Gerry Anderson
Known for: Creator
Born: April 14, 1929
Died: December 26, 2012
Place of birth: West Hampstead, London, England, UK
Gerry Anderson, MBE (born Gerald Alexander Abrahams; 14 April 1929 – 26 December 2012) was an English television and film producer, director, writer and occasional voice artist. He was known for his futuristic television programmes, especially his 1960s productions filmed with "Supermarionation" (marionette puppets containing electric moving parts). Anderson's first television production was the 1957 Roberta Leigh children's series The Adventures of Twizzle. Supercar (1961–62) and Fireball XL5 (1962) followed later, both series breaking into the US television market in the early 1960s. In the mid-1960s Anderson produced his most successful series, Thunderbirds. Other television productions of the 1960s include Stingray and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. Anderson also wrote and produced several feature films whose box office performance was unexceptional. Following a shift towards live action productions in the 1970s, he had a long and successful association with media impresario Lew Grade and Grade's company ITC, continuing until the second series of Space: 1999. After a career lull when a number of new series concepts failed to get off the ground, his career began a new phase in the early 1980s when audience nostalgia for his earlier Supermarionation series (prompted by Saturday morning re-runs in Britain and Australia) led to new Anderson productions being commissioned. Later projects include a 2005 CGI remake of Captain Scarlet entitled Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet.
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Filmography
89 movies · 28 TV shows, newest first
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Target: Captain Black!
2026
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The Legend of Captain Scarlet
2026
10.0
Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City
2025
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Space 1999 - 50 Years Out of Orbit
2025
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Prisoners in Space
2025
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Space Precinct: The Fire Within
2025
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Space Precinct: Deathwatch
2025
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Presented in Supercolorisation
2022
6.0
Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted
2022
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Thunderbirds 55/GOGO
2022
7.0
Fireball XL5: Robots in Distress
2021
7.0
Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes
2020
10.0
Gerry Anderson's Firestorm
2018
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Dick Spanner P.I.: The Case of the Screaming Dame
2017
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HD21 The Worlds of Gerry Anderson in High Definition
2016
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Thunderbirds 1965: Introducing Thunderbirds
2015
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Thunderbirds 1965: The Abominable Snowman
2015
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Thunderbirds 1965: The Stately Homes Robberies
2015
6.2
Thunderbirds Are Go!
2015
8.0
This Is Supermarionation
2014
7.3
Filmed in Supermarionation
2014
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Dick Spanner P.I.: The Case of the Missing Episode
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Those Were the Days
2011
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All About 'Thunderbirds'
2008
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Stingray: The Reunion Party
2008
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Stand by for Action
2007
7.5
Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet
2005
5.0
Thunderbirds
2004
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FireStorm
2003
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Captain Scarlet and the Return of the Mysterons
1999
6.5
Lavender Castle
1999
5.3
V.I.P.
1998
6.2
Space Precinct
1994
7.9
30 Years in the TARDIS
1993
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G-Force Intergalactic
1993
6.0
Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Shed Show
1992
6.5
Dick Spanner, P.I.
1987
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Thunderbirds 2086: Cloudburst & Nightmare
1986
4.7
Space Police
1986
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The Complete Thunderbirds
1985
8.0
Terrahawks: Expect the Unexpected
1983
5.8
Terrahawks
1983
6.3
Journey Through the Black Sun
1982
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Countdown to Disaster
1982
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Thunderbirds in Outer Space
1981
1.0
Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
1981
5.3
Invaders from the Deep
1981
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The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90
1981
6.5
Alien Attack
1980
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Thunderbirds to the Rescue
1980
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Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons
1980
5.7
Invasion: UFO
1980
6.0
The Incredible Voyage of Stingray
1980
5.8
Destination Moonbase-Alpha
1978
4.6
The Day After Tomorrow: Into Infinity
1975
7.1
Space: 1999
1975
6.7
Space: 1999
1975
6.3
UFO: Radar contact... They're landing!
1974
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The Investigator
1973
6.1
The Protectors
1972
7.0
UFO: Take Them Alive
1972
7.0
UFO: Annihilate SHADO... Kill Straker...
1972
6.0
UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!
1971
6.8
UFO: Destroy Luna Base!
1971
7.8
UFO
1970
5.8
The Secret Service
1969
6.2
Doppelgänger
1969
7.0
Joe 90
1968
5.9
Thunderbird 6
1968
7.5
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
1967
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Thunderbirds: Give or Take a Million
1966
6.4
Thunderbirds Are GO
1966
8.0
Thunderbirds: Ricochet
1966
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Thunderbirds: Lord Parker's 'Oliday
1966
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Thunderbirds: Alias Mr. Hackenbacker
1966
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Thunderbirds: Path of Destruction
1966
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Thunderbirds: Atlantic Inferno
1966
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Thunderbirds: Security Hazard
1966
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Thunderbirds: The Cham-Cham
1966
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Thunderbirds: Martian Invasion
1966
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Thunderbirds: Attack of the Alligators!
1966
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Thunderbirds: Brink of Disaster
1966
8.0
Thunderbirds: The Duchess Assignment
1966
9.0
Thunderbirds: Move - And You're Dead
1966
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Thunderbirds: Danger at Ocean Deep
1966
7.0
Thunderbirds: Cry Wolf
1966
7.0
Thunderbirds: The Man from MI.5
1966
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Thunderbirds: The Imposters
1966
8.0
Thunderbirds: City of Fire
1966
6.0
Thunderbirds: The Mighty Atom
1965
6.0
Thunderbirds: Vault of Death
1965
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Thunderbirds: Operation Crash-Dive
1965
8.0
Thunderbirds: Sun Probe
1965
9.0
Thunderbirds: The Uninvited
1965
9.0
Thunderbirds: End of The Road
1965
10.0
Thunderbirds: Desperate Intruder
1965
7.0
Thunderbirds: Day of Disaster
1965
7.0
Thunderbirds: Edge of Impact
1965
9.0
Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City
1965
9.0
Thunderbirds: The Perils of Penelope
1965
7.0
Thunderbirds: Pit of Peril
1965
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Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky
1965
7.6
Thunderbirds
1965
6.9
Stingray
1964
6.4
Fireball XL5
1962
7.1
Supercar
1961
6.7
Crossroads to Crime
1960
6.6
Four Feather Falls
1960
6.2
Torchy the Battery Boy
1960
8.3
The Adventures of Twizzle
19578.0
Abdullah's Harem
1955
7.0
You've Never Seen This!
1955
5.2
Devil Girl from Mars
1954
6.6
South of Algiers
1953
6.5
Appointment in London
1953
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The Making of Gerry Anderson A life Uncharted Behind The Scenes
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Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
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