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Designer Richard Gregory, who helped to bring Doctor Who’s Cybermen into the 1980s, died suddenly last week.

Jamie Anderson confirmed the news on his Facebook page. “From Terrahawks to Space Precinct, from Doctor Who to Event Horizon, from Walking with Dinosaurs to the Dark Knight, and more recently on Gerry Anderson’s Firestorm (and many more TV shows and films beyond), his contributions to the entertainment industry are quite astonishing,” Anderson wrote. Gregory’s company Imagineering created the new look for the Cybermen for their surprise return in 1982’s Earthshock, after working on other stories for that season, and impressing with their work on The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

Anderson’s full tribute can be read here.