A. Arnold Gillespie

male

Born on October 14, 1899 (126 years old)

Passed Away on May 03, 1978

From El Paso, Texas, USA

Known for Crew

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Albert Arnold "Buddy" Gillespie (October 14, 1899 – May 3, 1978) was an American cinema special effects artist. He was born on October 14, 1899 in El Paso, Texas. Gillespie joined MGM as a set designer in 1925, a year after it was founded. He was educated at Columbia University and the Arts Students League. His first project was the silent film Ben-Hur, released that same year. He worked at the studio in various capacities until 1962. In 1936, he became the head of MGM's Special Effects Department. He died on May 3, 1978 in Los Angeles, California.

Cast Credits

1990
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
  as
  Self (archive footage)
  1990

Crew Credits

1964
- The Unsinkable Molly Brown
  as
  Visual Effects
  1964
1963
- The Prize
  as
  Visual Effects
  1963
1962
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
  as
  Visual Effects
  1962
- How the West Was Won
  as
  Visual Effects
  1962
- Mutiny on the Bounty
  as
  Visual Effects
  1962
1961
- Atlantis: The Lost Continent
  as
  Special Effects
  1961
1960
- Cimarron
  as
  Special Effects
  1960
- Bells Are Ringing
  as
  Special Effects
  1960
1959
- Green Mansions
  as
  Special Effects
  1959
- North by Northwest
  as
  Special Effects
  1959
- Ben-Hur
  as
  Special Effects
  1959
1957
- Gun Glory
  as
  Special Effects
  1957
- Jailhouse Rock
  as
  Special Effects
  1957
- Don't Go Near the Water
  as
  Special Effects
  1957
- The Wings of Eagles
  as
  Special Effects
  1957
- Ten Thousand Bedrooms
  as
  Special Effects
  1957
1956
- The Great American Pastime
  as
  Special Effects
  1956
- Forbidden Planet
  as
  Special Effects
  1956
- Gaby
  as
  Special Effects
  1956
- The Power and the Prize
  as
  Special Effects
  1956
- The Opposite Sex
  as
  Special Effects
  1956
- High Society
  as
  Special Effects
  1956
1955
- Jupiter's Darling
  as
  Special Effects
  1955
1954
- Her Twelve Men
  as
  Special Effects
  1954
- The Last Time I Saw Paris
  as
  Special Effects
  1954
- Rose Marie
  as
  Special Effects
  1954
- Green Fire
  as
  Special Effects
  1954
- Executive Suite
  as
  Special Effects
  1954
- Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
  as
  Special Effects
  1954
1953
- Battle Circus
  as
  Special Effects
  1953
- I Love Melvin
  as
  Special Effects
  1953
- Bright Road
  as
  Special Effects
  1953
- All the Brothers Were Valiant
  as
  Special Effects
  1953
- Young Bess
  as
  Special Effects
  1953
- Jeopardy
  as
  Special Effects
  1953
- Ride, Vaquero!
  as
  Special Effects
  1953
1952
- Desperate Search
  as
  Special Effects
  1952
- Fearless Fagan
  as
  Special Effects
  1952
- Carbine Williams
  as
  Special Effects
  1952
- Glory Alley
  as
  Special Effects
  1952
- The Wild North
  as
  Special Effects
  1952
- Scaramouche
  as
  Special Effects
  1952
- Invitation
  as
  Special Effects
  1952
- Young Man with Ideas
  as
  Special Effects
  1952
- The Bad and the Beautiful
  as
  Special Effects
  1952
- Talk About a Stranger
  as
  Special Effects
  1952
- The Merry Widow
  as
  Special Effects
  1952
1951
- Inside Straight
  as
  Special Effects
  1951
- The Strip
  as
  Special Effects
  1951
- The Tall Target
  as
  Special Effects
  1951
- Callaway Went Thataway
  as
  Special Effects
  1951
- Quo Vadis
  as
  Special Effects
  1951
- Three Guys Named Mike
  as
  Special Effects
  1951
- Soldiers Three
  as
  Special Effects
  1951
- Angels in the Outfield
  as
  Special Effects
  1951
- Texas Carnival
  as
  Visual Effects
  1951
1950
- Kim
  as
  Special Effects
  1950
- To Please a Lady
  as
  Special Effects
  1950
- The Reformer and the Redhead
  as
  Special Effects
  1950
- Annie Get Your Gun
  as
  Special Effects
  1950
- The Magnificent Yankee
  as
  Special Effects
  1950
- The Yellow Cab Man
  as
  Special Effects
  1950
- The Outriders
  as
  Special Effects
  1950
- Devil's Doorway
  as
  Special Effects
  1950
1949
- The Stratton Story
  as
  Special Effects
  1949
- Adam's Rib
  as
  Special Effects
  1949
- A Guy Named Joe
  as
  Special Effects
  1949
1948
- The Kissing Bandit
  as
  Special Effects
  1948
1947
- The Sea of Grass
  as
  Special Effects
  1947
- Desire Me
  as
  Special Effects
  1947
- Green Dolphin Street
  as
  Visual Effects
  1947
- The Hucksters
  as
  Special Effects
  1947
- Green Dolphin Street
  as
  Special Effects
  1947
1946
- Up Goes Maisie
  as
  Special Effects
  1946
- Lady in the Lake
  as
  Special Effects
  1946
- The Harvey Girls
  as
  Visual Effects
  1946
1945
- Son of Lassie
  as
  Special Effects
  1945
- They Were Expendable
  as
  Special Effects
  1945
1944
- Mrs. Parkington
  as
  Special Effects
  1944
- An American Romance
  as
  Special Effects
  1944
- Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
  as
  Visual Effects
  1944
- The White Cliffs of Dover
  as
  Special Effects
  1944
- Maisie Goes to Reno
  as
  Visual Effects
  1944
- Meet Me in St. Louis
  as
  Special Effects
  1944
1943
- The Man from Down Under
  as
  Special Effects
  1943
- Bataan
  as
  Special Effects
  1943
1942
- Mrs. Miniver
  as
  Special Effects
  1942
- Tarzan's New York Adventure
  as
  Special Effects
  1942
1940
- Boom Town
  as
  Special Effects
  1940
- Comrade X
  as
  Special Effects
  1940
1939
- The Wizard of Oz
  as
  Special Effects
  1939
1938
- Test Pilot
  as
  Special Effects
  1938
- Too Hot to Handle
  as
  Special Effects
  1938
1937
- Captains Courageous
  as
  Art Direction
  1937
- The Good Earth
  as
  Assistant Art Director
  1937
1935
- Mutiny on the Bounty
  as
  Assistant Art Director
  1935
1934
- Tarzan and His Mate
  as
  Art Direction
  1934
- Laughing Boy
  as
  Art Direction
  1934
- Operator 13
  as
  Art Direction
  1934
1933
- Night Flight
  as
  Special Effects
  1933
1928
- The Crowd
  as
  Settings
  1928
1927
- Buttons
  as
  Set Designer
  1927
1926
- Upstage
  as
  Art Direction
  1926
- La Bohème
  as
  Settings
  1926
- The Blackbird
  as
  Settings
  1926
- Tell It to the Marines
  as
  Settings
  1926
1925
- Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
  as
  Special Effects
  1925
1923
- Adam's Rib
  as
  Special Effects
  1923

