Roger Dicken (15 April 1939 – 18 February 2024)[1][2] was a British special effects artist.[3] He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Visual Effects for the film When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth.[4]
Roger Dicken | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 April 1939 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
| Died | 18 February 2024 (aged 84) |
| Occupation | Special effects artist |
Dicken died on 18 February 2024, at his home in North Wales, at the age of 84.[5][6][7]
At the 97th Academy Awards, his name was mentioned in the In Memoriam section.[8]
Selected filmography
edit- Scars of Dracula (1970, bat puppet)
- When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1971; co-nominated with Jim Danforth)
- The Land That Time Forgot (1974)
- Warlords of Atlantis (1978)
- Alien (1979, facehugger and chest burster effects)
References
edit- ↑ "Roger Dicken". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ↑ Giesen, Rolf (2008). Special Effects Artists: A Worldwide Biographical Dictionary of the Pre-digital Era with a Filmography. McFarland. p. 48. ISBN 9780786429318 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Putting the squirm into: But the monsters just aren't right says Roger Dicken". Evening Post. Reading, Berkshire, England. 29 September 1979. p. 7. Retrieved 24 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "The 44th Academy Awards (1972) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ↑ Barnes, Mike; Bartlett, Rhett (18 April 2024). "Roger Dicken, VFX Artist on Alien and When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, Dies at 84". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ↑ "Veteran VFX Artist Roger Dicken Passes at 84". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ↑ "'Alien' VFX Artist Roger Dicken Dies Age 84". Animation Magazine. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ↑ "In Memoriam". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
External links
edit- Roger Dicken at IMDb
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