Keith Short
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Keith Short (born March 8, 1941) is a sculptor in the British feature film industry.
He was born and grew up in Wolverhampton, later moving to London to work as a stone carver on the restoration of the Henry VIII chapel at Westminster Abbey.
He started on feature films in 1979, working on Ridley Scott's "Alien (film)".
During his career he has helped to create several iconic pieces such as the "Batcar" for Tim Burton's "Batman", the "Ark" for Steven Spielberg's film "Raiders of the Lost Ark", the Emperor's chair in "Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi" and the "Tree of the Dead" for "Sleepy Hollow". He has been the head of a department of sculptors on many films including Oliver Stone's "Alexander", "The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns", "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace", "Mortal Kombat", "The Fifth Element", "The Princess Bride","Willow", "Highlander" and "Greystoke - The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes".
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- "Stormbreaker"
- "Basic Instinct 2"
- "Land of the Blind"
- "Fragile"
- "Where the Truth Lies"
- "Stoned - the Brian Jones Story"
- "King Arthur"
- "Alexander (film)"
- "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"
- "Die Another Day"
- "The Mummy Returns"
- "Sleepy Hollow"
- "The Mummy"
- "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace"
- "Mortal Kombat"
- "The Saint"
- "The Fifth Element"
- "GoldenEye"
- "Wind in the Willows"
- "Judge Dredd"
- "Restoration"
- "Batman"
- "High Spirits"
- "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen"
- "The Princess Bride"
- "Willow"
- "Highlander"
- "Greystoke - The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes"
- "Little Shop of Horrors"
- "Brazil"
- "The Dark Crystal"
- "Young Sherlock Holmes"
- "Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi"
- "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom"
- "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
- "Saturn 3"
- "Life of Brian"
- "Alien"
