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Jim Machin(I)

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  • Visual Effects
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Jim Machin was born in June 1954 in the UK. He is an actor, known for Lifeforce (1985), Batman Begins (2005) and GoldenEye (1995).
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    • Known for

    Lifeforce (1985)
    Lifeforce
    6.1
    • Art Department
    • 1985
    Batman Begins (2005)
    Batman Begins
    8.2
    • Special Effects
    • 2005
    Pierce Brosnan, Famke Janssen, and Izabella Scorupco in GoldenEye (1995)
    GoldenEye
    7.2
    • Visual Effects
    • 1995
    Daniel Craig and Eva Green in Casino Royale (2006)
    Casino Royale
    8.0
    • Special Effects
    • 2006

    Credits

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    Special Effects

    • Kenneth Branagh, Annette Bening, Dawn French, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Saunders, Russell Brand, Armie Hammer, Gal Gadot, Ali Fazal, Rose Leslie, Letitia Wright, and Tom Bateman in Death on the Nile (2022)
      Death on the Nile
      6.3
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2022
    • Judi Dench, Colin Farrell, Josh Gad, Nonso Anozie, Lara McDonnell, Tamara Smart, and Ferdia Shaw in Artemis Fowl (2020)
      Artemis Fowl
      4.3
      • special effects designer
      • 2020
    • Kenneth Branagh, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Penélope Cruz, Josh Gad, Leslie Odom Jr., and Daisy Ridley in Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
      Murder on the Orient Express
      6.5
      • special effects workshop supervisor
      • 2017
    • Julie Lynn, Mary Jo Markey, and Nigel Phelps in Life (2017)
      Life
      6.6
      • special effects workshop supervisor
      • 2017
    • Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Eddie Redmayne, and Katherine Waterston in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
      Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
      7.2
      • special effects workshop supervisor
      • 2016
    • Alexander Skarsgård and Margot Robbie in The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
      The Legend of Tarzan
      6.2
      • special effects workshop supervisor
      • 2016
    • Lily James in Cinderella (2015)
      Cinderella
      6.9
      • special effects workshop supervisor
      • 2015
    • Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Costner, Keira Knightley, and Chris Pine in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
      Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
      6.2
      • senior effects technician
      • 2014
    • Anthony Hopkins, Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Mary-Louise Parker, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Lee Byung-hun in RED 2 (2013)
      RED 2
      6.6
      • senior effects technician (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Matthew Modine, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
      The Dark Knight Rises
      8.4
      • senior effects technician
      • 2012
    • Jude Law and Robert Downey Jr. in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
      Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
      7.4
      • senior effects technician (uncredited)
      • 2011
    • Daniel Craig and Olga Kurylenko in Quantum of Solace (2008)
      Quantum of Solace
      6.5
      • senior special effects technician
      • 2008
    • Christian Bale in The Dark Knight (2008)
      The Dark Knight
      9.1
      • senior special effects technician
      • 2008
    • Daniel Craig and Eva Green in Casino Royale (2006)
      Casino Royale
      8.0
      • senior special effects technician
      • 2006
    • Batman Begins (2005)
      Batman Begins
      8.2
      • senior effects technician
      • 2005

    Visual Effects

    • Jude Law and Joseph Fiennes in Enemy at the Gates (2001)
      Enemy at the Gates
      7.5
      • model maker
      • 2001
    • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible II (2000)
      Mission: Impossible II
      6.1
      • model maker (uncredited)
      • 2000
    • Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Entrapment (1999)
      Entrapment
      6.3
      • model maker (uncredited)
      • 1999
    • Event Horizon (1997)
      Event Horizon
      6.6
      • modeler
      • 1997
    • Pierce Brosnan, Famke Janssen, and Izabella Scorupco in GoldenEye (1995)
      GoldenEye
      7.2
      • modeller
      • 1995
    • Innocent Lies (1995)
      Innocent Lies
      4.5
      • model maker
      • 1995
    • Lifeline to Victory (1993)
      Lifeline to Victory
      8.3
      TV Movie
      • model maker
      • 1993
    • Pierce Brosnan and Patrick Stewart in Detonator (1993)
      Detonator
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • model maker (uncredited)
      • 1993
    • Frank Zagarino in Shadowchaser (1992)
      Shadowchaser
      4.6
      Video
      • model maker
      • 1992
    • DeepStar Six (1989)
      DeepStar Six
      5.3
      • model maker
      • 1989
    • John Neville in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
      The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
      7.1
      • model maker: model unit
      • 1988
    • Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell, Vincent Gardenia, Ellen Greene, Levi Stubbs, and Michelle Weeks in Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
      Little Shop of Horrors
      7.1
      • model maker
      • 1986
    • Richard Pryor and Christopher Reeve in Superman III (1983)
      Superman III
      5.0
      • model maker (uncredited)
      • 1983
    • Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, and Valerie Perrine in Superman II (1980)
      Superman II
      6.8
      • model maker (uncredited)
      • 1980

    Actor

    • Dick Van Dyke, Adrian Hall, Sally Ann Howes, and Heather Ripley in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
      Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
      7.0
      • Child (uncredited)
      • 1968
    • Oliver Reed, Mark Lester, Ron Moody, Shani Wallis, and Jack Wild in Oliver! (1968)
      Oliver!
      7.4
      • Child (uncredited)
      • 1968
    • Thora Hird in The First Lady (1968)
      The First Lady
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Ronnie (as Jimmy Machin)
      • 1968
    • Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)
      Dr. Finlay's Casebook
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Alex Duncan (as Jimmy Machin)
      • 1967
    • Gerald Harper in Adam Adamant Lives! (1966)
      Adam Adamant Lives!
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Child (uncredited)
      • 1966

    Property Department

    • Simone Bendix, Ted Shackelford, and Rob Youngblood in Space Precinct (1994)
      Space Precinct
      6.4
      TV Series
      • special props (as James Machin)
      • 1994–1995

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    • Alternative names
      • James Machin
    • Born
      • June 1954
      • UK

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