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Don Bies

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Don Bies was born on 7 April 1961 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is known for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Starship Troopers (1997) and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005).
BornApril 7, 1961
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    Known for

    Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
    8.1
    • Visual Effects
    • 2003
    Dina Meyer and Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers (1997)
    Starship Troopers
    7.3
    • Visual Effects(as Donald Bies)
    • 1997
    Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, James Earl Jones, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Hayden Christensen, and Gene Bryant in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
    Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
    7.6
    • Additional Crew
    • 2005
    Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto, Michael Kevin Walker, Ed Vassallo, Michael Arthur, Becky Ann Baker, Gene Barry, David Alan Basche, John Michael Bolger, Justin Chatwin, Robert Cicchini, Vito D'Ambrosio, Marianne Ebert, John Eddins, Dakota Fanning, Daniel Franzese, Peter Gerety, Stephen Gevedon, Rick Gonzalez, Jim Hanna, Danny Hoch, Amy Hohn, Tracy Howe, Omar Jermaine, Erika LaVonn, Adam Lazarre-White, Mark Manley, Mariann Mayberry, Sharrieff Pugh, Ana Maria Quintana, Zoe Quist, Ann Robinson, Amy Ryan, Camillia Monet, John Scurti, Yul Vazquez, Lenny Venito, Jerry Walsh, Lisa Ann Walter, Christopher Evan Welch, Julie White, Marlon Young, Dan Ziskie, David Harbour, Michael Stanton, Lisa Waters, Michael Brownlee, GoGo Toucette, Rafael Sardina, Stacy Ann Wilkins, Patrick Tierney, Ty Simpkins, Ed Schiff, Channing Tatum, David Conley, Tommy Guiffre, Michael Waldron, Athena Stamos, January LaVoy, Miguel Antonio Ferrer, Mark Valinsky, Lorelei Llee, Daniel Eric Gold, Ellen Barry, Roz Abrams, Kenneth Wright, Nicole Signore, Tasciotti, Johnny Torres, Rochelle Warner, Joseph Benjamin Stewart, Terry Ward, Tracy Lee Staton, Jessica Anne Taylor, Mike Yedwab, and William G. Stowell in War of the Worlds (2005)
    War of the Worlds
    6.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 2005

