Gerry Anderson
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.
Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted
(Self (archive footage))
Filmed in Supermarionation
(Self (archive footage))
This Is Supermarionation
(Robert the Robot (voice, uncredited))
30 Years in the TARDIS
(Himself)
Fireball XL5
(Robert the Robot (voice) (uncredited))
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
(Self)
V.I.P.
(Relic)
Presented in Supercolorisation
(Robert the Robot (voice) (uncredited))
Presented in Supercolorisation
(Robert the Robot / Granatoid 1 (voice) (uncredited))
Those Were the Days
(Self - Broadcaster)
The Investigator
(Creator)
The Investigator
(Producer)
The Investigator
(Director)
UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
(Creator)
UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
(Executive Producer)
Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons
(Writer)
The Complete Thunderbirds
(Original Film Writer)
The Complete Thunderbirds
(Creator)
Appointment in London
(ADR & Dubbing)
South of Algiers
(Sound Editor)
Alien Attack
(Executive Producer)
Doppelgänger
(Story)
Doppelgänger
(Producer)
Into Infinity
(Producer)
Destination Moonbase-Alpha
(Creator)
Space Police
(Producer)
Crossroads to Crime
(Producer)
Journey Through the Black Sun
(Executive Producer)
Doppelgänger
(Screenplay)
Invasion: UFO
(Director)
Thunderbirds Are GO
(Writer)
Thunderbird 6
(Writer)
Abdullah's Harem
(Sound Editor)
Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
(Writer)
Devil Girl from Mars
(Sound Editor)
Crossroads to Crime
(Director)
Destination Moonbase-Alpha
(Producer)
UFO: Destroy Luna Base!
(Creator)
Thunderbirds in Outer Space
(Executive Producer)
Thunderbirds to the Rescue
(Writer)
Thunderbirds to the Rescue
(Producer)
Thunderbirds to the Rescue
(Creator)
The Incredible Voyage of Stingray
(Creator)
The Incredible Voyage of Stingray
(Writer)
The Incredible Voyage of Stingray
(Producer)
Invaders from the Deep
(Creator)
Space: 1999
(Executive Producer)
Thunderbirds
(Original Story)
You've Never Seen This!
(Director)
Terrahawks: Expect the Unexpected
(Producer)
Terrahawks: Expect the Unexpected
(Writer)
Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
(Executive Producer)
Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons
(Executive Producer)
Invaders from the Deep
(Executive Producer)
Countdown to Disaster
(Original Concept)
Countdown to Disaster
(Executive Producer)
Thunderbirds 2086: Cloudburst & Nightmare
(Original Concept)
Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky
(Writer)
Thunderbirds: Pit of Peril
(Writer)
The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90
(Writer)
The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90
(Creator)
Gerry Anderson's Firestorm
(Idea)
Moonraker
(Screenplay)
HD21 The Worlds of Gerry Anderson in High Definition
(Writer)
HD21 The Worlds of Gerry Anderson in High Definition
(Director)
Prisoners in Space
(Creator)
Prisoners in Space
(Executive Producer)
Invasion: UFO
(Creator)
Invasion: UFO
(Executive Producer)
UFO: Annihilate S.H.A.D.O. Kill Straker...Stop
(Characters)
UFO: Annihilate S.H.A.D.O. Kill Straker...Stop
(Executive Producer)
Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City
(Writer)
Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
(Writer)
Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
(Creator)
Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
(Producer)
UFO: Take them Alive
(Director)
UFO: Radar contact... They're landing!
(Director)
Thunderbirds 55/GOGO
(Creator)
Space Police
(Writer)
Space: 1999
(Producer)
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
(Writer)
Dick Spanner
(Producer)
Supercar
(Director)
Supercar
(Writer)
Four Feather Falls
(Producer)
Four Feather Falls
(Writer)
Lavender Castle
(Writer)
Four Feather Falls
(Director)
Lavender Castle
(Director)
Joe 90
(Writer)
Stingray
(Writer)
Thunderbirds
(Writer)
The Secret Service
(Writer)
Fireball XL5
(Director)
Fireball XL5
(Writer)
Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet
(Producer)
UFO
(Writer)
UFO
(Producer)
UFO
(Director)
Terrahawks
(Writer)
Torchy the Battery Boy
(Director)
Fireball XL5
(Producer)
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
(Executive Producer)
UFO
(Executive Producer)
Thunderbirds
(Executive Producer)
Stingray
(Producer)
The Protectors
(Producer)
Presented in Supercolorisation
(Producer)
Presented in Supercolorisation
(Writer)
The Adventures of Twizzle
(Director)
Terrahawks
(Producer)
Lavender Castle
(Producer)
Space Precinct
(Producer)
FireStorm
(Consulting Producer)
Space: 1999
(Creator)
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
(Creator)
Supercar
(Creator)
Thunderbirds
(Creator)
Four Feather Falls
(Creator)
The Secret Service
(Creator)
Space Precinct
(Creator)
Stingray
(Creator)
Joe 90
(Creator)
Dick Spanner
(Creator)
Terrahawks
(Creator)
The Protectors
(Creator)
Fireball XL5
(Creator)
Lavender Castle
(Creator)
Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
(Creator)
Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet
(Creator)
FireStorm
(Creator)
Thunderbirds Are Go!
(Creator)
UFO
(Creator)
Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes
(Creator)
Presented in Supercolorisation
(Creator)