Derek Meddings

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Derek Meddings

Visual Effects January 15, 1931

St. Pancras, London, England, UK

Derek Meddings (15 January 1931 – 10 September 1995) was a British film and television special effects designer. He was initially noted for his work on the "Supermarionation" TV p…

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Batman

Batman

7.2 1989 Movie
GoldenEye

GoldenEye

6.9 1995 Movie
Superman

Superman

7.2 1978 Movie
Superman II

Superman II

6.8 1980 Movie
Live and Let Die

Live and Let Die

6.5 1973 Movie
The Man with the Golden Gun

The Man with the Golden Gun

6.5 1974 Movie
The Spy Who Loved Me

The Spy Who Loved Me

6.8 1977 Movie
Moonraker

Moonraker

6.2 1979 Movie
For Your Eyes Only

For Your Eyes Only

6.6 1981 Movie
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

7.9 1963 TV Show
Hudson Hawk

Hudson Hawk

5.7 1991 Movie
Spies Like Us

Spies Like Us

6.2 1985 Movie

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Derek Meddings (15 January 1931 – 10 September 1995) was a British film and television special effects designer. He was initially noted for his work on the "Supermarionation" TV puppet series produced by Gerry Anderson, and later for the 1970s and 1980s James Bond and Superman film series.

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  1. 2026
    Target: Captain Black!

    Movie Visual Effects Director

  2. 2025
    Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City

    Movie Visual Effects Director

  3. 2022
    Thunderbirds 55/GOGO

    Movie Visual Effects

  4. 2020
    Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes

    TV show Visual Effects

  5. 2014
    This Is Supermarionation

    Movie Visual Effects Director

  6. 2008
    Stingray: The Reunion Party

    Movie Visual Effects Director

  7. 2008
    All About 'Thunderbirds'

    Movie (archive footage)

  8. 2006
    Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

    Movie Visual Effects

  9. 1995
    Goldeneye: The Secret Files

    Movie Self

  10. 1995
    GoldenEye

    Movie Visual Effects Director

  11. 1995
    The World of James Bond

    Movie Self

  12. 1993
    Germinal

    Movie Special Effects Coordinator

  13. 1991
    Hudson Hawk

    Movie Special Effects Supervisor

  14. 1989
    Batman

    Movie Visual Effects

  15. 1988
    High Spirits

    Movie Visual Effects Director

  16. 1988
    Apprentice to Murder

    Movie Special Effects

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  1. 1987
    Mio in the Land of Faraway

    Movie Special Effects Technician

  2. 1985
    Spies Like Us

    Movie Dr. Stinson

  3. 1983
    Krull

    Movie Visual Effects Supervisor

  4. 1982
    Countdown to Disaster

    Movie Visual Effects Director

  5. 1981
    For Your Eyes Only

    Movie Visual Effects Supervisor

  6. 1981
    Thunderbirds in Outer Space

    Movie Visual Effects Director

  7. 1981
    Invaders from the Deep

    Movie Visual Effects Director

  8. 1981
    Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars

    Movie Visual Effects Director

  9. 1981
    The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90

    Movie Visual Effects Director

  10. 1980
    Superman II

    Movie Visual Effects

  11. 1980
    Thunderbirds to the Rescue

    Movie Visual Effects Director

  12. 1980
    Invasion: UFO

    Movie Visual Effects Director

  13. 1980
    The Incredible Voyage of Stingray

    Movie Visual Effects

  14. 1980
    Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons

    Movie Visual Effects Director

  15. 1979
    Moonraker

    Movie Visual Effects Director

  16. 1978
    Superman

    Movie Modeling

  17. 1977
    The Spy Who Loved Me

    Movie Visual Effects Director

  18. 1976
    Aces High

    Movie Special Effects

  19. 1976
    Shout at the Devil

    Movie Visual Effects

  20. 1974
    The Man with the Golden Gun

    Movie Visual Effects

  21. 1974
    The Land That Time Forgot

    Movie Special Effects Supervisor

  22. 1974
    Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

    Movie Special Effects Assistant

  23. 1973
    Live and Let Die

    Movie Special Effects

  24. 1972
    Fear Is the Key

    Movie Special Effects