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    Visual Effects

    • Steve Carell in Evan Almighty (2007)
      Evan Almighty
      5.4
      • model / miniature maker: Kerner Optical
      • 2007
    • Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
      Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
      7.4
      • senior model maker
      • 2006
    • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible III (2006)
      Mission: Impossible III
      6.9
      • senior model maker (as Donald Bies)
      • 2006
    • Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson in The Island (2005)
      The Island
      6.8
      • senior model maker
      • 2005
    • Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto, Michael Kevin Walker, Ed Vassallo, Michael Arthur, Becky Ann Baker, Gene Barry, David Alan Basche, John Michael Bolger, Justin Chatwin, Robert Cicchini, Vito D'Ambrosio, Marianne Ebert, John Eddins, Dakota Fanning, Daniel Franzese, Peter Gerety, Stephen Gevedon, Rick Gonzalez, Jim Hanna, Danny Hoch, Amy Hohn, Tracy Howe, Omar Jermaine, Erika LaVonn, Adam Lazarre-White, Mark Manley, Mariann Mayberry, Sharrieff Pugh, Ana Maria Quintana, Zoe Quist, Ann Robinson, Amy Ryan, Camillia Monet, John Scurti, Yul Vazquez, Lenny Venito, Jerry Walsh, Lisa Ann Walter, Christopher Evan Welch, Julie White, Marlon Young, Dan Ziskie, David Harbour, Michael Stanton, Lisa Waters, Michael Brownlee, GoGo Toucette, Rafael Sardina, Stacy Ann Wilkins, Patrick Tierney, Ty Simpkins, Ed Schiff, Channing Tatum, David Conley, Tommy Guiffre, Michael Waldron, Athena Stamos, January LaVoy, Miguel Antonio Ferrer, Mark Valinsky, Lorelei Llee, Daniel Eric Gold, Ellen Barry, Roz Abrams, Kenneth Wright, Nicole Signore, Tasciotti, Johnny Torres, Rochelle Warner, Joseph Benjamin Stewart, Terry Ward, Tracy Lee Staton, Jessica Anne Taylor, Mike Yedwab, and William G. Stowell in War of the Worlds (2005)
      War of the Worlds
      6.6
      • senior model maker: ILM
      • 2005
    • Jason Isaacs, Don Battee, Brian Carbee, Septimus Caton, Alan Cinis, Frank Gallacher, Phil Meacham, Darren Andrew Mitchell, Ludivine Sagnier, Bruce Spence, Jeremy Sumpter, Jacob Tomuri, Frank Whitten, Dan Wyllie, Harry Eden, Mick Roughan, George MacKay, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Harry Newell, Freddie Popplewell, Rupert Simonian, Theodore Chester, Lachlan Gooch, Patrick Gooch, and Venant Wong in Peter Pan (2003)
      Peter Pan
      6.8
      • modelmaker: ILM
      • 2003
    • Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
      Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
      8.1
      • lead modelmaker: ILM
      • 2003
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz, Kenny Baker, Hayden Christensen, Temuera Morrison, Bodie Taylor, and Richard Stride in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
      Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
      6.6
      • droid unit supervisor / R2-D2 operator
      • 2002
    • Haley Joel Osment in A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
      A.I. Artificial Intelligence
      7.2
      • model maker: ILM (uncredited)
      • 2001
    • Publicity Poster
      Pearl Harbor
      6.3
      • model maker: ILM
      • 2001
    • Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, and Tim Allen in Galaxy Quest (1999)
      Galaxy Quest
      7.4
      • chief model maker: ILM
      • 1999
    • George Lucas, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Liam Neeson, John Williams, Jake Lloyd, Kenny Baker, Ahmed Best, Keira Knightley, Ray Park, and Peter Serafinowicz in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
      Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
      6.5
      • visual effects modelmaker: ILM
      • 1999
    • Dina Meyer and Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers (1997)
      Starship Troopers
      7.3
      • model maker: ILM (as Donald Bies)
      • 1997
    • Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II (1997)
      Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II
      8.4
      Video Game
      • prop constructor
      • 1997
    • Mary Stuart Masterson and Brian Benben in Radioland Murders (1994)
      Radioland Murders
      6.2
      • model maker: ILM
      • 1994

    Additional Crew

    • Science of Star Wars (2005)
      Science of Star Wars
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • operator: R2D2
      • 2005
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, James Earl Jones, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Hayden Christensen, and Gene Bryant in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
      Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
      7.6
      • droid unit supervisor
      • R2-D2 operator
      • 2005
    • Jeff Goldblum in The Fly (1986)
      The Fly
      7.6
      • creature effects: C.W.I.
      • 1986

    Puppetry

    • George Lucas, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Liam Neeson, John Williams, Jake Lloyd, Kenny Baker, Ahmed Best, Keira Knightley, Ray Park, and Peter Serafinowicz in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
      Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
      6.5
      • puppeteer: R2D2 (uncredited)
      • 1999
    • Robin Williams in Flubber (1997)
      Flubber
      5.3
      • puppeteer
      • 1997

    Special Effects

    • Gnomes
      • Creature Shop Supervisor
      • Filming
      • TV Series
    • Pig Hunt (2008)
      Pig Hunt
      4.7
      • fabricator: Kerner Optical
      • 2008
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, James Earl Jones, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Hayden Christensen, and Gene Bryant in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
      Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
      7.6
      • droid unit supervisor
      • R2D2 operator
      • 2005
    • The Fly II (1989)
      The Fly II
      5.2
      • mechanical engineer: Chris Walas Inc.
      • 1989

    Personal details

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      • Donald Bies
    • Born
      • April 7, 1961
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA

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