Alec Gillis
Acting
Alec Dougal Gillis is an Academy Award-winning American special effects artist and actor who served as part of the creature effects crew on the 1986 film Aliens, the 1992 film Alien3, the 1997 film Alien Resurrection, the 2004 film Alien vs. Predator, the 2007 film Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem and the 2018 film The Predator. He also appeared in a cameo as an unnamed technician in Alien vs. Predator, although he was not credited for the role. In 1988, Gillis co-founded Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. (ADI) with Tom Woodruff, Jr., and the company has since provided creature effects for Alien3, Alien Resurrection, Alien vs. Predator and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem. Gillis's work has won an Academy Award for Visual Effects (for Death Becomes Her, although he was not listed on the official nomination) and a BAFTA. For his work on Alien3, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Visual Effects, a BAFTA and a Saturn Award.
Bad President - Oil Spill
as William 'Billy' Coltran
Age 57 (now 66) Bad President - All My Sh*t
as William 'Billy' Coltran
Age 57 (now 66)
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
as Self
Age 60 (now 66)
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
as Self
Age 59 (now 66) Bad President - Oil Spill
as William 'Billy' Coltran
Age 57 (now 66) Bad President - All My Sh*t
as William 'Billy' Coltran
Age 57 (now 66)
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
as Self
Age 56 (now 66)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Age 55 (now 66)
The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Age 53 (now 66)
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
as Self
Age 52 (now 66)
Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror
as Self
Age 51 (now 66)
Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments
as Self
Age 51 (now 66)
Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins
as Self
Age 50 (now 66)
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
as Self
Age 46 (now 66)
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
as Self
Age 45 (now 66)
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
as Self
Age 44 (now 66)
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
as Self
Age 44 (now 66)
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
as Self
Age 42 (now 66)
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
as Self
Age 40 (now 66)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Age 24 (now 66)
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Also Known As
Alec 'Prop' Gillis, Alec Dougal Gillis
IMDB
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