Biography and filmography

H. R. Giger

Hans Ruedi (February 5, 1940 – May 12, 2014) was a Swiss painter, whose style was adapted for many forms of media, including record albums, furniture and tattoos. The Zurich-based artist was best known for airbrush images of humans and machines linked together in a cold biomechanical relationship. Later he abandoned airbrush work for pastels, markers, and ink.

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Movies (39)

Alien: Specimen

Alien: Specimen

2019 · Creature Design

Alien: Containment

Alien: Containment

2019 · Creature Design

Traceroute

Traceroute

2016 · Self (archive footage)

Dark Star: H. R. Giger's World

Dark Star: H. R. Giger's World

2014 · Self

Jodorowsky's Dune

Jodorowsky's Dune

2013 · Self - Artist

Prometeo

Prometeo

2012 · Art Direction

H.R. Giger Revealed

H.R. Giger Revealed

2010 · Self

Alien Makers III

Alien Makers III

2009 · Self

Monsterland

Monsterland

2009 · Self

Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures

Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures

2007 · Self

H.R. Giger's Sanctuary

H.R. Giger's Sanctuary

2007 · Self

Berg und Geist

Berg und Geist

2005 · Self

The Beast Within: Making Alien

The Beast Within: Making Alien

2003 · Self

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

2003 · Self

The Alien Saga

The Alien Saga

2002 · Self

Mylène Farmer: Mylenium Tour

Mylène Farmer: Mylenium Tour

2000 · Art Designer

The Alien Legacy

The Alien Legacy

1999 · Self

Killer Condom

Killer Condom

1996 · Creative Consultant

Species

Species

1995 · Conceptual Design

Eye of the Storm: Ridley Scott

Eye of the Storm: Ridley Scott

1992

Giger - Passage to the Id

Giger - Passage to the Id

1992 · Self

Alien³

Alien³

1992 · Creature Design

The Making of 'Alien³'

The Making of 'Alien³'

1992 · Self

Tokyo: The Last War

Tokyo: The Last War

1989 · Conceptual Design

Das phantastische Universum des H.R. Giger

Das phantastische Universum des H.R. Giger

1987 · Self

Aliens

Aliens

1986 · Creature Design

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

1986 · Concept Artist

The Occult Experience

The Occult Experience

1985 · Self

A New Face of Debbie Harry by H.R. Giger

A New Face of Debbie Harry by H.R. Giger

1982 · Himself

Giger's Alien

Giger's Alien

1979 · Self, Director

Alien

Alien

1979 · Creature Design

Giger's Necronomicon

Giger's Necronomicon

1975 · Self - Narrator, Director

Tagtraum

Tagtraum

1973 · Self, Director

Passagen

Passagen

1972 · Self

Swissmade

Swissmade

1969 · (segment "2069"), Art Designer

High and Heimkiller

High and Heimkiller

1967 · Self, Director, Art Designer

Home-Killer

Home-Killer

1967 · Man in Black, Producer

Walking with Giger

Walking with Giger

· Himself

Giger's Second Celebration of the Four

Giger's Second Celebration of the Four

· Producer, Director

TV shows (2)