Mat Irvine
| Acting Credits | expand all 4 roles | |
|---|---|---|
Gundan: Warriors' Gate(uncredited)  | 1 credit in 1 entry |  |
| Production Credits | ||
Visual Effects Assistant: Planet of the Spiders(uncredited) | 6 credits in 1 entry | |
| 21 credits in 6 entries | | |
K9 Operator: From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love[SJA]; Pointless Celebrities[Related] | 2 credits in 2 entries | |
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Mat Irvine
Born: Wednesday 7th July 1948 (age: 76)
Mat Irvine was a Technical Consultant and Visual Effects Designer who worked on television, primarily for the BBC, from the 1970s to the 1990s, including on a number of episodes of Doctor Who
He is credited with building the first K-9 prop for the serial The Invisible Enemy, (1977). Irvine eventually built a second K-9 that could cover rougher ground. He occasionally operated the K-9 prop during filming.
In 1981, Irvine served as Visual Effects Designer for the Doctor Who spin-off, K-9 and Company.
Irvine also worked on shows such as The Sky at Night, Tomorrow's World and Robot Wars, on which he was hired as a technical consultant in 1998.
His work as a Visual Effects Designer included Rentaghost, Terry and June, Blake's 7, The Tripods, Edge of Darkness and To the Manor Born.
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