Bill Millar obit

Bill Millar Has Died

Visual Effects Supervisor/Producer 

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Bill Millar was an Emmy Award-winning visual effects supervisor/producer and main title designer. He was a visual effects supervisor/producer on The X-Files, Smallville, Dark Shadows and many more television series.

He created the main titles for such network series as The Young Riders, Nightmare Cafe, Dark Shadows and the mini-series "Peter The Great."

When Millar came to the United States from England in 1976 he worked on the production crews for "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "Star Trek: The Motion Picture."

From 1994-1998 Bill served as Governor of the Visual Effects/Title Design Peer Group of The Television Academy.

Visual Effects

William H. Macy, Steve Howey, Cameron Monaghan, Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, and Emma Kenney in Shameless (2011)

Shameless

8.5

TV Series

visual effects supervisorvisual effects supervisor: Chicago (uncredited, uncredited)

2019

3 episodes

 

Lily Collins in To the Bone (2017)

To the Bone

6.7

on-set visual effects supervisor

2017

 

Wesley Snipes, Philip Winchester, and Charity Wakefield in The Player (2015)

The Player

6.9

TV Series

visual effects supervisorvisual effects supervisor: Pilot Reshoots

2015

9 episodes

 

Taye Diggs and Kathleen Robertson in Murder in the First (2014)

Murder in the First

7.3

TV Series

visual effects consultant: San Francisco

2015

1 episode

 

Bambi Cottages

8.2

TV Movie

visual effects supervisor

2014

 

Sean Bean in Legends (2014)

Legends

7.4

TV Series

visual effects supervisorvisual effects supervisor: Reshoots

2014

10 episodes

 

The Crazy Ones (2013)

The Crazy Ones

7.0

TV Series

visual effects supervisor (uncredited)

2013

1 episode

 

Ana Ortiz, Judy Reyes, Roselyn Sanchez, and Dania Ramirez in Devious Maids (2013)

Devious Maids

7.8

TV Series

visual effects supervisor (uncredited)

2013

2 episodes

 

Callie Thorne in Necessary Roughness (2011)

Necessary Roughness

7.1

TV Series

visual effects supervisor

2011–2013

14 episodes

 

Anne Heche in Save Me (2013)

Save Me

6.2

TV Series

visual effects supervisor

2013

2 episodes

 

Shenae Grimes-Beech, Michael Steger, Dustin Milligan, AnnaLynne McCord, Jessica Stroup, and Tristan Mack Wilds in 90210 (2008)

90210

6.2

TV Series

visual effects supervisor

2008–2013

12 episodes

 

Wilmer Valderrama, Rocky Carroll, Gary Cole, Katrina Law, Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, and Diona Reasonover in NCIS (2003)

NCIS

7.8

TV Series

visual effects supervisor (uncredited)

2013

1 episode

 

Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic in Castle (2009)

Castle

8.1

TV Series

visual effects supervisorvisual effects supervisor: Paris

2009–2013

30 episodes

 

Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, and B.J. Novak in The Office (2005)

The Office

9.0

TV Series

visual effects supervisor

2013

1 episode

 

El Jefe

TV Movie

visual effects supervisor

2012

 

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

8.8

TV Series

visual effects supervisor

2012

2 episodes

 

Brooke Elliott in Drop Dead Diva (2009)

Drop Dead Diva

7.5

TV Series

visual effects supervisor (uncredited)

2012

2 episodes

 

Patrick Wilson in A Gifted Man (2011)

A Gifted Man

7.1

TV Series

visual effects supervisor

2012

1 episode

 

Identity

5.4

TV Movie

visual effects supervisor: Montréal

2011

 

Little in Common (2011)

Little in Common

5.6

TV Movie

visual effects supervisor

2011

 

Ally Walker in The Protector (2011)

The Protector

6.8

TV Series

visual effects supervisor

2011

1 episode

 

Julian McMahon and Dylan Walsh in Nip/Tuck (2003)

Nip/Tuck

7.7

TV Series

visual effects supervisor

2006–2010

5 episodes

 

Dark Moon Rising (2009)

Dark Moon Rising

3.8

visual effects supervisor

2009

 

Tim Roth in Lie to Me (2009)

Lie to Me

8.0

TV Series

visual effects supervisor (uncredited)

2009

1 episode

 

Jane Lynch, Lea Michele, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Matthew Morrison, Cory Monteith, Dianna Agron, Kevin McHale, Chris Colfer, Jenna Ushkowitz, Amber Riley, and Heather Elizabeth Morris in Glee (2009)

Glee

6.8

TV Series

visual effects supervisor (uncredited)

2009

1 episode

 

Hawthorne (2009)

Hawthorne

6.0

TV Series

visual effects supervisor (uncredited)

2009

1 episode

 

Hung (2009)

Hung

7.2

TV Series

visual effects supervisor (uncredited)

