Les Bowie

Les Bowie

Known for: Crew
Biography: 1913-11-10
Deathday: 1979-01-01 (65 years old)

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Biography

Les Bowie (November 10, 1913 – January 27, 1979) was a Canadian-born special effects artist working mainly in Britain.

Bowie began his career as a matte painter in 1946. His work found places in classic films such as Great Expectations, Oliver Twist and The Red Shoes.He created his own company in 1951 and worked freelance on projects for relatively low-budget studios such as Hammer Films and Oakmont Productions. His films for Hammer included The Quatermass Xperiment (1955), Dracula (1958) and The Kiss of the Vampire (1963). His Oakmont films were Attack on the Iron Coast, Submarine X-1 and Mosquito Squadron. Bowie worked with Ray Harryhausen on Jason and the Argonauts, First Men in the Moon, One Million Years B.C. and Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger.Notable non-Hammer films included The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961), Fahrenheit 451 (1966) Casino Royale (1967) and The Assassination Bureau (1969).

He was also one of a team to win an Oscar for his work on the 1978 film Superman, specialising in mattes and composites.

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Filmography

all 35

Movies 35

Special Effects
To the Devil a Daughter

To the Devil a Daughter (1976)

Movie
6
Special Effects
The Human Factor

The Human Factor (1975)

Movie
Special Effects
Shatter

Shatter (1974)

Movie
6
Special Effects
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974)

Movie
5.26
Special Effects
The Satanic Rites of Dracula

The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)

Movie
5.33
Special Effects
Nothing But the Night

Nothing But the Night (1973)

Movie
Special Effects
Dracula A.D. 1972

Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)

Movie
5.61
Special Effects
Vampire Circus

Vampire Circus (1972)

Movie
6
Matte Painter
Taste the Blood of Dracula

Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)

Movie
5.45
Special Effects
Moon Zero Two

Moon Zero Two (1969)

Movie
Special Effects
2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Movie
6.19
Special Effects
Quatermass and the Pit

Quatermass and the Pit (1967)

Movie
4.64
Matte Painter
Casino Royale

Casino Royale (1967)

Movie
Special Effects
Frankenstein Created Woman

Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)

Movie
5.86
Special Effects
The Quiller Memorandum

The Quiller Memorandum (1966)

Movie
Special Effects
Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

Movie
Special Effects
The Reptile

The Reptile (1966)

Movie
Special Effects
Dracula: Prince of Darkness

Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)

Movie
5.55
Special Effects
War-Gods of the Deep

War-Gods of the Deep (1965)

Movie
Special Effects
The Devil-Ship Pirates

The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964)

Movie
Other
First Men in the Moon

First Men in the Moon (1964)

Movie
5
Special Effects
The Evil of Frankenstein

The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)

Movie
4
Special Effects
The Old Dark House

The Old Dark House (1963)

Movie
Special Effects
The Kiss of the Vampire

The Kiss of the Vampire (1963)

Movie
4.86
Special Effects
The Scarlet Blade

The Scarlet Blade (1963)

Movie
Special Effects
Captain Clegg

Captain Clegg (1962)

Movie
3.75
Special Effects
The Day the Earth Caught Fire

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)

Movie
8
Special Effects
Taste of Fear

Taste of Fear (1961)

Movie
Special Effects
The Shadow of the Cat

The Shadow of the Cat (1961)

Movie
2
Special Effects
Doctor Blood's Coffin

Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961)

Movie
6
Special Effects
The Crawling Eye

The Crawling Eye (1958)

Movie
Special Effects
Dracula

Dracula (1958)

Movie
5.68
Special Effects
Grip of the Strangler

Grip of the Strangler (1958)

Movie
Special Effects
The Quatermass Xperiment

The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)

Movie
5.44
Special Effects
So Long at the Fair

So Long at the Fair (1950)

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.94
Based on 970 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1950
1962
1966
1964
1976
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Information

Known For
Crew

Gender
Male

Birthday
1913-11-10

Deathday
1979-01-01 (65 years old)

Birth Name
Leslie Bowie

Birth Place
Vancouver, Canada

Citizenships
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom

Awards
Special Achievement Academy Award


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