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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: West Hampstead, London, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 67

TV Involvements: 60


Most Famous Work

Biography

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 live action productions in the 1970s, he had a long and successful association with media impresario Lew Grade and Grade's company ITC, continuing until the second series of Space: 1999. After a career lull when a number of new series concepts failed to get off the ground, his career began a new phase in the early 1980s when audience nostalgia for his earlier Supermarionation series (prompted by Saturday morning re-runs in Britain and Australia) led to new Anderson productions being commissioned. Later projects include a 2005 CGI remake of Captain Scarlet entitled Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet.

Most Famous Work

Space: 1999
Average
7

Space: 1999

(1975) Creator
UFO
Average
8

UFO

(1970) Creator
Thunderbirds Are Go!
Average
6

Thunderbirds Are Go!

(2015) Creator
Moonraker
Average
6

Moonraker

(1979) Screenplay
Thunderbirds
Average
8

Thunderbirds

(1965) Creator
The Protectors
Average
6

The Protectors

(1972) Creator
Thunderbird 6
Average
6

Thunderbird 6

(1968) Writer
Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
Average
1

Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars

(1981) Executive Producer

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2022 Robert the Robot (voice) (uncredited)
Robert the Robot / Granatoid 1 (voice) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage)
2014 Robert the Robot (voice, uncredited)
Self (archive footage)
1998 Relic
1993 Himself
1992 Self
1962 Robert the Robot (voice) (uncredited)
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2025 Writer
2022 Writer
2018 Idea
2016 Writer
2004 Original Story
1999 Writer
1986 Original Concept
Co-Writer
1985 Original Film Writer
1983 Writer
Writer
1982 Original Concept
1981 Writer
Writer
1980 Writer
Writer
Writer
1979 Screenplay
1972 Characters
1970 Writer
1969 Writer
Story
Screenplay
1968 Writer
Writer
1967 Writer
1966 Writer
1965 Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
1964 Writer
1962 Writer
1961 Writer
1960 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2025 Executive Producer
2022 Producer
2005 Producer
2003 Consulting Producer
1999 Producer
1994 Producer
1987 Producer
1986 Producer
1983 Producer
Producer
1982 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
1981 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
1980 Executive Producer
Producer
Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
1978 Producer
1975 Producer
Producer
Executive Producer
1973 Producer
1972 Producer
Executive Producer
1971 Executive Producer
1970 Producer
Executive Producer
1969 Producer
1967 Executive Producer
1965 Executive Producer
1964 Producer
1962 Producer
1960 Producer
Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator

Directing

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
1955 Sound Editor
1954 Sound Editor
1953 Sound Editor
ADR & Dubbing
Year Role Movie/Tv

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