Alec Gillis
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Alec Dougal Gillis is an Academy Award-winning American special effects artist and actor who served as part of the creature effects crew on the 1986 film Aliens, the 1992 film Alien3, the 1997 film Alien Resurrection, the 2004 film Alien vs. Predator, the 2007 film Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem and the 2018 film The Predator. He also appeared in a cameo as an unnamed technician in Alien vs. Predator, although he was not credited for the role. In 1988, Gillis co-founded Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. (ADI) with Tom Woodruff, Jr., and the company has since provided creature effects for Alien3, Alien Resurrection, Alien vs. Predator and Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem. Gillis's work has won an Academy Award for Visual Effects (for Death Becomes Her, although he was not listed on the official nomination) and a BAFTA. For his work on Alien3, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Visual Effects, a BAFTA and a Saturn Award.
Known for
Credits
Aliens (1986)
as Alien (uncredited)
Prey (2022)
as Predator Puppeteer (ADI)
Alien Resurrection (1997)
as Hero Alien Warrior (uncredited)
AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)
as Technician (uncredited)
Rakka (2017)
as Militia #1
Oats Studios: Volume 1 (2021)
as Militia #1 / Bill
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz (2005)
as Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005)
as Self
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex (2015)
as Self
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class (2011)
as Self
Men in Suits (2012)
as Self
Astronaut: The Last Push (2012)
as Charlie
Fleshing Out the Hollow Man (—)
as Self
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' (2003)
as Self
Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins (2009)
as Self
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' (2003)
as Self
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film (2019)
as Self
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination (2000)
as Self
Shooting 'Panic Room' (2004)
as Self
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' (2002)
as Self
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters (2019)
as Self
Behind the Scenes of 'John Q' (2002)
as Self
Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe (2002)
as Self
The Making of ‘Tremors’ (1998)
as Self
Monster Squad Forever! (2007)
as Self
Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror (2010)
as Self
Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments (2010)
as Self
Tremors: Making Perfection (2020)
as Himself
Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji' (2000)
as Self
Bad President - Kenya (2020)
as William "Billy" Coltran
Bad President - Oil Spill (2017)
as William 'Billy' Coltran
Witches Midnight (2021)
as Oswald Octav
Leviathan: Monster Melting Pot (2014)
as Himself
Bad President - All My Sh*t (2017)
as William 'Billy' Coltran
Eulogy to Us (2023)
Actor
The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars' (2015)
Actor
Cringe (2025)
as Fitz