Personal Info
Known For
Art
Born
July 18, 1933
Died
December 30, 2019 (age 86)
Place of Birth
Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Syd Mead
Biography
Sydney Jay Mead (July 18, 1933 – December 30, 2019) was an American industrial designer and neo-futurist concept artist. He made designs for science-fiction films such as Blade Runner, Aliens and Tron. Mead has been described as "the artist who illustrates the future" and "one of the most influential concept artists and industrial designers of our time."
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Known For
TV
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
TV
The Movies That Made Us
Self
2019
TV
The Real History of Science Fiction
Himself
2014
Film
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
Self - Visual Futurist (1982)
2021
Film
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Self
2007
Film
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
Self
2003
Film
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
Self
2000
Film
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
Himself
1984
Film
Visual Futurist: The Art & Life of Syd Mead
Self
2006
Film
2019: A Future Imagined
Himself
2008
Filmography
2022TVLIGHT & MAGICas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2021FilmThe Blade Runner Phenomenonas Self - Visual Futurist (1982)2019TVThe Movies That Made Usas Self2014TVThe Real History of Science Fictionas Himself2008Film2019: A Future Imaginedas Himself2007FilmDangerous Days: Making Blade Runneras Self2006FilmVisual Futurist: The Art & Life of Syd Meadas Self2003FilmSuperior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'as Self2000FilmOn the Edge of 'Blade Runner'as Self1984Film2010 : The Odyssey Continuesas Himself