2009

1 episode

 

Good Behavior (2008)

Good Behavior

4.1

TV Movie

visual effects supervisor

2008

 

Lincoln Heights (2006)

Lincoln Heights

7.7

TV Series

visual effects supervisor

2008

1 episode

 

Candice Bergen, William Shatner, and James Spader in Boston Legal (2004)

Boston Legal

8.5

TV Series

visual effects supervisor

2008

5 episodes

 

Craig Bierko, Rashida Jones, Shaun Majumder, and Johnny Sneed in Unhitched (2008)

Unhitched

5.5

TV Series

visual effects supervisor

2008

1 episode

 

Big Shots (2007)

Big Shots

7.4

TV Series

visual effects supervisor (uncredited)

2007–2008

4 episodes

 

Kyra Sedgwick, G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Robert Gossett, J.K. Simmons, Jon Tenney, and Corey Reynolds in The Closer (2005)

The Closer

7.8

TV Series

visual effects supervisor

2007

1 episode

 

Mimi Rogers, Philip Baker Hall, Bret Harrison, Eric Christian Olsen, Sarah Wright, and Amanda Loncar in The Loop (2006)

The Loop

7.3

TV Series

visual effects supervisor

2007

1 episode

 

Tony Shalhoub in Monk (2002)

Monk

8.1

TV Series

visual effects supervisor

2003–2007

2 episodes

 

Alaska (2003)

Alaska

7.1

TV Movie

special visual effects

2003

 

Tom Welling in Smallville (2001)

Smallville

7.5

TV Series

visual effects producer

2001–2002

20 episodes

 

Ball & Chain

7.0

TV Movie

visual effects supervisor

2001

 

Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)

The X-Files

8.6

TV Series

visual effects producer

1998–2000

44 episodes

 

Roswell (1999)

Roswell

7.5

TV Series

visual effects supervisor (uncredited)

1999

3 episodes

 

John Corbett, Elisabeth Harnois, Carolyn McCormick, and John Pyper-Ferguson in The Osiris Chronicles (1998)

The Osiris Chronicles

5.2

TV Movie

visual effects producer

1998

 

Sarah Michelle Gellar in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

8.3

TV Series

visual effects supervisor (uncredited)

1997

1 episode

 

The Omen (1995)

The Omen

4.7

TV Movie

special visual effects

1995

 

Alien Nation: Dark Horizon (1994)

Alien Nation: Dark Horizon

6.5

TV Movie

visual effects supervisor

1994

 

Robert Englund, Jack Coleman, and Lindsay Frost in Nightmare Cafe (1992)

Nightmare Cafe

7.0

TV Series

main title designspecial visual effects

1992

6 episodes

 

Lightning Field (1991)

Lightning Field

4.9

TV Movie

special visual effects

1991

 

Ben Cross in Dark Shadows (1991)

Dark Shadows

7.5

TV Series

special visual effects

1991

12 episodes

 

CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)

CBS Summer Playhouse

6.4

TV Series

special visual effects

1989

1 episode

 

Adam West, Andrea Thompson, and Nicholas Strouse in Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988)

Doin' Time on Planet Earth

4.7

visual effects designer

1988

 

Blue Thunder (1984)

Blue Thunder

6.1

TV Series

special visual effects

1984

11 episodes

 

Back Together (1984)

Back Together

TV Movie

special visual effects

1984

 

T.K. Carter and Richard Gilliland in Just Our Luck (1983)

Just Our Luck

7.4

TV Series

special visual effects

1983

13 episodes

 

Clark Brandon and Barnard Hughes in Mr. Merlin (1981)

Mr. Merlin

7.0

TV Series

special visual effects

1981–1982

22 episodes

 

Christopher Lee, Ted Danson, and Mary Louise Weller in Once Upon a Spy (1980)

Once Upon a Spy

4.9

TV Movie

special visual effects

1980

 

Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Persis Khambatta in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

6.4

photographic effects project manager

1979

 

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

7.6

animation staff

1977

 

Ann-Margret, Marty Feldman, and Michael York in The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977)

The Last Remake of Beau Geste

6.0

special photographic effects (uncredited)

1977

 

Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)

Fantasy Island

6.6

TV Series

special visual effects

1977–1984

 

Freedom 2000 (1974)

Freedom 2000

6.6

Short

special visual effects

1974

 

Additional Crew

Final Descent (1997)

Final Descent

5.6

TV Movie

title designer (uncredited)

1997

 

Judicial Consent (1994)

Judicial Consent

5.6

title designer

1994

 

Julie Brown in Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women (1994)

Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women

4.4

TV Movie

additional graphic artist

1994

 

Carroll O'Connor in In the Heat of the Night (1988)

In the Heat of the Night

7.6

TV Series

designer: main title

1988–1993

116 episodes

 

The Young Riders (1989)

