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Don Bies

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Don Bies was born on 7 April 1961 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is known for Pirates des Caraïbes : La Malédiction du Black Pearl (2003), Starship Troopers (1997) and La Guerre des mondes (2005).
BornApril 7, 1961
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      • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley in Pirates des Caraïbes : La Malédiction du Black Pearl (2003)
    Pirates des Caraïbes : La Malédiction du Black Pearl
    8.1
    • Visual Effects(ILM)
    • 2003
    Starship Troopers (1997)
    Starship Troopers
    7.3
    • Visual Effects(as Donald Bies, ILM)
    • 1997
    Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning in La Guerre des mondes (2005)
    La Guerre des mondes
    6.6
    • Visual Effects(ILM)
    • 2005
    Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, James Earl Jones, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Hayden Christensen, and Gene Bryant in Star Wars, épisode III : La Revanche des Sith (2005)
    Star Wars, épisode III : La Revanche des Sith
    7.6
    • Additional Crew
    • 2005

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    Visual Effects

    • Steve Carell in Evan tout-puissant (2007)
      Evan tout-puissant
      5.4
      • model/miniature maker: Kerner Optical
      • 2007
    • Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, and Bill Nighy in Pirates des Caraïbes : Le Secret du coffre maudit (2006)
      Pirates des Caraïbes : Le Secret du coffre maudit
      7.4
      • senior model maker
      • 2006
    • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible III (2006)
      Mission: Impossible III
      6.9
      • senior model maker (as Donald Bies)
      • 2006
    • Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson in The Island (2005)
      The Island
      6.8
      • senior model maker
      • 2005
    • Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning in La Guerre des mondes (2005)
      La Guerre des mondes
      6.6
      • senior model maker: ILM
      • 2005
    • Jason Isaacs, Don Battee, Brian Carbee, Septimus Caton, Alan Cinis, Frank Gallacher, Phil Meacham, Darren Andrew Mitchell, Ludivine Sagnier, Bruce Spence, Jeremy Sumpter, Jacob Tomuri, Frank Whitten, Dan Wyllie, Harry Eden, Mick Roughan, George MacKay, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Harry Newell, Freddie Popplewell, Rupert Simonian, Theodore Chester, Lachlan Gooch, Patrick Gooch, and Venant Wong in Peter Pan (2003)
      Peter Pan
      6.8
      • modelmaker: ILM
      • 2003
    • Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley in Pirates des Caraïbes : La Malédiction du Black Pearl (2003)
      Pirates des Caraïbes : La Malédiction du Black Pearl
      8.1
      • lead modelmaker: ILM
      • 2003
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz, Kenny Baker, Hayden Christensen, Temuera Morrison, Bodie Taylor, and Richard Stride in Star Wars, épisode II : L'Attaque des clones (2002)
      Star Wars, épisode II : L'Attaque des clones
      6.6
      • droid unit supervisor/R2-D2 operator
      • 2002
    • Jude Law and Haley Joel Osment in A.I. Intelligence artificielle (2001)
      A.I. Intelligence artificielle
      7.2
      • model maker: ILM (uncredited)
      • 2001
    • Publicity Poster
      Pearl Harbor
      6.3
      • model maker: ILM
      • 2001
    • Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, and Tim Allen in Galaxy Quest (1999)
      Galaxy Quest
      7.4
      • chief model maker: ILM
      • 1999
    • Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Liam Neeson, Jake Lloyd, Kenny Baker, Ahmed Best, Keira Knightley, Ray Park, and Peter Serafinowicz in Star Wars, épisode I : La Menace fantôme (1999)
      Star Wars, épisode I : La Menace fantôme
      6.5
      • puppeteer: R2D2
      • visual effects modelmaker: ILM (uncredited)
      • 1999
    • Starship Troopers (1997)
      Starship Troopers
      7.3
      • model maker: ILM (as Donald Bies)
      • 1997
    • Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II (1997)
      Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II
      8.4
      Video Game
      • prop constructor
      • 1997
    • Mary Stuart Masterson and Brian Benben in Radioland Murders (1994)
      Radioland Murders
      6.2
      • model maker: ILM
      • 1994

    Additional Crew

    • Science of Star Wars (2005)
      Science of Star Wars
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • operator: R2D2
      • 2005
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, James Earl Jones, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Hayden Christensen, and Gene Bryant in Star Wars, épisode III : La Revanche des Sith (2005)
      Star Wars, épisode III : La Revanche des Sith
      7.6
      • R2-D2 operator
      • droid unit supervisor
      • 2005
    • Robin Williams and Scott Martin Gershin in Flubber (1997)
      Flubber
      5.3
      • puppeteer
      • 1997
    • Jeff Goldblum in La Mouche (1986)
      La Mouche
      7.6
      • creature effects: C.W.I.
      • 1986

    Special Effects

    • Gnomes
      • Creature Shop Supervisor
      • In Production
      • TV Series
    • Pig Hunt (2008)
      Pig Hunt
      4.7
      • fabricator: Kerner Optical
      • 2008
    • Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, James Earl Jones, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Hayden Christensen, and Gene Bryant in Star Wars, épisode III : La Revanche des Sith (2005)
      Star Wars, épisode III : La Revanche des Sith
      7.6
      • R2D2 operator
      • droid unit supervisor
      • 2005
    • La Mouche 2 (1989)
      La Mouche 2
      5.2
      • mechanical engineer: Chris Walas Inc.
      • 1989

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    • Alternative name
      • Donald Bies
    • Born
      • April 7, 1961
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA

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