FILM DIRECTOR

Gerry Anderson

1929 - 2012

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Gerald Alexander Anderson (né Abrahams; 14 April 1929 – 26 December 2012) was an English television and film producer, director, writer and occasional voice artist, who is known for his futuristic television programmes, especially his 1960s productions filmed with "Supermarionation" (marionette puppets containing electric moving parts). Anderson's first television production was the 1957 Roberta Leigh children's series The Adventures of Twizzle (1957–58). Torchy the Battery Boy (1960), and Four Feather Falls (1960) followed. Supercar (1961–62) and Fireball XL5 (1962–63) came next, both series breaking into the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerry Anderson has received more than 1,144,754 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Gerry Anderson is the 1,069th most popular film director (down from 811th in 2019), the 3,633rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,876th in 2019) and the 81st most popular British Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.61

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Gerry Andersons by language

Over the past year Gerry Anderson has had the most page views in the with 147,574 views, followed by Japanese (10,981), and German (6,297). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (169.78%), Malagasy (112.30%), and Persian (40.83%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Gerry Anderson ranks 1,069 out of 2,041. Before him are Gunnar Fischer, Rafael Azcona, Cai Chusheng, Ágnes Hranitzky, Frédéric Rossif, and David Furnish. After him are Alexander Nevzorov, Martin Frič, Franz Antel, Herbert Selpin, Zbigniew Rybczyński, and José Luis Garci.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Gerry Anderson ranks 377. Before him are Béla Kárpáti, Bruno Junk, Francis Bebey, Rajkumar, Ignacio Velasco, and George Moscone. After him are Günter Kunert, Dilara Aliyeva, Nathalia Timberg, Eliseo Prado, Elizabeth Spriggs, and Beverly Sills. Among people deceased in 2012, Gerry Anderson ranks 299. Before him are Zalman King, Phyllis Diller, Chikage Awashima, Nelson Prudêncio, Frances Spence, and Juan Pereda. After him are Branko Kralj, Helga Vlahović, Patricia Medina, J. Christopher Stevens, Claude Cheysson, and Adolfo Schwelm Cruz.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gerry Anderson ranks 3,633 out of 8,785. Before him are Dudley Pound (1877), W. D. Ross (1877), Frank Hadow (1855), Richard Hughes (1900), Ron Geesin (1943), and A. E. Housman (1859). After him are Eddie Colman (1936), Christopher O'Neill (1974), Mary F. Lyon (1925), John Smith (1938), Charles Wyville Thomson (1830), and Sydney Greenstreet (1879).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Gerry Anderson ranks 81. Before him are Nick Park (1958), Roy Ward Baker (1916), Mike Figgis (1948), Barry Ackroyd (1954), John Alcott (1930), and Charles Jarrott (1927). After him are Freddie Francis (1917), Mark Herman (1954), Joe Wright (1972), Edgar Wright (1974), John Grierson (1898), and Jonathan Glazer (1965).

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Filmography

Space: 1999
Director
The crew of Moonbase Alpha must struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the Moon from orbit into deep space.
7.1 / 10
Thunderbirds Are Go!
Director
Remake of the hit 1960s television show. In the 21st century, Jeff Tracy, a former astronaut, amasses a colossal fortune and decides that he must use it to benefit others. His answer to this desire is to create International Rescue, a unique private emergency response service equipped with customized designed vehicles and equipment that enable the organization to react to any crisis whether it be in sea, air, land, or space. Jeff's five sons volunteer to operate as the pilots and field agents, as well "Brain" who acts as the teams engineer. In addition, Jeff's friend, Kyrano and his daughter Tanusha aka Kayo (based on the original series Tin-Tin character) agree to be the support staff. In addition to the field team, IR also maintains an intelligence network with Lady Penelope and her ex-con chauffeur, Parker as the chief agents in this arm.
6.434 / 10
Thunderbirds
Director
Thunderbirds is a 1960s British science-fiction television series which was produced using a mixed method of marionette puppetry and scale-model special effects termed "Supermarionation". The series is set in the 21st century and follows the exploits of International Rescue, a secret organization formed to save people in mortal danger with the help of technologically advanced land, sea, air and space vehicles and equipment, launched from a hidden base on Tracy Island in the South Pacific Ocean.
7.307 / 10