Joe Alves
Art
May 21, 1936 (90 years old)
San Leandro, California, USA
12
Acting Credits
1
Directed
Biography
Joe Alves (born 21 May 1936, San Leandro, California) is an American film production designer, perhaps best known for his work on three of the Jaws films. He directed Jaws 3-D. Alves has designed three features for Steven Spielberg, firstly for The Sugarland Express. He designed the three mechanical sharks for the movie Jaws (1975) with mechanical effects man Bob Mattey supervising their physical construction in Sun Valley CA. After the sharks were completed, they were trucked to the shooting l...
Known For
Filmography
The Farmer and the Shark
2025
as Self
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025
as Self
7.5
Sharksploitation
2024
as Self
6.7
Jaws, a Monstrous Success
2024
as Self - set designer
6.3
Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's 'Escape From New York'
2018
as Self
2
Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage
2016
The Shark Is Still Working
2009
as Self
7.3
3D: A Brief History
2004
6.3
Return to 'Escape from New York'
2003
as Himself
8
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
2001
as Self
7.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
as Self
8.1
The Making of 'Jaws'
1995
as Self
6.8