A. Arnold Gillespie

Biography

Cast Credits

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic

Crew Credits

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

The Prize

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

How the West Was Won

Mutiny on the Bounty

Atlantis: The Lost Continent

Cimarron

Bells Are Ringing

Green Mansions

North by Northwest

Ben-Hur

Gun Glory

Jailhouse Rock

Don't Go Near the Water

The Wings of Eagles

Ten Thousand Bedrooms

The Great American Pastime

Forbidden Planet

Gaby

The Power and the Prize

The Opposite Sex

High Society

Jupiter's Darling

Her Twelve Men

The Last Time I Saw Paris

Rose Marie

Green Fire

Executive Suite

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Battle Circus

I Love Melvin

Bright Road

All the Brothers Were Valiant

Young Bess

Jeopardy

Ride, Vaquero!

Desperate Search

Fearless Fagan

Carbine Williams

Glory Alley

The Wild North

Scaramouche

Invitation

Young Man with Ideas

The Bad and the Beautiful

Talk About a Stranger

The Merry Widow

Inside Straight

The Strip

The Tall Target

Callaway Went Thataway

Quo Vadis

Three Guys Named Mike

Soldiers Three

Angels in the Outfield

Texas Carnival

Kim

To Please a Lady

The Reformer and the Redhead

Annie Get Your Gun

The Magnificent Yankee

The Yellow Cab Man

The Outriders

Devil's Doorway

The Stratton Story

Adam's Rib

A Guy Named Joe

The Kissing Bandit

The Sea of Grass

Desire Me

Green Dolphin Street

The Hucksters

Green Dolphin Street

Up Goes Maisie

Lady in the Lake