| Robert Swarthe | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1942-09-06) September 6, 1942 (age 82) |
| Occupation | Special effects artist |
| Years active | 1968-1983 |
Robert Swarthe (born September 6, 1942) is a special effects artist who started out directing short films. He has two Academy Award nominations.
Academy Award nominations
- 48th Academy Awards – Nominated in the category of Best Animated short, Kick Me, lost to Great.
- 52nd Academy Awards – Nominated in the category of Best Visual Effects, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, nomination shared with John Dykstra, Grant McCune, David K. Stewart, Douglas Trumbull and Richard Yuricich. Lost to Alien.
Preservation
The Academy Film Archive preserved Kick Me and The Unicycle Race by Swarthe.
Filmography
As director
- Uncle Walt (1964)
- The Unicycle Race (1966)
- K-9000: A Space Oddity (1968) with Robert Mitchell
- Kick Me (1975)
As special effects artist
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
- One from the Heart (1982)
- The Outsiders (1983)
See also
References
- "The 48th Academy Awards (1976) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award 1975 -". cartoonresearch.com.
- "The 52nd Academy Awards (1980) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
- Mouseplanet - Disney Cartoons That Aren't Disney by Wade Simpson
- Lost Short Film “Uncle Walt” Found And Sold On eBay.|Pirates & Princesses
- "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award 1968 -". cartoonresearch.com.
- Robert Mitchell on IMDB