- Known For
- Creator
- Born
- April 14, 1929
- Place of Birth
- West Hampstead, London, England, UK
- Died
- December 26, 2012
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 l…
Filmography
movieThunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
2025 · Writer, Creator, Producer
movieSpace 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit
2025 · Self
moviePrisoners in Space
2025 · Creator, Executive Producer
movieSpace Precinct: The Fire Within
2025 · Producer
movieSpace Precinct: Deathwatch
2025 · Producer
tvPresented in Supercolorisation
2022 · Robert the Robot (voice) (uncredited), Robert the Robot / Granatoid 1 (voice) (uncredited), Producer, Writer, Creator
movieGerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted
2022 · Self (archive footage)
movieThunderbirds 55/GOGO
2022 · Creator
tvThunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes
2020 · Creator
movieGerry Anderson's Firestorm
2018 · Idea
movieDick Spanner P.I.: The Case of the Screaming Dame
2017 · Music
movieHD21 The Worlds of Gerry Anderson in High Definition
2016 · Writer, Director
tvThunderbirds Are Go!
2015 · Creator
movieThis Is Supermarionation
2014 · Robert the Robot (voice, uncredited)
movieFilmed in Supermarionation
2014 · Self (archive footage)
Those Were the Days
tvThose Were the Days
2011 · Self - Broadcaster
movieAll About 'Thunderbirds'
2008
tvStand by for Action
2007 · Self
tvGerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet
2005 · Producer, Creator
movieThunderbirds
2004 · Original Story
tvFireStorm
2003 · Consulting Producer, Creator
movieCaptain Scarlet and the Return of the Mysterons
1999 · Director, Writer
tvLavender Castle
1999 · Writer, Director, Producer, Creator
tvV.I.P.
1998 · Relic
tvSpace Precinct
1994 · Producer, Creator
movie30 Years in the TARDIS
1993 · Himself
tvG-Force Intergalactic
1993 · Executive Producer, Creator
tvFrank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
1992 · Self
tvDick Spanner, P.I.
1987 · Producer, Creator
movieThunderbirds 2086: Cloudburst & Nightmare
1986 · Original Concept
movieSpace Police
1986 · Producer, Writer
movieThe Complete Thunderbirds
1985 · Original Film Writer, Creator
movieTerrahawks: Expect the Unexpected
1983 · Writer, Producer
tvTerrahawks
1983 · Writer, Producer, Creator
movieJourney Through the Black Sun
1982 · Executive Producer
movieCountdown to Disaster
1982 · Original Concept, Executive Producer
movieThunderbirds in Outer Space
1981 · Executive Producer
movieRevenge of the Mysterons from Mars
1981 · Writer, Executive Producer
movieInvaders from the Deep
1981 · Creator, Executive Producer
movieThe Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90
1981 · Writer, Creator
movieAlien Attack
1980 · Executive Producer
movieThunderbirds to the Rescue
1980 · Producer, Writer, Creator
movieCaptain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons
1980 · Writer, Executive Producer
movieInvasion: UFO
1980 · Director, Creator, Executive Producer
movieThe Incredible Voyage of Stingray
1980 · Creator, Writer, Producer
movieMoonraker
1979 · Screenplay
movieDestination Moonbase-Alpha
1978 · Creator, Producer
movieThe Day After Tomorrow: Into Infinity
1975 · Producer
tvSpace: 1999
1975 · Producer, Creator
movieSpace: 1999
1975 · Executive Producer
movieUFO: Radar contact... They're landing!
1974 · Director
movieThe Investigator
1973 · Director, Producer, Creator
tvThe Protectors
1972 · Producer, Creator
movieUFO: Take Them Alive
1972 · Director, Writer
movieUFO: Annihilate SHADO... Kill Straker...
1972 · Characters, Executive Producer
movieUFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
1971 · Creator, Executive Producer
movieUFO: Destroy Luna Base!
1971 · Creator
tvUFO
1970 · Writer, Director, Producer, Executive Producer, Creator
tvThe Secret Service
1969 · Writer, Creator
movieDoppelgänger
1969 · Screenplay, Story, Producer
tvJoe 90
1968 · Writer, Creator
movieThunderbird 6
1968 · Writer
tvCaptain Scarlet and the Mysterons
1967 · Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
movieThunderbirds Are GO
1966 · Writer
movieThunderbirds: Attack of the Alligators!
1966 · Producer
movieThunderbirds: City of Fire
1966 · Producer
movieThunderbirds: Desperate Intruder
1965 · Producer
movieThunderbirds: Terror In New York City
1965 · Producer
movieThunderbirds: Pit of Peril
1965 · Producer
movieThunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky
1965 · Writer, Producer
tvThunderbirds
1965 · Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
tvStingray
1964 · Writer, Producer, Creator
tvFireball XL5
1962 · Robert the Robot (voice) (uncredited), Writer, Director, Producer, Creator
tvSupercar
1961 · Director, Writer, Creator
movieCrossroads to Crime
1960 · Director, Producer
tvFour Feather Falls
1960 · Writer, Director, Producer, Creator
tvTorchy the Battery Boy
1960 · Director
tvThe Adventures of Twizzle
1957 · Director
Abdullah's Harem
movieAbdullah's Harem
1955 · Sound Editor
movieYou've Never Seen This!
1955 · Director
movieDevil Girl from Mars
1954 · Sound Editor
movieSouth of Algiers
1953 · Sound Editor
movieAppointment in London
1953 · ADR & Dubbing
movieThe Making of Gerry Anderson A life Uncharted Behind The Scenes
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movieTarget: Captain Black!
— · Creator, Executive Producer
movieThe Legend of Captain Scarlet
— · Executive Producer
Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
tvRevenge of the Mysterons from Mars
— · Creator
tvGerry Anderson's Greatest Episodes
— · Creator