Colin Chilvers (1945 – 19 November 2024) was a British visual effects pioneer who earned a Special Achievement Academy Award in 1979 for making Superman fly. He also directed the "Smooth Criminal" segment in Michael Jackson's Moonwalker.

KNOWN FOR

War of the Worlds
1988
The Pacifier
2005
Superman
1978
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975
Superman II
1980
Superboy
1988
Shoot 'Em Up
2007
Moonwalker
1988
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006
Saturn 3
1980
Murphy's War
1971
HIStory on Film, Volume II
1997

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
2
Directing
7
Producing
1
Visual Effects
4
Crew
8
1989
The Making of Moonwalker
as Self
1983
The Making of 'Superman II'
as Self