Brian Johnson

Career Overview

Brian Johnson has 73 screen credits in a career dating back to 1957. Their work spans 10 cinematic universes — most prominently Alien with 2 titles. Signature works include Alien, Aliens, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Crew

Gender

male

Known Credits

73

Birth Date

1939-06-29 00:00:00

Birth Place

Surrey, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Alien
• 

  Aliens
• 

  2001: A Space Odyssey
• 

  The Empire Strikes Back
• 

  The NeverEnding Story
• 

  Krull

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 10 universes

• Alien (2 titles)
• Space 1999 Movie Collection (2 titles)
• Quatermass (Hammer) Collection (2 titles)
• The NeverEnding Story (1 titles)
• Thunderbirds (Animation) Collection (1 titles)
• Star Wars (1 titles)
• Dracula (Hammer) Collection (1 titles)
• 2001 Space Odyssey Series (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Sigourney Weaver (2 collaborations)
• Bill Weston (2 collaborations)
• Burnell Tucker (2 collaborations)
• Tom Skerritt (1 collaborations)
• Veronica Cartwright (1 collaborations)
• Harry Dean Stanton (1 collaborations)
• John Hurt (1 collaborations)
• Ian Holm (1 collaborations)
• Yaphet Kotto (1 collaborations)
• Bolaji Badejo (1 collaborations)

Credits

• crew (55 credits)

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

    special effects assistant

    crew
    2025
  • Prisoners in Space

    special effects

    crew
    2025
  • This Is Supermarionation

    special effects

    crew
    2014
  • Space Truckers

    special effects

    crew
    1996
  • Slipstream

    special effects

    crew
    1989
  • Aliens

    special effects

    crew
    1986
  • Spies Like Us

    special effects

    crew
    1985
  • The NeverEnding Story

    special effects

    crew
    1984
  • Krull

    special effects

    crew
    1983
  • Journey Through the Black Sun

    special effects

    crew
    1982
  • Countdown to Disaster

    special effects

    crew
    1982
  • Dragonslayer

    special effects

    crew
    1981
  • Alien Attack

    special effects

    crew
    1980
  • The Empire Strikes Back

    special effects

    crew
    1980
  • Alien

    special effects

    crew
    1979
  • The Glitterball

    special effects

    crew
    1977
  • The Day After Tomorrow: Into Infinity

    special effects

    crew
    1975
  • When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

    special effects

    crew
    1970
  • Taste the Blood of Dracula

    special effects

    crew
    1970
  • Moon Zero Two

    special effects

    crew
    1969
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey

    special effects

    crew
    1968
  • Quatermass and the Pit

    special effects assistant

    crew
    1967
  • Thunderbirds: Security Hazard

    special effects

    crew
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: The Cham-Cham

    special effects

    crew
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: Martian Invasion

    special effects

    crew
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: Attack of the Alligators!

    special effects

    crew
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: Brink of Disaster

    special effects

    crew
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: The Duchess Assignment

    special effects

    crew
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: Move - And You're Dead

    special effects

    crew
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: Danger at Ocean Deep

    special effects

    crew
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: Cry Wolf

    special effects

    crew
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: The Man from MI.5

    special effects

    crew
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: The Imposters

    special effects

    crew
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: City of Fire

    special effects

    crew
    1966
  • Thunderbirds: The Mighty Atom

    special effects

    crew
    1965
  • Thunderbirds: Vault of Death

    special effects

    crew
    1965
  • Thunderbirds: Operation Crash-Dive

    special effects

    crew
    1965
  • Thunderbirds: Sun Probe

    special effects

    crew
    1965
  • Thunderbirds: The Uninvited

    special effects

    crew
    1965
  • Thunderbirds: End of The Road

    special effects

    crew
    1965
  • Thunderbirds: Desperate Intruder

    special effects

    crew
    1965
  • Thunderbirds: 30 Minutes After Noon

    special effects

    crew
    1965
  • Thunderbirds: Day of Disaster

    special effects

    crew
    1965
  • Thunderbirds: Edge of Impact

    special effects

    crew
    1965
  • Thunderbirds: Terror In New York City

    special effects

    crew
    1965
  • Thunderbirds: The Perils of Penelope

    special effects

    crew
    1965
  • Thunderbirds: Pit of Peril

    special effects

    crew
    1965
  • Thunderbirds: Trapped in the Sky

    special effects

    crew
    1965
  • First Men in the Moon

    special effects assistant

    crew
    1964
  • The Kiss of the Vampire

    special effects assistant

    crew
    1963
  • The Phantom of the Opera

    special effects

    crew
    1962
  • Captain Clegg

    special effects assistant

    crew
    1962
  • The Day the Earth Caught Fire

    special effects assistant

    crew
    1961
  • The Crawling Eye

    special effects assistant

    crew
    1958
  • Quatermass 2

    special effects assistant

    crew
    1957

• actors (10 credits)

  • The Eagle Obsession

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • 2001: Creating Kubrick’s Space Odyssey

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Family Vanished

    Det. Flynn

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Century 21 Slough

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • Filmed in Supermarionation

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • The Beast Within: Making Alien

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2003
  • 2001: The Making of a Myth

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    - Wild Life (2010) ... Brad Malone actor actors
    2000
  • The Alien Legacy

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1980

• visual effects (7 credits)

  • Space Truckers

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1996
  • Highlander III: The Sorcerer

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1994
  • Slipstream

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1989
  • The Pirates of Penzance

    special effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1983
  • Alien

    special effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1979
  • The Medusa Touch

    special effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1978
  • Space: 1999

    visual effects director

    visual effects

    - The Dorcons (1977) ... visual effects director visual effects

    - The Immunity Syndrome (1977) ... visual effects director visual effects

    - Devil's Planet (1977) ... visual effects director visual effects

    - Dorzak (1977) ... visual effects director visual effects

    - The Seance Spectre (1977) ... visual effects director visual effects
    1975

• writing (1 credits)

  • Their Finest Hour

    writer

    writing
    1991