A British special effects supervisor who got his start working with Gerry Anderson on Thunderbirds, Gibbs went on to win BAFTAs for his work on Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Brazil (1985) and Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). He received further nominations for Labyrinth (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) and Alien3 (1992).