (2001) (TV) (writer)
   

Special Effects:

• 2000s
• 1980s

1. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) (R2D2 operator)
   ... aka Revenge of the Sith (USA: short title)
   ... aka Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith (USA: DVD box title)
   ... aka Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (USA: promotional title)
   
   
2. The Fly II (1989) (mechanical engineer: Chris Walas Inc.)
   ... aka The Fly 2 (USA: DVD box title)
   

Actor:

• 1990s
• 1980s

1. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) (uncredited) .... Pod race mechanic
   ... aka Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace (USA: video box title)
   ... aka The Phantom Menace (USA: short title)
   
   
2. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) (uncredited) .... Barquin D'an / Boba Fett (special edition)
   ... aka Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi (USA: video box title)
   

Producer:

1. Every 15 Minutes (2007) (V) (producer)
   

Editor:

1. Every 15 Minutes (2007) (V)
   

Costume and Wardrobe Department:

1. "Science of Star Wars" (2005) TV mini-series (dresser: C3PO)
   

Thanks:

1. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen (1995) (TV) (thanks)
   

Self:

1. R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself