Known For
Creator
Born
Apr 14, 1929
Died
Dec 26, 2012
Place of Birth
West Hampstead, London, England, UK
Credits
122 titles
Gerry Anderson
Biography
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
Target: Captain Black!
Creator
Space: 1999 4K Double Bill - Breakaway and The Metamorph
Producer
Spectrum is 20: The Death and Life of New Captain Scarlet
Himself (archive footage)
The Legend of Captain Scarlet
Executive Producer
Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
Writer
Space: 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit
Self
Prisoners in Space
Creator
Space Precinct: The Fire Within
Producer
Space Precinct: Deathwatch
Producer
Century 21 Revisited
Himself (archive footage)
Presented in Supercolorisation
Robert the Robot (voice) (uncredited)
Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted
Self (archive footage)
Thunderbirds 55/GOGO
Creator
Fireball XL5: Robots in Distress
Original Series Creator
Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes
Creator
Gerry Anderson's Firestorm
Idea
Dick Spanner P.I.: The Case of the Screaming Dame
Music
HD21 The Worlds of Gerry Anderson in High Definition
Writer
Thunderbirds 1965: The Stately Homes Robberies
Creator
Thunderbirds 1965: Introducing Thunderbirds
Creator
Thunderbirds 1965: The Abominable Snowman
Creator
Thunderbirds Are Go!
Creator
This Is Supermarionation
Robert the Robot (voice, uncredited)
Filmed in Supermarionation
Self (archive footage)
Dick Spanner P.I.: The Case of the Missing Episode
Producer
Space Precinct Legacy
In Memory Of
Those Were the Days
Self - Broadcaster
Stingray: The Reunion Party
Producer
All About 'Thunderbirds'
Stand by for Action
Self
Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet
Producer
Thunderbirds
Original Story
FireStorm
Consulting Producer
Captain Scarlet and the Return of the Mysterons
Director
Lavender Castle
Writer
V.I.P.
Relic
Space Precinct
Producer
30 Years in the TARDIS
Himself
G-Force Intergalactic
Executive Producer
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
Self
Dick Spanner, P.I.
Producer
Thunderbirds 2086: Cloudburst & Nightmare
Original Concept
Space Police
Producer
The Complete Thunderbirds
Original Film Writer
Terrahawks: Expect the Unexpected
Producer
Terrahawks
Writer
Journey Through the Black Sun
Executive Producer
Countdown to Disaster
Original Concept
Thunderbirds in Outer Space
Executive Producer
Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
Writer