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Wah Chang (1917–2003)

Visual Effects | Art Department | Special Effects

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Although never got any screen credit for his work on the show, he created a lot of props and designs in the first season of "Star Trek" (1966). These include the puppet of Balok for "The Corbomite Maneuver", the Romulan starship for "Balance of Terror" and the Gorn's full body make-up for "Arena". See more trivia »

Born:

Wah Ming Chang
in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Died:

(age 86) in Carmel, California, USA
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1974-1975 Land of the Lost (TV series) (dinosaur character design - 30 episodes)
– Blackout (1975) (dinosaur character design)
– Split Personality (1975) (dinosaur character design)
– The Musician (1975) (dinosaur character design)
– Baby Sitter (1975) (dinosaur character design)
– Nice Day (1975) (dinosaur character design)
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1968 The Power (special visual effects - uncredited)
 
1966 Star Trek (TV series) (model builder: Balok's ship and cube - 1 episode, 1966) (model builder: Romulan Bird of Prey - 1 episode, 1966)
– Balance of Terror (1966) (model builder: Romulan Bird of Prey - uncredited)
– The Corbomite Maneuver (1966) (model builder: Balok's ship and cube - uncredited)
 
1964 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (special visual effects)
 
1962 The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (special visual effects)
 
1962 Jack the Giant Killer (stop-motion animator)
 
1962 Journey to the Seventh Planet (stop-motion animator: cyclops - uncredited)
 
1961 Atlantis, the Lost Continent (visual effects - uncredited)
 
1960 The Time Machine (special photographic effects)
 
1960 Goliath and the Dragon (stop-motion animator: US version - uncredited)
 
1960 Dinosaurus! (special photographic effects)
 
1958 tom thumb (animator)
 
1957 Monster from Green Hell (designer: stop-motion puppets - uncredited)
 
1957 Kronos (creator: stop-motion puppet - uncredited)
 
Show ShowArt Department (12 titles)
2004 Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II (TV series) (additional designs: original series - 2 episodes)
– In Harms Way (2004) (additional designs: original series)
– Come What May (2004) (additional designs: original series)
 
Star Trek (TV series) (designer: Balok puppet - 1 episode, 1966) (designer: Gorn - 1 episode, 1967) (designer: Romulan helmets and prosthetics - 1 episode, 1966) (designer: Vulcan harp - 1 episode, 1966) (designer: White Rabbit - 1 episode, 1966) (designer: giant - 1 episode, 1967) (designer: salt vampire - 1 episode, 1966) (designer: tribbles - 1 episode, 1967) (designer: tricorder - 1 episode, 1966) (prop designer - 1 episode, 1986)
– The Cage (1986) (prop designer - uncredited)
– The Trouble with Tribbles (1967) (designer: tribbles - uncredited)
– Arena (1967) (designer: Gorn - uncredited)
– The Galileo Seven (1967) (designer: giant - uncredited)
– Shore Leave (1966) (designer: White Rabbit - uncredited)
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1968 Planet of the Apes (special props - uncredited)
 
1968 Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (special props)
 
1956 The King and I (designer: Siamese masks - uncredited)
 
1947 The Way of Peace (short) (puppet designer - as Wah Ming Chang)
 
1946 The Flying Jeep (short) (models)
 
1946 The Lady Said No (short) (models)
 
1942 Bambi (character maquettes - uncredited)
 
1942 Tulips Shall Grow (short) (character designer - uncredited)
 
1940 Fantasia (character maquettes - uncredited)
 
1940 Pinocchio (character maquettes - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSpecial Effects (7 titles)
1969 Big Daddy (creator: alligators)
 
1961 Master of the World (special effects)
 
1960 Spartacus (creator: forced perspective figures - uncredited)
 
1960 Goliath and the Dragon (creator: dragon head: US version - uncredited)
 
1957 The Black Scorpion (creator: scorpion puppet - uncredited)
 
1955 Tarantula (creator: tarantula puppet - uncredited)
 
1953 Cat-Women of the Moon (creator: spider puppet - uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
1985 Magic Pony
 
1974 Alphabet Roll Call (short)
 
1970 Dinosaurs, the Terrible Lizards (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
1974 Alphabet Roll Call (short) (producer)
 
1970 Dinosaurs, the Terrible Lizards (short) (producer)
 
1947 The Way of Peace (short) (producer - as Wah Ming Chang)
 
Show ShowAnimation Department (3 titles)
1951 Hardrock, Coco and Joe: The Three Little Dwarfs (short) (animator - uncredited)
 
1951 Suzy Snowflake (short) (animator - uncredited)
 
1947 Variety Girl (animator: puppetoon sequence - uncredited)
 
Show ShowCostume and Wardrobe Department (2 titles)
1963 Cleopatra (special headresses - uncredited)
 
1960 Can-Can (special costumes - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1987 The Puppetoon Movie (Puppetoon creative artist: United States - as Wah Ming Chang)
 
Show ShowMake-Up Department (1 title)
1971 The Mephisto Waltz (animal head masks - uncredited)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (1 title)
1947 The Way of Peace (short) (as Wah Ming Chang)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1985 The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1993 Time Machine: The Journey Back (video documentary)
Himself
 
1985 The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (documentary)
Himself
 

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Trivia:

Although never got any screen credit for his work on the show, he created a lot of props and designs in the first season of "Star Trek" (1966). These include the puppet of Balok for "The Corbomite Maneuver", the Romulan starship for "Balance of Terror" and the Gorn's full body make-up for "Arena". See more »

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