[5] He also provided titles and effects on such films as Some Like It Hot, The Apartment,[5] Jack the Giant Killer, Tobruk, Blazing Saddles, and Superman.
They began working with Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry in 1964 to develop effects for the show's first pilot, "The Cage", and continued on the series throughout its three seasons.
Among the iconic visuals they created were the star fields through which the USS Enterprise cruised, the photographic method for the illusion of people being transported or "beamed" to and from the ship, and matte paintings and other effects for the various alien worlds seen in the show.
[6][5] Anderson created main titles and visual effects for over 100 films throughout his career, with some of his earliest being Prehistoric Women and Phantom from Space.
He collaborated with fellow special effects artist Milt Rice on the science fiction thriller Invasion of the Body Snatchers and on several Billy Wilder comedies, including Some Like It Hot and The Apartment, with Anderson creating the titles for the latter two films.
[9] He also did effects work on such films as George Pal's The Time Machine, J. Lee Thompson's Taras Bulba, and Nathan H. Juran's Jack the Giant Killer.
[5][1][1] He later did uncredited work on such films as Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Blazing Saddles, Gray Lady Down, Heaven Can Wait, Superman, and Annie.