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John Stears (1934–1999)

Special Effects | Visual Effects | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Trivia:

Brother of Andy Stears. See more trivia »

Born:

in Uxbridge, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, UK

Died:

(age 64) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1998 The Mask of Zorro (special effects coordinator)
 
1994 Babylon 5 (TV series) (special effects coordinator - 1 episode)
– Infection (1994) (special effects coordinator)
 
1993 Babylon 5: The Gathering (TV movie) (special effects coordinator)
 
1990 Navy Seals (special effects)
 
1986 Haunted Honeymoon (special effects consultant)
 
1986 Miracles (special effects supervisor)
 
1986 F/X (special effects consultant)
 
1984 The Bounty (special effects supervisor)
 
1983 Sahara (special effects supervisor)
 
1982 Escape 2000 (special effects)
 
1981 Outland (special effects)
 
1980 Hopscotch (special effects)
 
1980 The Awakening (special effects)
 
1980 The Martian Chronicles (TV mini-series) (special effects supervisor)
 
1977 The Last Remake of Beau Geste (special effects supervisor)
 
1977 Star Wars (special production and mechanical effects supervisor)
 
1976 Sky Riders (special effects)
 
1975 That Lucky Touch (special effects supervisor)
 
1974 The Man with the Golden Gun (special effects)
 
1973 Theatre of Blood (special effects)
 
1973 O Lucky Man! (special effects)
 
1973 Ghost in the Noonday Sun (special effects)
 
1972 Sitting Target (special effects)
 
1972 The Pied Piper (special effects)
 
1970 Toomorrow (special effects)
 
1969 On Her Majesty's Secret Service (special effects)
 
1968 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (special effects)
 
1967 You Only Live Twice (special effects, special effects supervisor - uncredited)
 
1965 Thunderball (special effects)
 
1965 Court Martial (TV series) (special effects supervisor)
 
1964 Goldfinger (special effects)
 
1963 From Russia with Love (special effects)
 
1963 Call Me Bwana (special effects)
 
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1982 Megaforce (visual effects: Introvision)
 
1978 The Thief of Baghdad (TV movie) (magic carpet)
 
1975 One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (special photographic effects)
 
1960 Sink the Bismarck! (model ships - uncredited)
 
1957 The One That Got Away (special processes - uncredited)
 
1956 Reach for the Sky (model aircraft - uncredited)
 
1980 The Martian Chronicles (TV mini-series) (second unit director)
 
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2000 Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Harry Saltzman: Showman (video documentary short)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2000 Inside 'From Russia with Love' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Inside Q's Lab (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Ken Adam: Designing Bond (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 Terence Young: Bond Vivant (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1995 Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1992 30 Years of James Bond (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1978 The 50th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Visual Effects
 
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2000 The Men Behind the Mayhem: The Special Effects of James Bond (video documentary short)
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Trivia:

Brother of Andy Stears. See more »

Nickname:

The Dean of F/X See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo