Colin Chilvers(1945-2024)

Special Effects
Director
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Home Beyond the Sun (2004)

Colin Chilvers was born in 1945 in London, England, UK. He was a director, known for Superman (1978), X-Men (2000) and Moonwalker (1988). He died on 19 November 2024 in Fort Erie, Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada.

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Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 3 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)

Superman

7.4

Special Effects

1978

X-Men

7.3

Special Effects

2000

Moonwalker

6.1

Director(segment Smooth Criminal, directed by)

1988

Shoot 'Em Up

6.6

Special Effects

2007

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Special Effects

Shoot 'Em Up
6.6
- special effects coordinator
- 2007
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
7.6
- director of special effects
- 2006
Zoom
4.4
- special effects coordinator
- 2006
The Pacifier
5.6
- special effects coordinator
- 2005
Bulletproof Monk
5.5
- special effects consultant
- 2003
K-19: The Widowmaker
6.7
- special effects coordinator
- 2002
Get Over It
5.7
- special effects coordinator
- 2001
Driven
4.6
- special effects coordinator
- 2001
X-Men
7.3
- special effects coordinator
- 2000
Bride of Chucky
5.6
- special effects coordinator
- 1998
Follow That Bird
6.7
- special effects director
- 1985
Spasms
4.4
- special effects consultant (as Collin Chilvers)
- 1983
Superman III
5.0
- director of special effects and miniatures
- 1983
Curtains
5.6
- director of special effects: act I
- 1983
The Wars
6.4
- special effects
- 1982

Director

Home Beyond the Sun
6.5
TV Movie
- Director
- 2004
Michael Jackson: Number Ones
8.6
Video
- Director (video Smooth Criminal)
- 2003
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II
8.4
Video
- Director (video Smooth Criminal)
- 1997
Bros: Too Much
Music Video
- Director
- 1989
Superboy
6.0
TV Series
- Director
- 1988
Michael Jackson: Smooth Criminal (II)
8.5
- Director (directed by)
- 1988
Moonwalker
6.1
- Director (segment Smooth Criminal, directed by)
- 1988
Michael Jackson: Smooth Criminal
8.8
Music Video
- Director
- 1988
War of the Worlds
6.5
TV Series
- Director
- 1988
Kingdom Chums
6.5
TV Movie
- Director (live action)
- 1986
ABC Weekend Specials
7.7
TV Series
- Director
- 1985
Urgent: Running Back
Music Video
- Director
- 1985