Bill Neil (visual effects artist)

Bill Neil (born William Herbert Neil, September 24, 1939) is an American visual effects artist. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Visual Effects for the film Poltergeist II: The Other Side. He is the younger brother of documentary filmmaker Eleanor Coppola.

Selected filmography

 * The Rain People (1969; camera operator)
 * He Is My Brother (1975; camera operator)
 * Apocalypse Now (1979; camera operator)
 * The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
 * Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
 * Poltergeist (1982)
 * Return of the Jedi (1983)
 * The Right Stuff (1983)
 * Ghostbusters (1984)
 * 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
 * Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986; Oscar co-nominated with Richard Edlund, John Bruno and Garry Waller)
 * Die Hard (1988)
 * Dick Tracy (1990)
 * Ghost (1990)
 * Edward Scissorhands (1990)
 * Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
 * Judge Dredd (1995)
 * Matilda (1996)
 * The Fifth Element (1997)
 * Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
 * I, Robot (2004)
 * Superman Returns (2006)