Nick Gillard

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Nick Gillard (2002)

Nick Gillard (born March 31, 1959 in Brighton , England ) is a British stuntman and stunt coordinator. He gained fame mainly as a choreographer of lightsaber -Kämpfe in the Star Wars prequels during 1999 by 2005.

Life

At the age of twelve, Gillard dropped out of the military school he attended and joined the circus . It was there that he first came into contact with his future profession as a stuntman by earning his living as a horse artist. Four years later, at a performance by the Moscow State Circus, the makers of the film "The Thief of Baghdad", which was released in theaters in 1978 , noticed the young stuntman and incorporated him into the production. Nick Gillard later left the circus entirely in favor of a career in film.

In the first three parts of the Star Wars seemed Saga Gillard in an advisory capacity with, for example, even when the lightsaber -Duell between Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi . In the film " The Return of the Jedi Knights " (1983), contrary to prevailing opinion, he was not used as Mark Hamills' stunt double , but was again present on the set in an advisory capacity.

In the years 1999 - 2005 Gillard was finally chief responsibility stunt coordinator and choreographer in the Star Wars prequels and shaped by his work the characteristic lightsaber -Kampf in " The Phantom Menace " (1999), " Attack of the Clones " (2002) and " Revenge of the Sith "(2005).

Gillard also holds various world records, for example for a jump in a power boat over a distance of 200 feet in the film " Damned Amsterdam ", or for a two-minute fire stunt in which Gillard had no chance to breathe, which he had for the film " Alien 3 "made.

Filmography (selection)

As a stunt man / stunt coordinator

As an actor

Trivia

In Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith , Gillard was seen as a hologram in the role of Jedi master Cin Drallig ("Nick Gillard" read backwards).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Saberproject: Nick Gillard in a talk about his life, career, and lightsabers - by Saberproject. November 11, 2016, accessed April 2, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Saberproject: Nick Gillard in a talk about his life, career, and lightsabers - by Saberproject. November 11, 2016, accessed April 2, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Star Wars: Bio | Nick Gillard. August 8, 2003, accessed April 2, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Saberproject: Nick Gillard in a talk about his life, career, and lightsabers - by Saberproject. November 11, 2016, accessed April 2, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Guinness World Records: The Guinness Book of Records . Guinness Records, 1998, ISBN 978-0-9652383-9-7 ( google.de [accessed April 2, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Gillard, Nick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British stunt performer and stunt coordinator
DATE OF BIRTH March 31, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Brighton , England