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Jim Danforth
Visual Effects
Animation Department
Special Effects
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Jim Danforth was born on 13 July 1940 in the USA. He is known for
They Live (1988)
,
Clash of the Titans (1981)
and
The Prophecy (1995)
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Nominated for 2 Oscars
1 win & 2 nominations total
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Known for
They Live
7.2
Special Effects
1988
Clash of the Titans
6.9
Visual Effects
(uncredited)
1981
The Prophecy
6.4
Visual Effects
(angel effects and Mesa mattes, Effects Associates, Inc.)
1995
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
6.0
Visual Effects
(uncredited)
1992
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Visual Effects
73
Animation Department
9
Special Effects
6
Actor
5
Second Unit or Assistant Director
5
Additional Crew
5
Art Department
2
Writer
1
Stunts
1
Self
5
Thanks
2
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Visual Effects
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73
The Prophecy
6.4
matte artist: angel effects and Mesa mattes, Effects Associates, Inc.
matte photographer: angel effects and Mesa mattes, Effects Associates, Inc.
1995
Dark Universe
3.1
Video
matte painter
1993
Body Snatchers
6.0
matte artist
(uncredited)
1993
Robot Wars
3.9
additional stop-motion
1993
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
6.0
matte artist
matte photographer
matte supervisor
(uncredited)
1992
House IV
3.9
Video
animated effects
1992
Bugsy
6.8
matte artist
(uncredited)
1991
The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
5.1
additional matte paintings: from The NeverEnding Story
1990
Flatliners
6.6
matte artist
(uncredited)
1990
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
4.5
special photographic effects: Effects Associates, Inc.
1989
DeepStar Six
5.3
matte artist
miniature effects
1989
The Wizard of Speed and Time
7.0
optical effects
(uncredited)
1988
Dominick and Eugene
7.0
matte artist
1988
Prince of Darkness
6.7
matte artist
matte painter
(uncredited)
1987
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
7.4
main title graphics
1986
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Animation Department
Previous
9
Dragonworld
5.4
animator
1994
Body Bags
6.2
TV Movie
animator
(uncredited)
1993
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
5.9
TV Series
animation producer: main title sequence
1970
1 episode
Raiders of the Stone Ring
Short
animator
1968
Here's Lucy
6.9
TV Series
animator: "Lucy" puppet, main title sequence
1968–1974
The Gumby Show
7.0
TV Series
animator
1967–1968
2 episodes
Davey and Goliath
7.5
TV Series
animator
1960
5 episodes
Goliath and the Dragon
5.2
stop-motion animator
(US version, uncredited)
1960
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
8.0
TV Series
animator
1959
2 episodes
Special Effects
Previous
6
They Live
7.2
special photographic effects
1988
Zoo Ship
6.5
special effects
1985
The Scarlett O'Hara War
6.9
TV Movie
special effects
1980
Topper
5.5
TV Movie
on-set ghost effects consultant
1979
Supertrain
4.4
TV Series
effects coordinator
(pilot episode)
1979
Equinox
5.2
special effects
(uncredited)
1970
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Alternative names
James Danforth
Born
July 13
,
1940
USA
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