Derek Meddings

Derek Meddings

Known for
Visual Effects
Born
January 15, 1931
Died
September 10, 1995 (aged 64)
Birthplace
St. Pancras, London, England, UK

Biography

Derek Meddings (15 January 1931 – 10 September 1995) was a British film and television special effects designer. He was initially noted for his work on the "Supermarionation" TV puppet series produced by Gerry Anderson, and later for the 1970s and 1980s James Bond and Superman film series.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

2026
Target: Captain Black! poster

Target: Captain Black!

Movie · Visual Effects Director

2026
Thunderbirds 4K Double Bill - Atlantic Inferno / Attack of the Alligators! poster

Thunderbirds 4K Double Bill - Atlantic Inferno / Attack of the Alligators!

Movie · Visual Effects Director

2025
Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City poster

Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City

Movie · Visual Effects Director

2022
Thunderbirds 55/GOGO poster

Thunderbirds 55/GOGO

Movie · Visual Effects

2020
Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes poster

Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes

TV · Visual Effects · 3 eps

2014
This Is Supermarionation poster

This Is Supermarionation

Movie · Visual Effects Director

2008
Stingray: The Reunion Party poster

Stingray: The Reunion Party

Movie · Visual Effects Director

2006
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut poster

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

Movie · Visual Effects

1995
GoldenEye poster

GoldenEye

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1991
Hudson Hawk poster

Hudson Hawk

Movie · Special Effects Supervisor

1989
Batman poster

Batman

Movie · Visual Effects

1988
High Spirits poster

High Spirits

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1985
Spies Like Us poster

Spies Like Us

Movie · Visual Effects Supervisor

1983
Krull poster

Krull

Movie · Visual Effects Supervisor

1982
Countdown to Disaster poster

Countdown to Disaster

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1981
For Your Eyes Only poster

For Your Eyes Only

Movie · Visual Effects Supervisor

1981
Invaders from the Deep poster

Invaders from the Deep

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1981
Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars poster

Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1981
The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90 poster

The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1981
Thunderbirds in Outer Space poster

Thunderbirds in Outer Space

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1980
Superman II poster

Superman II

Movie · Visual Effects

1980
The Incredible Voyage of Stingray poster

The Incredible Voyage of Stingray

Movie · Visual Effects

1980
Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons poster

Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1980
Invasion: UFO poster

Invasion: UFO

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1980
Thunderbirds to the Rescue poster

Thunderbirds to the Rescue

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1979
Moonraker poster

Moonraker

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1978
Superman poster

Superman

Movie · Modeling, Visual Effects Director

1977
The Spy Who Loved Me poster

The Spy Who Loved Me

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1976
Shout at the Devil poster

Shout at the Devil

Movie · Visual Effects

1974
The Land That Time Forgot poster

The Land That Time Forgot

Movie · Special Effects Supervisor

1974
The Man with the Golden Gun poster

The Man with the Golden Gun

Movie · Visual Effects

1970
UFO poster

UFO

TV · Visual Effects Director · 26 eps

1969
Doppelgänger poster

Doppelgänger

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1969
The Secret Service: A Case For The Bishop poster

The Secret Service: A Case For The Bishop

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1969
The Secret Service: More Haste, Less Speed poster

The Secret Service: More Haste, Less Speed

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1969
The Secret Service poster

The Secret Service

TV · Visual Effects Director · 13 eps

1968
Thunderbird 6 poster

Thunderbird 6

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1968
Joe 90 poster

Joe 90

TV · Visual Effects Director · 30 eps

1967
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons poster

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

TV · Visual Effects Director · 32 eps

1966
Thunderbirds Are GO poster

Thunderbirds Are GO

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1966
Thunderbirds: City of Fire poster

Thunderbirds: City of Fire

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1966
Thunderbirds: Attack of the Alligators! poster

Thunderbirds: Attack of the Alligators!

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1966
Thunderbirds: Martian Invasion poster

Thunderbirds: Martian Invasion

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1966
Thunderbirds: Brink of Disaster poster

Thunderbirds: Brink of Disaster

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1966
Thunderbirds: Atlantic Inferno poster

Thunderbirds: Atlantic Inferno

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1966
Thunderbirds: Path of Destruction poster

Thunderbirds: Path of Destruction

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1966
Thunderbirds: The Man from MI.5 poster

Thunderbirds: The Man from MI.5

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1966
Thunderbirds: Move - And You're Dead poster

Thunderbirds: Move - And You're Dead

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1966
Thunderbirds: The Duchess Assignment poster

Thunderbirds: The Duchess Assignment

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1966
Thunderbirds: Cry Wolf poster

Thunderbirds: Cry Wolf

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1966
Thunderbirds: The Imposters poster

Thunderbirds: The Imposters

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1966
Thunderbirds: Danger at Ocean Deep poster

Thunderbirds: Danger at Ocean Deep

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1966
Thunderbirds: The Cham-Cham poster

