L.B. Abbott

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L.B. Abbott

Visual Effects June 13, 1908

Pasadena, California, USA.

Lenwood Ballard "Bill" Abbott, A.S.C. (June 13, 1908 – September 28, 1985) was an American special effects expert, cinematographer and cameraman. He became the head of the Specia…

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Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

7.7 1968 Movie
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

7.6 1969 Movie
Beneath the Planet of the Apes

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

6.2 1970 Movie
Patton

Patton

7.4 1969 Movie
M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

6.9 1970 Movie
Logan's Run

Logan's Run

6.6 1976 Movie
The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

7.2 1972 Movie
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

7.2 1970 Movie
The Fly

The Fly

7.0 1958 Movie
Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth

6.9 1959 Movie
An Affair to Remember

An Affair to Remember

7.4 1957 Movie
Fantastic Voyage

Fantastic Voyage

6.7 1966 Movie

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Lenwood Ballard "Bill" Abbott, A.S.C. (June 13, 1908 – September 28, 1985) was an American special effects expert, cinematographer and cameraman. He became the head of the Special Effects Department at 20th Century Fox in 1957, a post he held until retirement in 1970. However, he was called out of retirement to work on the TV series M*A*S*H in 1972 (Abbott had worked on the film on which the series was based). Abbott was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers. Description above from the Wikipedia article L.B. Abbott, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2020
    Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet

    Movie Special Effects Supervisor

  2. 1978
    The Swarm

    Movie Visual Effects

  3. 1977
    Flood!

    Movie Special Effects

  4. 1976
    Logan's Run

    Movie Visual Effects Designer

  5. 1973
    Jonathan Livingston Seagull

    Movie Special Effects

  6. 1972
    The Poseidon Adventure

    Movie Special Effects

  7. 1970
    The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

    Movie Self

  8. 1970
    Myra Breckinridge

    Movie Visual Effects

  9. 1970
    Beneath the Planet of the Apes

    Movie Special Effects

  10. 1970
    M*A*S*H

    Movie Visual Effects

  11. 1970
    The Challenge

    Movie Special Effects

  12. 1970
    Tora! Tora! Tora!

    Movie Visual Effects

  13. 1969
    Daughter of the Mind

    Movie Special Effects

  14. 1969
    Patton

    Movie Visual Effects

  15. 1969
    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    Movie Special Effects

  16. 1969
    Justine

    Movie Visual Effects

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  1. 1969
    Hard Contract

    Movie Visual Effects

  2. 1968
    Lady in Cement

    Movie Visual Effects

  3. 1968
    The Boston Strangler

    Movie Visual Effects

  4. 1968
    Bandolero!

    Movie Visual Effects

  5. 1968
    The Detective

    Movie Visual Effects

  6. 1968
    Planet of the Apes

    Movie Visual Effects

  7. 1967
    Valley of the Dolls

    Movie Visual Effects

  8. 1967
    The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

    Movie Visual Effects

  9. 1967
    In Like Flint

    Movie Special Effects

  10. 1966
    Way... Way Out

    Movie Special Effects

  11. 1966
    Fantastic Voyage

    Movie Special Effects

  12. 1965
    The Flight of the Phoenix

    Movie Visual Effects

  13. 1965
    Lost in Space

    TV show Visual Effects

  14. 1965
    The Reward

    Movie Special Effects

  15. 1965
    Morituri

    Movie Visual Effects

  16. 1965
    Von Ryan's Express

    Movie Visual Effects

  17. 1965
    John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

    Movie Visual Effects

  18. 1965
    Dear Brigitte

    Movie Special Effects

  19. 1964
    Goodbye Charlie

    Movie Special Effects

  20. 1964
    Shock Treatment

    Movie Special Effects

  21. 1964
    What a Way to Go!

    Movie Special Effects

  22. 1963
    Move Over, Darling

    Movie Special Effects

  23. 1962
    Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

    Movie Special Effects

  24. 1962
    Tender Is the Night

    Movie Visual Effects