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Alan Pattillo

Editor, Writer, Director, Additional Credits
Born July 17, 1929Died January 16, 2020 (90 years)
Alan Huchison Pattillo (17 July 1929 – 16 January 2020) was a British writer and director who worked on Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, and Thunderbirds television series. He won an Emmy in 1979 alongside Bill Blunden for his film editing on All Quiet on the Western Front.

During the 1960s, Pattillo worked on several Gerry Anderson projects. He directed episodes of Four Feather Falls, Supercar and Fireball XL5. His work on the latter is regarded as having brought added sophistication to the direction of the series. Pattillo then worked again for Anderson on Stingray as director, before performing a number of roles on the next series from AP Films. For Thunderbirds Pattillo served as script editor, director, and writer. He directed four and wrote seven of the thirty-two episodes (including Attack of the Alligators!).

Aside from his work on Gerry Anderson projects, Pattillo had a varied career in the film industry. He provided the story for a 1967 Diana Rigg era The Avengers episode The Bird Who Knew Too Much, which The Times television review noted as being "quite striking". Pattillo worked as the sound editor on Nicolas Roeg's Performance (1970) and again worked with the director as film editor on Walkabout (1971). He was the sound effects editor on Alan Parker's Pink Floyd: The Wall (1979). His work on All Quiet on the Western Front (also 1979), saw him awarded an Emmy for film editing, an award he shared with Bill Blunden. He later worked as associate editor on the film Gandhi (1982) directed by Richard Attenborough.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • All Quiet on the Western Front
  • Space: 1999
  • The Avengers
  • Thunderbirds
  • Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
  • Straight on Till Morning
  • Stingray
  • Terrahawks
  • Camille
  • Supercar

Known For

  • All Quiet on the Western Front
  • Thunderbirds
  • Stingray
  • Supercar
  • Terrahawks
  • UFO
  • Fireball XL5
  • The Avengers
  • Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

Alan Pattillo Filmography

1970
UFO (TV Series)
1967
1965
1961

2014
Filmed in Supermarionation · as Self - Interviewee

1989
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (TV Series) · as Assistant Editor
1982
Gandhi · as Associate Editor
1982
Pink Floyd: The Wall · as Sound Effects Editor
1982
Britannia Hospital · as Sound Effects Editor
1978
The Odd Job · as Sound Editor
1972
Nobody Ordered Love · as Second Unit Director
1970
Performance · as Sound Editor
1968
The Birthday Party · as Sound Editor
1967
How I Won the War · as Sound Editor
1959
Killers of Kilimanjaro · as Sound Editor

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