Ray Caple

Personal Info

Know For

Visual Effects

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-01-05 (55 years old)

Deathday

1993-01-15

Place of Birth

Monmouthshire, Wales, UK

Ray Caple

Biography

Ray Caple was a British Matte Artist out of the school of the SP/FX 'great lord' Les Bowie. Les Bowie recognized his capability and trained him early as a Matte Artist, when he was still very young. The catalogue of films Ray worked on, usually uncredited, is quite substantial. He worked for 'Battle of Britain', 'Play Dirty', 'Mackenna's Gold', 'Superman, 'Alien' and so many more. In the late 60ths Ray Caple was a top-trained Matte Artist of the Les Bowie company. Producer Harry Saltzman took him to Spain for his epic 'Battle of Britain'. Obviously he was very happy with Rays work and offered him another job in Spain. Ray Caple went ...

Production

1969

Play Dirty

as Matte Painter

1969

Battle of Britain

as Special Effects

1978

Circle of Iron

as Matte Painter

1985

Spies Like Us

as Matte Painter

1976

The Eagle Has Landed

as Matte Painter

1976

The Slipper and the Rose

as Special Effects

1978

Superman

as Matte Painter

1981

Chariots of Fire

as Matte Painter

1979

Alien

as Matte Painter

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