Motion Picture Special Effects Artist. He shared a special Academy Award for the visual effects of "King Kong" (1976). In "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980), it was Van Der Veer's special photo effects that were used in the laser-sword fight scene between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. The son of explorer and documentary filmmaker Willard Van Der Veer, he was a veteran of the Second World War, and began his career working at the special effects departments for Warner Brothers and 20th Century Fox. He later went into his own special effects business. His other credits include "The Towering Inferno" (1974),"Killer Bees" (1974), "Logan's Run" (1976), "Orca" (1977), "Star Wars" (1977), "The Manitou" (1978), "1941" (1979), "Flash Gordon" (1980), "Clash Of The Titans" (1981), and "Conan The Barbarian." (1982). He also worked on the original "Star Trek" television series. He was a 1978 Emmy nominee for "The Return of Captain Nemo."
Motion Picture Special Effects Artist. He shared a special Academy Award for the visual effects of "King Kong" (1976). In "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980), it was Van Der Veer's special photo effects that were used in the laser-sword fight scene between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. The son of explorer and documentary filmmaker Willard Van Der Veer, he was a veteran of the Second World War, and began his career working at the special effects departments for Warner Brothers and 20th Century Fox. He later went into his own special effects business. His other credits include "The Towering Inferno" (1974),"Killer Bees" (1974), "Logan's Run" (1976), "Orca" (1977), "Star Wars" (1977), "The Manitou" (1978), "1941" (1979), "Flash Gordon" (1980), "Clash Of The Titans" (1981), and "Conan The Barbarian." (1982). He also worked on the original "Star Trek" television series. He was a 1978 Emmy nominee for "The Return of Captain Nemo."
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