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George E. Mather(1920-1997)

  • Actor
  • Visual Effects
  • Producer
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George E. Mather was born on 3 June 1920 in Long Island, New York, USA. He was an actor and producer, known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Big Trouble in Little China (1986) and Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986). He died on 4 June 1997 in North Hollywood, California, USA.
BornJune 3, 1920
DiedJune 4, 1997(77)
BornJune 3, 1920
DiedJune 4, 1997(77)
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Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
8.6
  • Visual Effects(miniature and optical effects unit)
  • 1977
Kim Cattrall, Kurt Russell, and James Hong in Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Big Trouble in Little China
7.2
  • Production Manager
  • 1986
Heather O'Rourke in Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
5.7
  • Visual Effects(Boss Film Corporation)
  • 1986
Solarbabies (1986)
Solarbabies
4.7
  • Visual Effects
  • 1986

Credits

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Actor

  • Galaxina (1980)
    Galaxina
    3.7
    • Horn Man (as George Mather)
    • 1980
  • Tony Curtis, George C. Scott, and Virna Lisi in Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966)
    Not with My Wife, You Don't!
    5.7
    • Shah's Pilot (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Whitney Blake, Shirley Booth, Bobby Buntrock, and Don DeFore in Hazel (1961)
    Hazel
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Cameraman
    • Photographer (as George Mather)
    • 1962–1965
  • Ben Casey (1961)
    Ben Casey
    7.1
    TV Series
    • (as George Mather)
    • 1961–1962
  • The Detectives (1959)
    The Detectives
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Mike
    • Lab Man (as George Mather)
    • 1962
  • Man-Trap (1961)
    Man-Trap
    6.1
    • Room Clerk (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Ring of Terror (1961)
    Ring of Terror
    1.9
    • Lewis B. Moffitt (as George Mather)
    • 1961
  • Nick Adams in The Rebel (1959)
    The Rebel
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Sheriff (as George Mather)
    • 1959
  • Kirby Grant and Gloria Winters in Sky King (1951)
    Sky King
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Conroy
    • Operator (as George Mather)
    • 1958–1959
  • Hell Bound (1957)
    Hell Bound
    6.3
    • Stanley Thomas (as George Mather)
    • 1957
  • James Cagney, Jane Greer, and Dorothy Malone in Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
    Man of a Thousand Faces
    7.1
    • Assistant Director in Bullpen (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Tony Curtis and Martha Hyer in Mister Cory (1957)
    Mister Cory
    6.6
    • Clerk in Flower Shop (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Dick Simmons and Yukon King in Sergeant Preston of the Yukon (1955)
    Sergeant Preston of the Yukon
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Ted Wilson
    • Jim Dallas
    • Bob (as George Mather)
    • 1955–1957
  • Edgar Buchanan in Judge Roy Bean (1955)
    Judge Roy Bean
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Denver
    • Drake
    • Henchman Pick
    • 1956
  • Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels in The Lone Ranger (1949)
    The Lone Ranger
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Chris McKeever
    • Mark Allen (as George Mather)
    • 1956

Visual Effects

  • Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights (1998)
    Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
    2.2
    • visual effects consulting
    • 1998
  • Pat Morita in Earth Minus Zero (1996)
    Earth Minus Zero
    2.7
    • additional plate photographer (as George Mather)
    • 1996
  • Solarbabies (1986)
    Solarbabies
    4.7
    • visual effects production supervisor
    • 1986
  • Lucy Deakins in The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
    The Boy Who Could Fly
    6.5
    • production supervisor: Boss Film Corporation
    • 1986
  • Heather O'Rourke in Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
    Poltergeist II: The Other Side
    5.7
    • production supervisor: Boss Film Corporation
    • 1986
  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
    Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
    8.6
    • visual effects production supervisor: miniature and optical effects unit
    • 1977

Producer

  • Quest (1984)
    Quest
    6.7
    Short
    • executive producer (as George Mather)
    • 1984
  • The Woman Inside (1981)
    The Woman Inside
    5.9
    • associate producer
    • 1981
  • Galaxina (1980)
    Galaxina
    3.7
    • associate producer
    • 1980
  • Paco (1975)
    Paco
    5.1
    • associate producer (as George Mather)
    • 1975

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • George Mather
  • Born
    • June 3, 1920
    • Long Island, New York, USA
  • Died
    • June 4, 1997
    • North Hollywood, California, USA(heart attack)

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    He was a fighter pilot in World War II and the Korean War.

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