Colin Chilvers
Known for
Directing
Birthplace
London, United Kingdom
Died
November 19, 2024
Biography
Colin Chilvers (1945 – 19 November 2024) was a British visual effects pioneer who earned a Special Achievement Academy Award in 1979 for making Superman fly. He also directed the "Smooth Criminal" segment in Michael Jackson's Moonwalker.
Best known work
X-Men
2000
Superman
1978
The Pacifier
2005
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975
Superman II
1980
Shoot 'Em Up
2007
Moonwalker
1988
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006
Saturn 3
1980
Curtains
1983Filmography
2007
Shoot 'Em UpSpecial Effects Coordinator
2006
Superman II: The Richard Donner CutSpecial Effects Supervisor
2005
The PacifierSpecial Effects Coordinator
2004
Home Beyond the SunProducer, Director
2000
X-MenSpecial Effects Coordinator
1997
HIStory on Film, Volume IIDirector
1997
HIStory on Film, Volume IIDirector
1989
The Making of Moonwalkeras Self
1988
MoonwalkerDirector
1988
1988
1986
1983
The Making of 'Superman II'as Self
1983
CurtainsSpecial Effects
1981
CondormanSpecial Effects Supervisor
1980
Superman IISpecial Effects Supervisor
1980
Saturn 3Special Effects
1978
SupermanSpecial Effects Supervisor
1975
LisztomaniaSpecial Effects
1975
The Rocky Horror Picture ShowSpecial Effects
1971
Murphy's WarSpecial Effects