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Bill Hargreaves

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Billy Hargreaves
William Hargreaves

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Bill Hargreaves started his prop work on The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. He is credited as the creator of IG-88 and the imperial probe droids. His work can also been seen in An American Werewolf in London, Legend, Gladiator, About a Boy, The Golden Compass, and a couple dozen other feature films and programs.

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Film Production

Dressing Prop:
1987  Bellman and True
2004  Gladiatress
2007  The Golden Compass

Propmaker:
1980  The Empire Strikes Back
1983  Return of the Jedi
1985  Legend
1987  Bellman and True
2000  Gladiator
2004  Gladiatress
2007  The Golden Compass

Props:
1980  The Empire Strikes Back
1981  An American Werewolf in London
1983  Return of the Jedi
1985  Legend
1986  Shanghai Surprise
1987  Bellman and True
1988  A Man for All Seasons
1990  Bullseye!
1991  Under Suspicion
1994  Shopping
1996  When Saturday Comes
1997  Roseanna's Grave
1997  The Wings of the Dove
1997  The Woman In White
1998  What Rats Won't Do
1999  Felicia's Journey
1999  Onegin
2000  Cor, Blimey!
2000  Gladiator
2000  The Man Who Cried
2002  About a Boy
2002  Killing Me Softly
2003  I Capture the Castle
2004  Belonging
2004  Gladiatress
2007  The Golden Compass
2018  Precognition

Second Unit:
1980  The Empire Strikes Back
1981  An American Werewolf in London
1983  Return of the Jedi
1985  Legend
1986  Shanghai Surprise
1987  Bellman and True
1988  A Man for All Seasons
1990  Bullseye!
1991  Under Suspicion
1994  Shopping
1996  When Saturday Comes
1997  Roseanna's Grave
1997  The Wings of the Dove
1997  The Woman In White
1998  What Rats Won't Do
1999  Felicia's Journey
1999  Onegin
2000  Cor, Blimey!
2000  Gladiator
2000  The Man Who Cried
2002  About a Boy
2002  Killing Me Softly
2003  I Capture the Castle
2004  Belonging
2004  Gladiatress
2007  The Golden Compass
2018  Precognition

Set Decoration:
1980  The Empire Strikes Back
1981  An American Werewolf in London
1983  Return of the Jedi
1985  Legend
1986  Shanghai Surprise
1987  Bellman and True
1988  A Man for All Seasons
1990  Bullseye!
1991  Under Suspicion
1994  Shopping
1996  When Saturday Comes
1997  Roseanna's Grave
1997  The Wings of the Dove
1997  The Woman In White
1998  What Rats Won't Do
1999  Felicia's Journey
1999  Onegin
2000  Cor, Blimey!
2000  Gladiator
2000  The Man Who Cried
2002  About a Boy
2002  Killing Me Softly
2003  I Capture the Castle
2004  Belonging
2004  Gladiatress
2007  The Golden Compass
2018  Precognition

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TV Production

Props:
1990  Jeeves and Wooster
1995  Bramwell

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