Robert Swarthe
Robert Swarthe is an American special effects artist who started out directing short films. He has two Academy Award nominations.
Academy Award nominations
- 48th Academy Awards – Nominated in the category of Best Animated Short Film|Best Animated Short], Kick Me, lost to Great.
- 52nd Academy Awards – Nominated in the category of Best Visual Effects, Star Trek: [The Motion Picture], nomination shared with John Dykstra, Grant McCune, David K. Stewart, Douglas Trumbull and Richard Yuricich. Lost to Alien.
Preservation
The Academy Film Archive preserved Kick Me and The Unicycle Race by Swarthe.Filmography
As director
Don’t Panic Attack of the Sea Beast Uncle Walt Minor Discrepancies Vamos Al Cine Inglewood Sniper The Oil Refinery- The Unicycle Race
- One Eye
- K-9000: A Space Oddity with Robert Mitchell
- The Thrilling Adventures of the Chameleon in Color
- The Boss
- Radio Rocket Boy with John Mayer
- The Lone Dragnet
- Kick Me
- Ink, Paint, Scratch
- ''Double Suicide''