Kit West(1936-2016)

Special Effects
Actor
Cinematographer

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Kit West was born on 2 June 1936 in Wandsworth, London, England, UK. He was an actor and cinematographer, known for Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and DragonHeart (1996). He died on 16 April 2016 in London, England.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 5 nominations total

Known for

Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

8.3

Special Effects

1983

Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Raiders of the Lost Ark

8.4

Special Effects

1981

DragonHeart (1996)

6.4

Special Effects

1996

Sean Young and Kyle MacLachlan in Dune (1984)

6.3

Special Effects

1984

Credits

Special Effects

City of Ember
6.4
- senior special effects supervisor
- 2008
Doom
5.2
- special effects supervisor
- 2005
The Bourne Supremacy
7.7
- special effects supervisor
- 2004
Around the World in 80 Days
5.9
- special effects supervisor
- 2004
Enemy at the Gates
7.5
- special effects coordinator
- 2001
Black Dog
5.5
- mechanical effects supervisor
- physical effects supervisor
- 1998
Kull the Conqueror
4.8
- special effects supervisor
- 1997
Daylight
5.9
- special effects supervisor
- 1996
DragonHeart
6.4
- special effects supervisor
- 1996
Shadow of the Wolf
5.8
- special effects supervisor
- 1992
1492: Conquest of Paradise
6.4
- special effects
- 1992
Universal Soldier
6.1
- special effects designer
- special effects supervisor
- 1992
Todo por la pasta
6.2
- special effects
- 1991
Casualties of War
7.1
- special effects supervisor
- 1989
Taffin
5.6
- special effects supervisor
- 1988

Actor

Cinematographer

Personal details

Born
- June 2, 1936
- Wandsworth, London, England, UK
Died
- April 16, 2016
- London, England(undisclosed)
Children
- Rebecca West

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Trivia
West was responsible for the "old school" mechanical effects on Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Return of the Jedi (1983). On the latter, he oversaw all the robots, including the radio-controlled R2-D2, and received a BAFTA award. West shared the visual effects Oscar for Raiders with Richard Edlund, Bruce Nicholson and Joe Johnston.

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