Thunderbirds: The Cham-Cham

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1966
Thunderbirds: Security Hazard poster

Thunderbirds: Security Hazard

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1966
Thunderbirds: Alias Mr. Hackenbacker poster

Thunderbirds: Alias Mr. Hackenbacker

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1966
Thunderbirds: Lord Parker's 'Oliday poster

Thunderbirds: Lord Parker's 'Oliday

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1966
Thunderbirds: Give or Take a Million poster

Thunderbirds: Give or Take a Million

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Thunderbirds: Pit of Peril poster

Thunderbirds: Pit of Peril

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky poster

Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City poster

Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Thunderbirds: Desperate Intruder poster

Thunderbirds: Desperate Intruder

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Thunderbirds: Sun Probe poster

Thunderbirds: Sun Probe

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Thunderbirds: The Uninvited poster

Thunderbirds: The Uninvited

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Thunderbirds: Operation Crash-Dive poster

Thunderbirds: Operation Crash-Dive

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Thunderbirds: The Perils of Penelope poster

Thunderbirds: The Perils of Penelope

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Thunderbirds: End of The Road poster

Thunderbirds: End of The Road

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Thunderbirds: Vault of Death poster

Thunderbirds: Vault of Death

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Thunderbirds: The Mighty Atom poster

Thunderbirds: The Mighty Atom

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Thunderbirds: Edge of Impact poster

Thunderbirds: Edge of Impact

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Thunderbirds: Day of Disaster poster

Thunderbirds: Day of Disaster

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Thunderbirds: 30 Minutes After Noon poster

Thunderbirds: 30 Minutes After Noon

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Stingray: Plant of Doom poster

Stingray: Plant of Doom

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Stingray: Sea of Oil poster

Stingray: Sea of Oil

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Stingray: Hostages of the Deep poster

Stingray: Hostages of the Deep

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Stingray: Treasure Down Below poster

Stingray: Treasure Down Below

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Stingray: The Big Gun poster

Stingray: The Big Gun

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Stingray: Count Down poster

Stingray: Count Down

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Stingray: The Ghost of the Sea poster

Stingray: The Ghost of the Sea

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Stingray: The Invaders poster

Stingray: The Invaders

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Stingray: Secret of the Giant Oyster poster

Stingray: Secret of the Giant Oyster

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Stingray: Stand By For Action poster

Stingray: Stand By For Action

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Stingray: The Disappearing Ships poster

Stingray: The Disappearing Ships

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Stingray: Marineville Traitor poster

Stingray: Marineville Traitor

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Stingray: Tom Thumb Tempest poster

Stingray: Tom Thumb Tempest

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Stingray: Aquanaut of the Year poster

Stingray: Aquanaut of the Year

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Stingray: Pink Ice poster

Stingray: Pink Ice

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Stingray: The Master Plan poster

Stingray: The Master Plan

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Stingray: Star of the East poster

Stingray: Star of the East

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Stingray: Invisible Enemy poster

Stingray: Invisible Enemy

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Stingray: Deep Heat poster

Stingray: Deep Heat

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Stingray: Rescue from the Skies poster

Stingray: Rescue from the Skies

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Stingray: The Cool Cave Man poster

Stingray: The Cool Cave Man

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Stingray: A Nut For Marineville poster

Stingray: A Nut For Marineville

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Stingray: Trapped In The Depths poster

Stingray: Trapped In The Depths

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Stingray: Eastern Eclipse poster

Stingray: Eastern Eclipse

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Stingray: The Lighthouse Dwellers poster

Stingray: The Lighthouse Dwellers

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1965
Thunderbirds poster

Thunderbirds

TV · Visual Effects Director · 32 eps

1964
Stingray poster

Stingray

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1964
Stingray: Loch Ness Monster poster

Stingray: Loch Ness Monster

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1964
Stingray: The Ghost Ship poster

Stingray: The Ghost Ship

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1964
Stingray: Emergency Marineville poster

Stingray: Emergency Marineville

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1964
Stingray: Subterranean Sea poster

Stingray: Subterranean Sea

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1964
Stingray: Raptures of the Deep poster

Stingray: Raptures of the Deep

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1964
Stingray: The Man From The Navy poster

Stingray: The Man From The Navy

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1964
Stingray: An Echo of Danger poster

Stingray: An Echo of Danger

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1964
Stingray: In Search of the Tajmanon poster

Stingray: In Search of the Tajmanon

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1964
Stingray: Titan Goes Pop poster

Stingray: Titan Goes Pop

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1964
Stingray: Set Sail for Adventure poster

Stingray: Set Sail for Adventure

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1964
Stingray: Tune of Danger poster

Stingray: Tune of Danger

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1964
Stingray: A Christmas to Remember poster

Stingray: A Christmas to Remember

Movie · Visual Effects Director

1964
Stingray poster

Stingray

TV · Visual Effects Director · 40 eps

1962
Fireball XL5 poster

Fireball XL5

TV · Visual Effects Director · 39 eps