Gerry Anderson Gerry Anderson Gerry Anderson (born Gerald Alexander Abrahams; 14 April 1929 – 26 December 2012) was an English television and film producer, director, writer and occasional voice artist. He remains famous for his futuristic television programmes, especially his 1960s productions filmed with "Supermarionation" (marionette puppets containing electric moving parts). Anderson's first television production was the 1957 Roberta Leigh children's series "The Adventures of Twizzle". "Supercar" (1961–62) and "Fireball XL5" (1962) followed later, both series breaking into the US television market in the early 1960s. In the mid-1960s Anderson produced his most successful series, "Thunderbirds". Other television productions of the 1960s
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1984 TV series) with men. "The New Mike Hammer" ranked 59th out of 79 shows with an average rating/share of 11.9/19. Two years later, this series had a television film spin-off known as "" featuring Lynda Carter, Michelle Phillips, and Jim Carrey in his pre-stardom. Keach's version of Hammer was revived with 26 more syndicated episodes produced in 1997–1998 under the title "Mike Hammer, Private Eye". The revived version failed to establish wide distribution or much of an audience and was cancelled after one season. Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1984 TV series) Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (later titled The New Mike Hammer), with