Richard Conway (15 January 1942 – 22 December 2021) was an English special effects artist who was nominated at the
62nd Academy Awards
The 62nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1989 and took place on March 26, 1990, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 p. ...
in the category of
Best Visual Effects
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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for his work on the film ''
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen''. His nomination was shared with
Kent Houston.
He worked on over 65 films and TV shows from 1966 until 2015. Conway won two
Primetime Emmy Awards
The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime ...
. The first was for ''
Merlin
Merlin ( cy, Myrddin, kw, Marzhin, br, Merzhin) is a mythical figure prominently featured in the legend of King Arthur and best known as a mage, with several other main roles. His usual depiction, based on an amalgamation of historic and le ...
'', and the second was for ''
Alice in Wonderland
''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (commonly ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English novel by Lewis Carroll. It details the story of a young girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creatur ...
''. He also won a BAFTA award for ''
Brazil''.
Conway died on 22 December 2021, at the age of 79.
His son, Sam Conway, was the special effects supervisor on HBO's Game of Thrones
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1942 births
2021 deaths
Best Visual Effects BAFTA Award winners
Primetime Emmy Award winners
Special effects people
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