A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Alex C. Weldon
Alex Welden
Birthplace:
Budapest, Hungary
Born:
January 1, 1915
Died:
January 10, 2004
Hungarian born Alex Weldon was an American special effects technician for film productions.
Special Effects:
1953 Island in the Sky
1953 Phantom from Space
1956 The Bold and the Brave
1957 Invasion of the Saucer-Men
1958 The Defiant Ones
1959 Solomon and Sheba
1961 El Cid
1961 King of Kings
1962 The Longest Day
1964 The Fall of the Roman Empire
1965 Crack in the World
1969 Guns of the Magnificent Seven
1970 Cannon for Cordoba
1970 Patton
1971 The Horsemen
1973 Papillon
1977 Islands in the Stream
Special Effects Coordinator:
1953 Island in the Sky
1953 Phantom from Space
1956 The Bold and the Brave
1957 Invasion of the Saucer-Men
1958 The Defiant Ones
1959 Solomon and Sheba
1961 El Cid
1961 King of Kings
1962 The Longest Day
1964 The Fall of the Roman Empire
1965 Crack in the World
1969 Guns of the Magnificent Seven
1970 Cannon for Cordoba
1970 Patton
1971 The Horsemen
1973 Papillon
1977 Islands in the Stream
1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Visual Effects:
1945 Midnight Manhunt
1945 Scared Stiff
1953 Island in the Sky
1953 Phantom from Space
1956 The Bold and the Brave
1957 Invasion of the Saucer-Men
1958 The Defiant Ones
1959 Solomon and Sheba
1961 El Cid
1961 King of Kings
1962 The Longest Day
1964 The Fall of the Roman Empire
1965 Crack in the World
1969 Guns of the Magnificent Seven
1970 Cannon for Cordoba
1970 Patton
1971 The Horsemen
1973 Papillon
1977 Islands in the Stream
1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture
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