Acting credits
3
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Derek Meddings
Visual Effects
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.3
Low visibility
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Movies: 35Series: 8Crew credits: 41
TMDB ID: 227557
IMDb ID: nm0575439
Known for: Visual Effects
Born: January 15, 1931
Died: September 10, 1995
Age: 64
Place of birth: St. Pancras, London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1962 - 2025
Years active: 64
Average TMDB rating: 6.42
Wikidata: Q518695
Other jobs
Visual Effects Director (20)Visual Effects (7)Special Effects (6)Special Effects Supervisor (2)Visual Effects Supervisor (2)Modeling (1)Special Effects Assistant (1)Special Effects Coordinator (1)
Biography
Derek Meddings (15 January 1931 – 10 September 1995) was a British film and television special effects designer. He was initially noted for his work on the "Supermarionation" TV puppet series produced by Gerry Anderson, and later for the 1970s and 1980s James Bond and Superman film series.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Derek Meddings.
10.0
Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
Visual Effects Director
2025 Movie
Thunderbirds 55/GOGO
Visual Effects
2022 Movie
6.0
Goldeneye: The Secret Files
as Self
1995 Movie
6.9
GoldenEye
Visual Effects Director
1995 Movie
6.0
The World of James Bond
as Self
1995 Movie
6.7
Germinal
Special Effects Coordinator
1993 Movie
5.7
Hudson Hawk
Special Effects Supervisor
1991 Movie
7.2
Batman
Visual Effects
1989 Movie
5.8
High Spirits
Visual Effects Director
1988 Movie
4.8
Apprentice to Murder
Special Effects
1988 Movie
6.0
Mio in the Land of Faraway
Special Effects Technician
1987 Movie
6.2
Spies Like Us
as Dr. Stinson
1985 Movie
Countdown to Disaster
Visual Effects Director
1982 Movie
6.5
For Your Eyes Only
Visual Effects Supervisor
1981 Movie
5.0
Invaders from the Deep
Visual Effects Director
1981 Movie
1.0
Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
Visual Effects Director
1981 Movie
The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90
Visual Effects Director
1981 Movie
6.7
Superman II
Visual Effects
1980 Movie
5.6
Invasion: UFO
Visual Effects Director
1980 Movie
6.0
The Incredible Voyage of Stingray
Visual Effects
1980 Movie
Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons
Visual Effects Director
1980 Movie
6.2
Moonraker
Visual Effects Director
1979 Movie
7.2
Superman
Modeling
1978 Movie
6.8
The Spy Who Loved Me
Visual Effects Director
1977 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Derek Meddings.
7.0
Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes
Visual Effects • 3 eps
2020 Series
7.7
UFO
Visual Effects Director • 26 eps
1970 Series
7.1
Joe 90
Visual Effects Director • 30 eps
1968 Series
7.4
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
Visual Effects Director • 32 eps
1967 Series
7.5
Thunderbirds
Visual Effects Director • 32 eps
1965 Series
6.8
Stingray
Visual Effects Director • 40 eps
1964 Series
7.9
Doctor Who
Special Effects • 1 eps
1963 Series
6.3
Fireball XL5
Visual Effects Director • 39 eps
1962 Series