George Gibbs (special effects artist)
# George Gibbs (special effects artist)

George Gibbs (18 July 1937 – 15 December 2020) was a British special effects artist who is best known for his work in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

## Biography

Gibbs was born in Islington, London in 1937. In 1953, Gibbs started his career at his local theatre, the Hackney Empire in East London where he trained as a theatre electrician with Strand Electric Company. He worked in this line for 5 years until 1958, when he landed a job at Pinewood Film Studios.

He died on 15 December 2020.

## Oscar history

All these were for Best Visual Effects:

* 1984 Academy Awards-Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, award shared with Michael J. McAlister, Dennis Muren and Lorne Peterson. Won.
* 1988 Academy Awards-Who Framed Roger Rabbit, award shared with Edward Jones, Ken Ralston and Richard Williams. Won.
* 1992 Academy Awards-Alien³, nomination shared with Richard Edlund, Alec Gillis, Tom Woodruff Jr. Lost to Death Becomes Her.

## Selected filmography

* Doom (2005)
* The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
* From Hell (2001)
* The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
* The Saint (1997)
* 101 Dalmatians (1996)
* First Knight (1995)
* Alien³ (1992)
* Patriot Games (1992)
* Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
* Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
* Labyrinth (1986)
* Brazil (1985)
* Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
* Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
* Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
* Conan the Barbarian (1982)
* Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
* Flash Gordon (1980)
