Actor

L.B. Abbott

Visual Effects

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

1.2

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Movies: 57Series: 1Crew credits: 57

TMDB ID: 18638

IMDb ID: nm0008004

Known for: Visual Effects

Born: June 13, 1908

Died: September 28, 1985

Age: 77

Place of birth: Pasadena, California, USA.

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1931 - 2020

Years active: 90

Average TMDB rating: 6.56

Wikidata: Q8662

Also known as

Bill Abbott • Lenwood Ballard Abbott

Other jobs

Visual Effects (30)Special Effects (22)Assistant Camera (2)Special Effects Coordinator (1)Special Effects Supervisor (1)Visual Effects Designer (1)

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Biography

Lenwood Ballard "Bill" Abbott, A.S.C. (June 13, 1908 – September 28, 1985) was an American special effects expert, cinematographer and cameraman. He became the head of the Special Effects Department at 20th Century Fox in 1957, a post he held until retirement in 1970. However, he was called out of retirement to work on the TV series M*A*S*H in 1972 (Abbott had worked on the film on which the series was based). Abbott was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

Movies

Movie credits linked with L.B. Abbott.