Albert Whitlock

Career Overview

Albert Whitlock has 64 screen credits in a career dating back to 1935. Their work spans 9 cinematic universes — most prominently Dune with 1 titles. Signature works include The Thing, Dune, The Sting. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Visual Effects

Gender

male

Known Credits

64

Birth Date

1915-09-15

Known For

• 

  The Thing
• 

  Dune
• 

  The Sting
• 

  Darby O'Gill and the Little People
• 

  Exorcist II: The Heretic
• 

  Frenzy

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 9 universes

• Dune (1 titles)
• John Carpenter Films (1 titles)
• The Thing Series (1 titles)
• Cheech and Chong (1 titles)
• Cheech & Chong Collection (1 titles)
• The Exorcist (1 titles)
• The Car Collection (1 titles)
• The Sting Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Max von Sydow (2 collaborations)
• Kurt Russell (1 collaborations)
• Keith David (1 collaborations)
• Wilford Brimley (1 collaborations)
• T.K. Carter (1 collaborations)
• David Clennon (1 collaborations)
• Richard Dysart (1 collaborations)
• Charles Hallahan (1 collaborations)
• Peter Maloney (1 collaborations)
• Richard Masur (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (3 credits)

  • The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • History of the World: Part I

    Used Chariot Salesman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • High Anxiety

    Arthur Brisbane

    actor

    actors
    1977

• visual effects (48 credits)

  • Dune

    additional visual effects

    visual effects
    1984
  • Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1984
  • The Lonely Guy

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1984
  • The Wicked Lady

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1983
  • The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1982
  • The Thing

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1982
  • Cat People

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1982
  • Missing

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1982
  • Ghost Story

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1981
  • Heartbeeps

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1981
  • History of the World: Part I

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1981
  • Cheech & Chong's Next Movie

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1980
  • The Island

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1980
  • Dracula

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1979
  • The Wiz

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1978
  • High Anxiety

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1977
  • MacArthur

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1977
  • Exorcist II: The Heretic

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1977
  • The Car

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1977
  • Bound for Glory

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1976
  • Family Plot

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1976
  • The Hindenburg

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1975
  • The Day of the Locust

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1975
  • A Cry in the Wilderness

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1974
  • Killdozer

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1974
  • The Sting

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1973
  • The Century Turns

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1972
  • Frenzy

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1972
  • The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1972
  • Slaughterhouse-Five

    matte painter

    visual effects
    1972
  • Evil Roy Slade

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1972
  • The Andromeda Strain

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1971
  • Raid on Rommel

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1971
  • Skullduggery

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1970
  • Topaz

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1969
  • Gaily, Gaily

    matte painter

    visual effects
    1969
  • P.J.

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1968
  • The President's Analyst

    matte painter

    visual effects
    1967
  • The King's Pirate

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1967
  • The War Wagon

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1967
  • Munster, Go Home!

    matte painter

    visual effects
    1966
  • The Rare Breed

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1966
  • That Funny Feeling

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1965
  • Island of the Blue Dolphins

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1964
  • Robinson Crusoe on Mars

    matte painter

    visual effects
    1964
  • Captain Newman, M.D.

    matte painter

    visual effects
    1963
  • The Pit and the Pendulum

    matte painter

    visual effects
    1961
  • Darby O'Gill and the Little People

    matte painter

    visual effects
    1959

• crew (13 credits)

  • W.C. Fields and Me

    special effects technician

    crew
    1976
  • A Cry in the Wilderness

    special effects

    crew
    1974
  • Showdown

    special effects

    crew
    1973
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles

    special effects

    crew
    1972
  • Columbo

    - Dagger of the Mind (1972) ... special effects crew
    1971
  • Funny Girl

    special effects

    crew
    1968
  • Malta Story

    special effects

    crew
    1953
  • The Net

    special effects

    crew
    1953
  • Christopher Columbus

    special effects

    crew
    1949
  • The Bad Lord Byron

    special effects

    crew
    1949
  • The Lady Vanishes

    scenic artist

    crew
    1938
  • Sabotage

    scenic artist

    crew
    1936
  • The 39 Steps

    scenic artist

    crew
    1935