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William H. Schirmer

  • Special Effects
  • Visual Effects
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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William H. Schirmer is known for Armageddon (1998), Deep Rising (1998) and Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995).
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win total

    Known for

    Liv Tyler, Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck in Armageddon (1998)
    Armageddon
    6.7
    • Visual Effects(as Bill Schirmer, Paris destruction sequence, DQI)
    • 1998
    Deep Rising (1998)
    Deep Rising
    6.1
    • Special Effects(second unit)
    • 1998
    Bruce Willis in Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
    Die Hard with a Vengeance
    7.6
    • Special Effects
    • 1995
    Christian Slater and John Travolta in Broken Arrow (1996)
    Broken Arrow
    6.1
    • Special Effects
    • 1996

    Credits

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    Special Effects

    • Ryan Gosling in Drive (2011)
      Drive
      7.8
      • special effects foreman
      • 2011
    • Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Dwayne Johnson, Sung Kang, Ludacris, Elsa Pataky, Matt Schulze, Tyrese Gibson, Paul Walker, Tego Calderon, Don Omar, and Gal Gadot in Fast Five (2011)
      Fast Five
      7.3
      • pyrotechnician
      • 2011
    • Hank Azaria and Russell Brand in Hop (2011)
      Hop
      5.4
      • special effects technician
      • 2011
    • Justin Long, Jesse McCartney, and Matthew Gray Gubler in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
      Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
      4.6
      • special effects technician
      • 2009
    • Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, and Paul Walker in Fast & Furious (2009)
      Fast & Furious
      6.5
      • special effects set foreman (as Bill Schirmer)
      • 2009
    • Seann William Scott and Paul Rudd in Role Models (2008)
      Role Models
      6.8
      • pyrotechnician
      • special effects technician (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Justin Long, Jesse McCartney, and Matthew Gray Gubler in Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
      Alvin and the Chipmunks
      5.2
      • special effects: second unit
      • 2007
    • Viva Laughlin (2007)
      Viva Laughlin
      3.0
      TV Series
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2007
    • Michael Cera and Jonah Hill in Superbad (2007)
      Superbad
      7.6
      • special effects consultant (uncredited)
      • 2007
    • Kevin Dillon, Adrian Grenier, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Connolly, and Jerry Ferrara in Entourage (2004)
      Entourage
      8.4
      TV Series
      • special effects (as Bill Schirmer)
      • 2007
    • Willie Nelson, Jonathan Bennett, Randy Wayne, and April Scott in The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning (2007)
      The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
      4.4
      TV Movie
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2007
    • Lucas Black, Zachery Ty Bryan, Trula M. Marcus, and Damien Marzette in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)
      The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
      6.1
      • special effects set supervisor
      • 2006
    • Minnie Driver, Esai Morales, and Ana Claudia Talancón in The Virgin of Juarez (2006)
      The Virgin of Juarez
      4.6
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2006
    • Jodie Foster in Flightplan (2005)
      Flightplan
      6.3
      • pyrotechnician
      • special effects supervisor (as William Schirmer)
      • 2005
    • Steve Carell in The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
      The 40-Year-Old Virgin
      7.1
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2005

    Visual Effects

    • Liv Tyler, Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck in Armageddon (1998)
      Armageddon
      6.7
      • special effects supervisor: Paris destruction sequence, DQI (as Bill Schirmer)
      • 1998
    • Kevin Bacon, Finn Carter, and Fred Ward in Tremors (1990)
      Tremors
      7.2
      • visual effects coordinator (as Bill Schirmer)
      • 1990

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Jeff Kaake, Heather Medway, Joe Nipote, and Dawn Stern in Viper (1994)
      Viper
      5.8
      TV Series
      • second unit director
      • 1994–1999

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • William Schimer
    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)

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