About

Known credits:
79
Birthday:
1929-04-14
Place of birth:
West Hampstead, London, England, UK
Website:
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Gerry Anderson

Overview

Gerry Anderson, MBE (born Gerald Alexander Abrahams; 14 April 1929 – 26 December 2012) was an English television and film producer, director, writer and occasional voice artist. He was known for his futuristic television programmes, especially his 1960s productions filmed with "Supermarionation" (marionette puppets containing electric moving parts).

Anderson's first television production was the 1957 Roberta Leigh children's series The Adventures of Twizzle. Supercar (1961–62) and Fireball XL5 (1962) followed later, both series breaking into the US television market in the early 1960s. In the mid-1960s Anderson produced his most successful series, Thunderbirds. Other television productions of the 1960s include Stingray and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.

Anderson also wrote and produced several feature films whose box office performance was unexceptional. Following a shift towards live action productions in the 1970s, he had a long and successful association with media impresario Lew Grade and Grade's company ITC, continuing until the second series of Space: 1999.

After a career lull when a number of new series concepts failed to get off the ground, his career began a new phase in the early 1980s when audience nostalgia for his earlier Supermarionation series (prompted by Saturday morning re-runs in Britain and Australia) led to new Anderson productions being commissioned. Later projects include a 2005 CGI remake of Captain Scarlet entitled Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet.

Known for

Acting
2022 Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2014 This Is Supermarionation Actor Robert the Robot (voice, uncredited) 59
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2014 Filmed in Supermarionation Actor Self (archive footage) 58
Average
1993 30 Years in the TARDIS Actor Himself 58
Average
1962 Fireball XL5 Actor Robert the Robot (voice) (uncredited) 68
Fair

Directing
2016 HD21 The Worlds of Gerry Anderson in High Definition Directing Director N/A
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1985 The Royal Bank Of Scotland: Shoes Directing Director N/A
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1973 The Investigator Directing Director N/A
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1971 Invasion: UFO Directing Director 58
Average
1960 Crossroads to Crime Directing Director 58
Average
1957 The Adventures of Twizzle Directing Director 69
Fair
1955 You've Never Seen This! Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2018 Gerry Anderson's Firestorm Writing Idea 58
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2016 HD21 The Worlds of Gerry Anderson in High Definition Writing Writer N/A
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2004 Thunderbirds Writing Original Story 55
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1986 Thunderbirds 2086: Cloudburst & Nightmare Writing Original Concept N/A
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1986 Space Police Writing Co-Writer 58
Average
1985 The Complete Thunderbirds Writing Original Film Writer N/A
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1983 Terrahawks: Expect the Unexpected Writing Writer 58
Average
1982 Countdown to Disaster Writing Original Concept N/A
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1981 Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars Writing Writer 58
Average
1981 The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90 Writing Writer N/A
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1980 Thunderbirds to the Rescue Writing Writer N/A
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1980 The Incredible Voyage of Stingray Writing Writer 58
Average
1980 Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons Writing Writer N/A
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1979 Moonraker Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
1969 Doppelgänger Writing Story 59
Average
1969 Doppelgänger Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1968 Thunderbird 6 Writing Writer 58
Average
1966 Thunderbirds Are GO Writing Writer 59
Average
1965 Thunderbirds: Pit of Peril Writing Writer N/A
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1965 Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2022 Presented in Supercolorisation Production Producer N/A
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2005 Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet Production Producer 69
Fair
2003 FireStorm Production Consulting Producer N/A
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1999 Lavender Castle Production Producer N/A
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1994 Space Precinct Production Producer 66
Fair
1987 Dick Spanner Production Producer 70
Good
1986 Space Police Production Producer 58
Average
1983 Terrahawks: Expect the Unexpected Production Producer 58
Average
1983 Terrahawks Production Producer 67
Fair
1982 Journey Through the Black Sun Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1982 Countdown to Disaster Production Executive Producer N/A
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1981 Thunderbirds in Outer Space Production Executive Producer N/A
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1981 Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1981 Invaders from the Deep Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1980 Alien Attack Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1980 Thunderbirds to the Rescue Production Producer N/A
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1980 Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons Production Executive Producer N/A
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1980 The Incredible Voyage of Stingray Production Producer 58
Average
1978 Destination Moonbase-Alpha Production Producer 58
Average
1975 Into Infinity Production Producer 58
Average
1975 Space: 1999 Production Producer 70
Good
1975 Space: 1999 Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1973 The Investigator Production Producer N/A
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1972 The Protectors Production Producer 67
Fair
1971 UFO - Allarme rosso... Attacco alla Terra! Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1970 UFO Production Producer 72
Good
1970 UFO Production Executive Producer 72
Good
1969 Doppelgänger Production Producer 59
Average
1967 Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Production Executive Producer 70
Good
1965 Thunderbirds Production Executive Producer 72
Good
1964 Stingray Production Producer 69
Fair
1962 Fireball XL5 Production Producer 68
Fair
1960 Crossroads to Crime Production Producer 58
Average
1960 Four Feather Falls Production Producer 68
Fair

Sound
1955 Abdullah's Harem Sound Sound Editor N/A
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1954 Devil Girl from Mars Sound Sound Editor 58
Average
1953 South of Algiers Sound Sound Editor 59
Average
1953 Appointment in London Sound ADR & Dubbing 58
Average

Crew
1985 The Complete Thunderbirds Crew Creator N/A
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1981 The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90 Crew Creator N/A
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1981 Invaders from the Deep Crew Creator 58
Average
1980 Thunderbirds to the Rescue Crew Creator N/A
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1980 The Incredible Voyage of Stingray Crew Creator 58
Average
1978 Destination Moonbase-Alpha Crew Creator 58
Average
1973 The Investigator Crew Creator N/A
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1971 UFO - Allarme rosso... Attacco alla Terra! Crew Creator 58
Average
1971 UFO - Distruggete base Luna! Crew Creator 58
Average