Les Bowie


Special Effects Artist

Biography

Matte shot specialist whose work spans several generations of special effects technology, beginning in the mid-1940s.

Filmography

 

Visual Effects (Feature Film)

Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)
Special Effects
To the Devil, a Daughter (1976)
Special Effects
The Lifetaker (1975)
Special Effects
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1975)
Special Effects
The Human Factor (1975)
Special Effects
Call Him Mr. Shatter (1975)
Special Effects
Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
Special Effects
Mosquito Squadron (1970)
Special Effects
Moon Zero Two (1970)
Special Effects
The Assassination Bureau (1969)
Special Effects
Those Fantastic Flying Fools (1967)
Special Effects
Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)
Special Effects
Casino Royale (1967)
Sp matte work
The Quiller Memorandum (1966)
Special Effects
The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)
Special Effects
The Crimson Blade (1964)
Special Effects
The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964)
Special Effects
First Men IN the Moon (1964)
Tech staff
Nightmare (1964)
Special Effects
The Kiss of the Vampire (1963)
Special Effects
The Old Dark House (1963)
Special Effects
Sword of Lancelot (1963)
Matte artist
Paranoiac (1963)
Special Effects
The Pirates of Blood River (1962)
Special Effects
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1962)
Special Effects
Night Creatures (1962)
Special Effects
The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
Special Effects
The Shadow of the Cat (1961)
Special Effects
Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961)
Special Effects
The Creeping Unknown (1956)
Special Effects
Great Expectations (1946)
Special Effects

Film Production - Main (Feature Film)

One Million Years B. C. (1967)
Prologue Designer
The Haunted Strangler (1958)
Photography

Life Events

1946

First feature as special effects artist, "Great Expectations"

Bibliography