Roger Dicken
British special effects artist (1939–2024)
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Roger Dicken (15 April 1939 – 18 February 2024)[1][2] was a British special effects artist.[3] He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Visual Effects for the film When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth.[4]
Born15 April 1939
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Died18 February 2024 (aged 84)
OccupationSpecial effects artist
Roger Dicken | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 April 1939 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
| Died | 18 February 2024 (aged 84) |
| Occupation | Special effects artist |
Dicken died on 18 February 2024, at his home in North Wales, at the age of 84.[5][6][7]
At the 97th Academy Awards, his name was mentioned in the In Memoriam section.[8]
Selected filmography
- Scars of Dracula (1970, bat puppet)
- When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1971; co-nominated with Jim Danforth)
- The Land That Time Forgot (1974)
- Warlords of Atlantis (1978)
- Alien (1979, facehugger and chest burster effects)
