Syd Mead

Known for: Art

Born: 1933-07-18 – 2019-12-30 (aged 86)

From: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Syd Mead, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (10)

TV★ 7.8
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
2021
as Self - Visual Futurist (1982)
TV★ 7.3
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self
TV★ 7.0
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014
as Self
MOVIE
2019: A Future Imagined
2008
as Himself
MOVIE★ 7.8
Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
2007
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.0
Visual Futurist: The Art & Life of Syd Mead
2006
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.5
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.7
On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
2000
as Self
MOVIE★ 10.0
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
1984
as Himself