Brian Johnson
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- 29 giugno 1939 · Surrey, England, UK
- 15 giugno 2026
Biografia
Brian Johncock (born 29 June 1939) is a British designer and director of film and television special effects. He changed his surname to Johnson during the 1960s. Joining the team of special effects artist Les Bowie, Johnson started his career behind the scenes for Bowie Films on productions such as On the Buses, and for Hammer Films. He is known for his special effects work on TV series including Thunderbirds (1965–66) and films including Alien (1979), for which he received the 1980 Academy Award for Best Visual Effects (shared with H. R. Giger, Carlo Rambaldi, Dennis Ayling and Nick Allder). Previously, he had built miniature spacecraft models for Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Johnson's work on Space: 1999 influenced the effects of the Star Wars films of the 1970s and 1980s. Impressed by his work, George Lucas visited Johnson during the production of the TV series to offer him the role of effects supervisor for the 1977 film. Having already been commissioned for the second series of Space: 1999, Johnson was unable to accept at the time. He worked on the sequel, The Empire Strikes Back (1980), whose special effects were recognised in the form of a 1981 Special Achievement Academy Award (which Johnson shared with Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren and Bruce Nicholson).
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Filmografia
- Space: 1999 4K Double Bill - Breakaway and The Metamorph · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City · Special Effects Assistant
- Prisoners in Space · Special Effects
- The Eagle Obsession · In persona
- Century 21 Revisited · In persona
- 2001: Creating Kubrick’s Space Odyssey · In persona
- Lo specchio della vendetta · Det. Flynn
- Century 21 Slough · In persona
- This Is Supermarionation · Special Effects
- Filmed in Supermarionation · In persona
- The Beast Within: Making Alien · In persona
- 2001: la realizzazione di un mito · In persona
- CSI: Scena del crimine · Brad Malone
- The Alien Legacy · In persona
- Space Truckers · Special Effects, Visual Effects Supervisor
- Highlander 3 · Visual Effects Supervisor
- Their Finest Hour · Sceneggiatura
- Caged Fury · Stunts
- Slipstream · Special Effects, Visual Effects Supervisor
- Aliens - Scontro finale · Special Effects
- Spie come noi · Special Effects
- La storia infinita · Special Effects
- Krull · Special Effects
- I pirati di Penzance · Special Effects Supervisor
- Spazio 1999 - Oltre lo spazio-tempo · Special Effects
- Countdown to Disaster · Special Effects
- Il drago del lago di fuoco · Special Effects
- SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back · In persona
- Spazio 1999 - Attacco alieno · Special Effects
- L'Impero colpisce ancora · Special Effects
- Alien · Special Effects, Special Effects Supervisor
- Il tocco della medusa · Special Effects Supervisor
- La vendetta della Pantera Rosa · Special Effects
- The Glitterball · Special Effects
- The Day After Tomorrow: Into Infinity · Special Effects
- Spazio 1999 · Visual Effects Director
- Quando i dinosauri si mordevano la coda · Special Effects
- Una messa per Dracula · Special Effects
- Luna zero due · Special Effects
- 2001: Odissea nello spazio · Special Effects
- L'astronave degli esseri perduti · Special Effects Assistant
- Thunderbirds: Security Hazard · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: The Cham-Cham · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Martian Invasion · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Attack of the Alligators! · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Brink of Disaster · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: The Duchess Assignment · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Move - And You're Dead · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Danger at Ocean Deep · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Cry Wolf · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: The Man from MI.5 · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: The Imposters · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: City of Fire · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: The Mighty Atom · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Vault of Death · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Operation Crash-Dive · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Sun Probe · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: The Uninvited · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: End of The Road · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Desperate Intruder · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: 30 Minutes After Noon · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Day of Disaster · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Edge of Impact · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: The Perils of Penelope · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Pit of Peril · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky · Special Effects
- Thunderbirds · Special Effects
- Base Luna chiama Terra · Special Effects Assistant
- Il mistero del castello · Special Effects Assistant
- Il fantasma dell'Opera · Special Effects
- Gli spettri del capitano Clegg · Special Effects Assistant
- ...E la Terra prese fuoco · Special Effects Assistant
- I mostri delle rocce atomiche · Special Effects Assistant
- I vampiri dello spazio · Special Effects Assistant