Alec Gillis
Alec Dougal Gillis is an Academy Award-winning American special effects artist and actor who served as part of the creature effects crew on the 1986 film Aliens, the 1992 film Alien3, the 1997 film Alien Resurrection, the 2004 film Alien vs. Predator, the 2007 film Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem and the 2018 film The Predator. He also appeared in a cameo as an unnamed technician in Alien vs. Predator, although he was not credited for the role. In 1988, Gillis co-founded Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. (ADI) with Tom Woodruff, Jr., and the company has since provided creature effects for Alien3, Alien Resurrection, Alien vs. Predator and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem. Gillis's work has won an Academy Award for Visual Effects (for Death Becomes Her, although he was not listed on the official nomination) and a BAFTA. For his work on Alien3, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Visual Effects, a BAFTA and a Saturn Award.
Filmography
Cringe
as Fitz
Cringe
as Fitz
Eulogy to Us
Eulogy to Us
Prey
as Predator Puppeteer (ADI)
Prey
as Predator Puppeteer (ADI)
Oats Studios: Volume 1
as Militia #1 / Bill
Oats Studios: Volume 1
as Militia #1 / Bill
Witches Midnight
as Oswald Octav
Witches Midnight
as Oswald Octav
Bad President - Kenya
as William "Billy" Coltran
Bad President - Kenya
as William "Billy" Coltran
Tremors: Making Perfection
as Himself
Tremors: Making Perfection
as Himself
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
as Self
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
as Self
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
as Self
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
as Self
Bad President - All My Sh*t
as William 'Billy' Coltran
Bad President - All My Sh*t
as William 'Billy' Coltran
Bad President - Oil Spill
as William 'Billy' Coltran
Bad President - Oil Spill
as William 'Billy' Coltran
Rakka
as Militia #1
Rakka
as Militia #1
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
as Self
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
as Self
The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'
The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'
Leviathan: Monster Melting Pot
as Himself
Leviathan: Monster Melting Pot
as Himself
Men in Suits
as Self
Men in Suits
as Self
Astronaut: The Last Push
as Charlie
Astronaut: The Last Push
as Charlie
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
as Self
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
as Self
Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror
as Self
Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror
as Self
Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments
as Self
Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments
as Self
Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins
as Self
Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins
as Self
Monster Squad Forever!
as Self
Monster Squad Forever!
as Self
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
as Self
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
as Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
as Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
as Self
Elektra
as Puppeteer
Elektra
as Puppeteer
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
as Technician (uncredited)
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
as Technician (uncredited)
Shooting 'Panic Room'
as Self
Shooting 'Panic Room'
as Self
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
as Self
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
as Self
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
as Self
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
as Self
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'
as Self
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q'
as Self
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
as Self
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
as Self
Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe
as Self
Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe
as Self
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
as Self
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
as Self
Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji'
as Self
Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji'
as Self
The Making of ‘Tremors’
as Self
The Making of ‘Tremors’
as Self
Alien Resurrection
as Hero Alien Warrior (uncredited)
Alien Resurrection
as Hero Alien Warrior (uncredited)
Aliens
as Alien (uncredited)
Aliens
as Alien (uncredited)
Fleshing Out the Hollow Man
as Self
Fleshing Out the Hollow Man
as Self