Derek Meddings

Career Overview

Derek Meddings has 88 screen credits in a career dating back to 1963. Their work spans 9 cinematic universes — most prominently James Bond with 6 titles. Signature works include Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, UFO, Batman. 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

88

Birth Date

1931-01-15

Birth Place

St. Pancras, London, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
• 

  UFO
• 

  Batman
• 

  Superman
• 

  GoldenEye
• 

  The Man with the Golden Gun

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 9 universes

• James Bond (6 titles)
• Thunderbirds (Animation) Collection (5 titles)
• Superman Classic (2 titles)
• Superman Collection (2 titles)
• DCEU (1 titles)
• Batman Burton-Schumacher Series (1 titles)
• Batman Collection (1 titles)
• UFO Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Ed Bishop (2 collaborations)
• Terence Plummer (2 collaborations)
• Rocky Taylor (2 collaborations)
• David Baxt (2 collaborations)
• Billy J. Mitchell (2 collaborations)
• Alan Harris (2 collaborations)
• Desmond Llewelyn (2 collaborations)
• Francis Matthews (1 collaborations)
• Donald Gray (1 collaborations)
• Cy Grant (1 collaborations)

Credits

• visual effects (75 credits)

  • Thunderbirds 4K Double Bill - Atlantic Inferno / Attack of the Alligators!

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    2026
  • Target: Captain Black!

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    2026
  • Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Double Bill - Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    2025
  • Thunderbirds 55/GOGO

    visual effects

    visual effects
    2022
  • This Is Supermarionation

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    2014
  • Stingray: The Reunion Party

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    2008
  • Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

    visual effects

    visual effects
    2006
  • GoldenEye

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1995
  • Hudson Hawk

    special effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1991
  • Batman

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1989
  • High Spirits

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1988
  • Spies Like Us

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1985
  • Krull

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1983
  • Countdown to Disaster

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1982
  • For Your Eyes Only

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1981
  • Thunderbirds in Outer Space

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1981
  • Invaders from the Deep

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1981
  • The Amazing Adventures Of Joe 90

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1981
  • Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1981
  • Superman II

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1980
  • Thunderbirds to the Rescue

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1980
  • Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1980
  • Invasion: UFO

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1980
  • The Incredible Voyage of Stingray

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1980
  • Moonraker

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1979
  • Superman

    modeling

    visual effects
    1978
  • The Spy Who Loved Me

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1977
  • Shout at the Devil

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1976
  • The Man with the Golden Gun

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1974
  • The Land That Time Forgot

    special effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1974
  • UFO

    visual effects director

    visual effects

    - The Long Sleep (1973) ... visual effects director visual effects

    - The Responsibility Seat (1973) ... visual effects director visual effects

    - Reflections in the Water (1971) ... visual effects director visual effects

    - The Sound of Silence (1971) ... visual effects director visual effects

    - Confetti Check A-O.K. (1971) ... visual effects director visual effects
    1970
  • Doppelgänger

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1969
  • Thunderbird 6

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1968
  • Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

    visual effects director

    visual effects

    - The Inquisition (1968) ... visual effects director visual effects

    - Attack on Cloudbase (1968) ... visual effects director visual effects

    - Flight to Atlantica (1968) ... visual effects director visual effects

    - Traitor (1968) ... visual effects director visual effects

    - Inferno (1968) ... visual effects director visual effects
    1967
  • Thunderbirds: Give or Take a Million

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1966
  • Thunderbirds Are GO

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: Lord Parker's 'Oliday

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: Alias Mr. Hackenbacker

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: Path of Destruction

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: Atlantic Inferno

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: Security Hazard

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: The Cham-Cham

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: Martian Invasion

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: Attack of the Alligators!

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: Brink of Disaster

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: The Duchess Assignment

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: Move - And You're Dead

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: Danger at Ocean Deep

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: Cry Wolf

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: The Man from MI.5

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: The Imposters

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: City of Fire

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: The Mighty Atom

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1965
  • Thunderbirds: Vault of Death

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1965
  • Thunderbirds: Operation Crash-Dive

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1965
  • Thunderbirds: Sun Probe

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1965
  • Thunderbirds: The Uninvited

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1965
  • Thunderbirds: End of The Road

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1965
  • Thunderbirds: Desperate Intruder

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1965
  • Thunderbirds: 30 Minutes After Noon

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1965
  • Thunderbirds: Day of Disaster

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1965
  • Thunderbirds: Edge of Impact

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1965
  • Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1965
  • Thunderbirds: The Perils of Penelope

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1965
  • Thunderbirds: Pit of Peril

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1965
  • Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1965
  • Stingray: Hostages of the Deep

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1965
  • Stingray: Plant of Doom

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1965
  • Stingray: Sea of Oil

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1965
  • Stingray: Count Down

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1965
  • Stingray: Treasure Down Below

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1965
  • Stingray: The Ghost of the Sea

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1965
  • Stingray: Loch Ness Monster

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1964
  • Stingray: Subterranean Sea

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1964
  • Stingray: Emergency Marineville

    visual effects director

    visual effects
    1964

• actors (4 credits)

  • All About 'Thunderbirds'

    (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • Goldeneye: The Secret Files

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • The World of James Bond

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Spies Like Us

    Dr. Stinson

    actor

    actors
    1985

• crew (9 credits)

  • Germinal

    special effects coordinator

    crew
    1993
  • Apprentice to Murder

    special effects

    crew
    1988
  • Mio in the Land of Faraway

    special effects technician

    crew
    1987
  • Aces High

    special effects

    crew
    1976
  • Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs

    special effects assistant

    crew
    1974
  • Live and Let Die

    special effects

    crew
    1973
  • Fear Is the Key

    special effects

    crew
    1972
  • Z.P.G.

    special effects

    crew
    1972
  • Doctor Who

    - Invasion (1) (1974) ... special effects crew
    1963