Brian Johnson

About

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...

Known for

CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries • 2000AlienMovie • 19792001: A Space OdysseyMovie • 1968Space: 1999Series • 1975AliensMovie • 1986The Empire Strikes BackMovie • 1980ThunderbirdsSeries • 1965The NeverEnding StoryMovie • 1984Spies Like UsMovie • 1985KrullMovie • 1983Revenge of the Pink PantherMovie • 1978Highlander III: The SorcererMovie • 1994DragonslayerMovie • 1981Quatermass and the PitMovie • 1967Taste the Blood of DraculaMovie • 1970Quatermass 2Movie • 1957When Dinosaurs Ruled the EarthMovie • 1970The Phantom of the OperaMovie • 1962The Pirates of PenzanceMovie • 1983Captain CleggMovie • 1962The Medusa TouchMovie • 1978The Day the Earth Caught FireMovie • 1961Space TruckersMovie • 1996Caged FuryMovie • 1990