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Alec Gillis

Alec Gillis

Actor · Born 1959-08-29 · New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Aliens (1986) — Alien (uncredited)
  2. Prey (2022) — Predator Puppeteer (ADI)
  3. Alien Resurrection (1997) — Hero Alien Warrior (uncredited)
  4. AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) — Technician (uncredited)
  5. Elektra (2005) — Puppeteer
  6. Rakka (2017) — Militia #1
  7. The Movies That Made Us (2019) — Self
  8. OATS Studios (2021) — 民兵
  9. Astronaut: The Last Push (2012) — Charlie
  10. Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex (2015) — Self
  11. Oats Studios: Volume 1 (2021) — Militia #1 / Bill
  12. Cooking with Bill (2017) — Bill
  13. Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' (2003) — Self
  14. Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' (2003) — Self
  15. Bad President - All My Sh*t (2017) — William 'Billy' Coltran
  16. Bad President - Oil Spill (2017) — William 'Billy' Coltran
  17. Skin Wars (2014) — Self - Guest Judge
  18. Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film (2019) — Self
  19. Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters (2019) — Self
  20. Monster Squad Forever! (2007) — Self
  21. Shooting 'Panic Room' (2004) — Self
  22. Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins (2009) — Self
  23. Tremors: Making Perfection (2020) — Himself
  24. Bad President - Kenya (2020) — William "Billy" Coltran
  25. Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class (2011) — Self
  26. The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz (2005) — Self
  27. The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars' (2015)
  28. Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror (2010) — Self
  29. Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005) — Self
  30. Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' (2002) — Self
  31. The Making of ‘Tremors’ (1998) — Self
  32. Witches Midnight (2021) — Oswald Octav
  33. Men in Suits (2012) — Self
  34. Leviathan: Monster Melting Pot (2014) — Himself
  35. Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments (2010) — Self
  36. Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination (2000) — Self
  37. Cringe (2025) — Fitz
  38. Eulogy to Us (2023)
  39. Fleshing Out the Hollow Man — Self
  40. Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji' (2000) — Self

Directed

  1. Harbinger Down (2015) — Director
  2. Playtime (2019) — Director