Alec Gillis
Known for Acting · 36 credits
- Born
- 1959-08-29 (age 66)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Alec 'Prop' Gillis · Alec Dougal Gillis
Biography
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
TV Shows (4)
Movies (32)
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)
Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
2011
as Self
Rakka
2017
as Militia #1
Oats Studios: Volume 1
2021
as Militia #1 / Bill
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003
as Self
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015
as Self
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
2019
as Self
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
2000
as Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
as Self
Men in Suits
2012
as Self
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
2003
as Self
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
2005
as Self
Tremors: Making Perfection
2020
as Himself
Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments
2010
as Self
Astronaut: The Last Push
2012
as Charlie
Shooting 'Panic Room'
2004
as Self
Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror
2010
as Self
Wolverine Unleashed: The Complete Origins
2009
as Self
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
2019
as Self
Bad President - Oil Spill
2017
as William 'Billy' Coltran
Bad President - Kenya
2020
as William "Billy" Coltran
The Martians Are Coming!: The Making of 'Invaders from Mars'
2015
The Making of ‘Tremors’
1998
as Self
Monster Squad Forever!
2007
as Self
Witches Midnight
2021
as Oswald Octav
Cringe
2025
as Fitz
Bad President - All My Sh*t
2017
as William 'Billy' Coltran
Eulogy to Us
2023
Leviathan: Monster Melting Pot
2014
as Himself
About Alec Gillis
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… With 36 credits spanning from 1986 to 2025, Alec Gillis has appeared in 32 films and 4 TV shows.
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Most Popular Alec Gillis Movies
- 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)
- Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class (2011) — as Self
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