Creator
Gerry Anderson
EN, JA, IT cinema · 135 credits
Born
14 April 1929
Died
26 December 2012 (aged 83)
Birthplace
West Hampstead, London, England, UK
Also known as Gerald Alexander Abrahams
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
Filmography
Spectrum is 20: The Death and Life of New Captain Scarlet
as Himself (archive footage)
Target: Captain Black!
Creator, Executive Producer
The Legend of Captain Scarlet
Executive Producer
Space: 1999 4K Double Bill - Breakaway and The Metamorph
Producer, Executive Producer
Thunderbirds 4K Double Bill - Atlantic Inferno / Attack of the Alligators!
Producer, Executive Producer
Century 21 Revisited
as Himself (archive footage)
Prisoners in Space
Creator, Executive Producer
Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
Writer, Creator, Producer
Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted
as Self (archive footage)
Fireball XL5: Robots in Distress
Original Series Creator
Filmed in Supermarionation
as Self (archive footage)
This Is Supermarionation
as Robert the Robot (voice, uncredited), Writer, Producer
Space Precinct Legacy
In Memory Of
Stingray: The Reunion Party
Producer, Writer, Thanks
Thunderbirds
Original Story
30 Years in the TARDIS
as Himself
Space Police
Producer, Writer
Thunderbirds 2086: Cloudburst & Nightmare
Original Concept
The Complete Thunderbirds
Original Film Writer, Creator
Terrahawks: Expect the Unexpected
Producer, Writer
Journey Through the Black Sun
Executive Producer
Countdown to Disaster
Original Concept, Executive Producer
Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
Writer, Executive Producer
Thunderbirds in Outer Space
Executive Producer
Invaders from the Deep
Creator, Executive Producer
The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90
Writer, Creator
Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons
Writer, Executive Producer
Alien Attack
Executive Producer
Invasion: UFO
Director, Creator, Executive Producer
Thunderbirds to the Rescue
Writer, Producer, Creator
The Incredible Voyage of Stingray
Creator, Writer, Producer
Destination Moonbase-Alpha
Creator, Producer
Space: 1999
Executive Producer
The Investigator
Creator, Producer, Director
UFO: Annihilate SHADO... Kill Straker...
Characters, Executive Producer
UFO: Take Them Alive
Director, Writer
UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
Creator, Executive Producer
Doppelgänger
Story, Producer, Screenplay
Thunderbirds: Brink of Disaster
Producer, Script Supervisor
Thunderbirds: Atlantic Inferno
Executive Producer
Thunderbirds: Path of Destruction
Executive Producer
Thunderbirds: Alias Mr. Hackenbacker
Executive Producer
Thunderbirds: Lord Parker's 'Oliday
Executive Producer
Thunderbirds: Ricochet
Executive Producer
Thunderbirds: Give or Take a Million
Executive Producer
Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky
Writer, Producer, Script Supervisor
Thunderbirds: Vault of Death
Producer, Script Supervisor
Stingray: Aquanaut of the Year
Producer, Writer
Stingray: A Nut For Marineville
Producer, Writer
Stingray
Writer, Producer
Crossroads to Crime
Producer, Director
Devil Girl from Mars
Sound Editor
Appointment in London
ADR & Dubbing
South of Algiers
Sound Editor