Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsHoliday Watch GuideGotham AwardsSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
IMDbPro

William Catania(1964-2019)

  • Special Effects
  • Art Department
  • Additional Crew
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
William Catania was born on 3 February 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. William is known for National Treasure (2004), War of the Worlds (2005) and The Road (2009). William died on 12 September 2019 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
BornFebruary 3, 1964
DiedSeptember 12, 2019(55)
BornFebruary 3, 1964
DiedSeptember 12, 2019(55)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels

Known for

Nicolas Cage in National Treasure (2004)
National Treasure
6.9
  • Special Effects(as Bill Catainia)
  • 2004
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
  • Special Effects
  • 2005
Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee in The Road (2009)
The Road
7.2
  • Special Effects(as Bill Catania)
  • 2009
John Travolta and Joaquin Phoenix in Ladder 49 (2004)
Ladder 49
6.5
  • Art Department
  • 2004

Credits

Edit
IMDbPro

Special Effects



  • Kevin Spacey in House of Cards (2013)
    House of Cards
    8.6
    TV Series
    • special effects supervisor
    • special effects coordinator
    • 2013–2017
  • Leslie Bibb, Sam Rockwell, Michael Godere, Callie Thorne, and Nini Le Huynh at an event for The Dark of Night (2017)
    The Dark of Night
    6.7
    Short
    • special effects
    • special effects supervisor
    • 2017
  • Brittany Mirabile and Roman Blat in The Purge: Election Year (2016)
    The Purge: Election Year
    6.0
    • special effects coordinator: additional photography
    • 2016
  • Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and Robert Pattinson in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
    The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
    5.6
    • special effects technician
    • 2012
  • John Walsh in America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back (1988)
    America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back
    7.2
    TV Series
    • special effects
    • special effects supervisor
    • 2012
  • Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, and Ed Harris in Game Change (2012)
    Game Change
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • special effects coordinator
    • 2012
  • Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, and Robert Pattinson in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
    The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
    5.0
    • rigging foreman
    • 2011
  • Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network (2010)
    The Social Network
    7.8
    • special effects technician (uncredited)
    • 2010
  • Forest Whitaker and Adrien Brody in The Experiment (2010)
    The Experiment
    6.4
    • special effects foreman
    • 2010
  • Timothy Olyphant in Justified (2010)
    Justified
    8.6
    TV Series
    • special effects foreman (2010, pilot)
    • 2010–2015
  • Anthony Sellers in The Crazies (2010)
    The Crazies
    6.5
    • special effects technician
    • 2010
  • Bill Murray and Robert Duvall in Get Low (2009)
    Get Low
    7.0
    • special effects technician (uncredited)
    • 2009
  • Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee in The Road (2009)
    The Road
    7.2
    • special effects (as Bill Catania)
    • 2009
  • Renée Zellweger in My One and Only (2009)
    My One and Only
    6.5
    • special effects technician
    • 2009
  • Weapon Masters (2008)
    Weapon Masters
    7.5
    TV Series
    • special effects
    • 2008

Art Department



  • Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan in Step Up (2006)
    Step Up
    6.5
    • tool man
    • 2006
  • Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson in Wedding Crashers (2005)
    Wedding Crashers
    7.0
    • propmaker: Washington D.C. / Maryland
    • 2005
  • John Travolta and Joaquin Phoenix in Ladder 49 (2004)
    Ladder 49
    6.5
    • construction gangboss
    • 2004
  • Chris Rock in Head of State (2003)
    Head of State
    5.5
    • propmaker
    • 2003
  • Anthony Hopkins and Edward Norton in Red Dragon (2002)
    Red Dragon
    7.2
    • propmaker (uncredited)
    • 2002
  • Tom Cruise in Minority Report (2002)
    Minority Report
    7.6
    • set dresser (uncredited)
    • 2002
  • Melanie Griffith and Stephen Dorff in Cecil B. Demented (2000)
    Cecil B. Demented
    6.3
    • set dresser
    • 2000
  • Promo Poster
    Liberty Heights
    7.0
    • set dresser
    • 1999

Property Department



  • Samuel L. Jackson and Kellan Lutz in Arena (2011)
    Arena
    4.7
    Video
    • assistant property master
    • 2011

Personal details

Edit
  • Alternative names
    • Bill Catainia
  • Born
    • February 3, 1964
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • September 12, 2019
    • Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb App
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb App
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb App
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.