The Young Riders

7.8

TV Series

main title sequence designed and produced bymain title sequence designer

1989–1992

67 episodes

 

Revolver (1992)

Revolver

5.7

TV Movie

title designer

1992

 

The Hit Man (1991)

The Hit Man

6.2

TV Movie

title designer

1991

 

Ben Cross in Dark Shadows (1991)

Dark Shadows

7.5

TV Series

main title designtitle designer

1991

1 episode

 

Howie Mandel, Joel Brooks, Sheldon Feldner, Tom Poston, and Wendy Schaal in Good Grief (1990)

Good Grief

7.4

TV Series

main title

1990

1 episode

 

Charlie

6.0

TV Movie

title designer

1990

 

Blind Faith (1990)

Blind Faith

7.2

TV Mini Series

title designer

1990

2 episodes

 

G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)

G.I. Joe: The Movie

7.0

Video

title designer (uncredited)

1987

 

Kate Capshaw in Code Name: Dancer (1987)

Code Name: Dancer

5.2

TV Movie

title designer

1987

 

Still Crazy Like a Fox (1987)

Still Crazy Like a Fox

6.4

TV Movie

title designer (uncredited)

1987

 

Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story (1986)

Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story

6.1

TV Movie

title designer (uncredited)

1986

 

Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (1986)

Rage of Angels: The Story Continues

5.7

TV Movie

title designer

1986

 

The Transformers: The Movie (1986)

The Transformers: The Movie

7.2

main title design

1986

 

Peter the Great (1986)

Peter the Great

7.7

TV Mini Series

title designer

1986

4 episodes

 

Ben Gazzara, Aidan Quinn, Gena Rowlands, and Sylvia Sidney in An Early Frost (1985)

An Early Frost

8.0

TV Movie

title designer

1985

 

Poison Ivy (1985)

Poison Ivy

6.0

TV Movie

title sequence

1985

 

T.J. Hooker (1982)

T.J. Hooker

6.1

TV Series

title designermain title designmain title designer ...

1982–1984

28 episodes

 

Paul Michael Glaser in Attack on Fear (1984)

Attack on Fear

6.2

TV Movie

title designer

1984

 

Rage of Angels (1983)

Rage of Angels

6.1

TV Movie

title designer (uncredited)

1983

 

Rob Lowe in Thursday's Child (1983)

Thursday's Child

6.3

TV Movie

title designer

1983

 

Malibu (1983)

Malibu

5.7

TV Movie

title designer

1983

 

The Blue and the Gray (1982)

The Blue and the Gray

7.5

TV Mini Series

title designer: main titles (1982)

1982

3 episodes

 

I, Desire (1982)

I, Desire

5.8

TV Movie

title designer

1982

 

Falcon Crest (1981)

Falcon Crest

6.2

TV Series

title design

1981–1982

18 episodes

 

Dana Hill and Richard Masur in Fallen Angel (1981)

Fallen Angel

6.8

TV Movie

title designer

1981

 

Christopher Lee, Ted Danson, and Mary Louise Weller in Once Upon a Spy (1980)

Once Upon a Spy

4.9

TV Movie

title designer

1980

 

Lloyd Bridges in Sea Hunt (1958)

Sea Hunt

7.7

TV Series

title designer

1958–1961

 

Second Unit or Assistant Director

The Omen (1995)

The Omen

4.7

TV Movie

second unit director

1995

 

Ben Cross in Dark Shadows (1991)

Dark Shadows

7.5

TV Series

second unit director

1991

10 episodes

 

Christopher Lee, Ted Danson, and Mary Louise Weller in Once Upon a Spy (1980)

Once Upon a Spy

4.9

TV Movie

second unit director (uncredited)

1980

 

Special Effects

The Omen (1995)

The Omen

4.7

TV Movie

special effects

1995

 

Nemesis 2: Nebula (1995)

Nemesis 2: Nebula

3.8

Video

special photographic effects

1995

 

Christopher Lee, Ted Danson, and Mary Louise Weller in Once Upon a Spy (1980)

Once Upon a Spy

4.9

TV Movie

special effects: main title

1980

 

Producer

John Corbett, Elisabeth Harnois, Carolyn McCormick, and John Pyper-Ferguson in The Osiris Chronicles (1998)

The Osiris Chronicles

5.2

TV Movie

producer

1998

 

CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)

CBS Summer Playhouse

6.4

TV Series

producer

1989

1 episode

 

Camera and Electrical Department

Metamorphoses (1978)

Metamorphoses

6.1

director of photography: second unitspecial anamorphic camera systems designer

1978

 

Actor

Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)

The X-Files

8.6

TV Series

Director

2000

1 episode

 

Cinematographer

Metamorphoses (1978)

Metamorphoses

6.1

Cinematographer

1978

 

Animation Department

Freedom 2000 (1974)

Freedom 2000

6.6

Short

scene planner

1974