Editing
Alan Pattillo
EN, CN cinema · 63 credits
Born
17 July 1929
Died
16 January 2020 (aged 90)
Birthplace
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK
Also known as Alan Patillo
Alan Huchison Pattillo (17 July 1929 – 16 January 2020) was a British writer and director who worked on Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, and Thunderbirds television series. He won an Emmy in 1979 alongside Bill Blunden for his film editing on All Quiet on the Western Front. During the 1960s, Pattillo worked on several Gerry Anderson projects. He directed episodes of Four Feather Falls, Supercar and Fireball XL5. His work on the latter is regarded as having brought added sophistication to the direction of the series. Pattillo then worked again for Anderson on Stingray as director, before performing a number of roles on the next series from AP Films. For Thunderbirds Pattillo served as script editor, director, and writer. He directed four and wrote seven of the thirty-two episodes (including Attack of the Alligators!). Aside from his work on Gerry Anderson projects, Pattillo had a varied career in the film industry. He provided the story for a 1967 Diana Rigg era The Avengers episode The Bird Who Knew Too Much, which The Times television review noted as being "quite striking". Pattillo worked as the sound editor on Nicolas Roeg's Performance (1970) and again worked with the director as film editor on Walkabout (1971). He was the sound effects editor on Alan Parker's Pink Floyd: The Wall (1979). His work on All Quiet on the Western Front (also 1979), saw him awarded an Emmy for film editing, an award he shared with Bill Blunden. He later worked as associate editor on the film Gandhi (1982) directed by Richard Attenborough.
Known for
Filmography
Century 21 Revisited
as Himself
Stingray: The Reunion Party
Director, Writer
Cyborg Cop
Editor
Deceptions
Editor
Camille
Editor
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Sound Effects Editor
Britannia Hospital
Sound Effects Editor
Gandhi
Associate Editor
The Odd Job
Sound Editor
Paper Tiger
Editor
Open Season
Editor
Nobody Ordered Love
1972
Nobody Ordered Love
Editor, Second Unit Director
The Fiend
Editor
Walkabout
Editor
Performance.
Sound Editor
The Birthday Party
Sound Editor
How I Won the War
Sound Editor
Thunderbirds: Move - And You're Dead
Director, Writer
Thunderbirds: Brink of Disaster
Script Editor
Thunderbirds: The Duchess Assignment
Script Editor
Thunderbirds: The Imposters
Script Editor
Thunderbirds: Danger at Ocean Deep
Script Editor
Thunderbirds: The Cham-Cham
Director, Writer, Script Editor
Thunderbirds: Security Hazard
Director, Writer, Script Editor
Thunderbirds: The Perils of Penelope
Writer, Director
Thunderbirds: The Mighty Atom
Script Editor
Thunderbirds: Vault of Death
Script Editor
Thunderbirds: Edge of Impact
Script Editor
Thunderbirds: Day of Disaster
Script Editor
Thunderbirds: 30 Minutes After Noon
Script Editor
Stingray
Director
Killers of Kilimanjaro
Sound Editor