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Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1940-12-06 00:00:00
Birth Place:Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Known For:Visual Effects
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Richard Edlund
Biography
Richard Edlund, ASC (born December 6, 1940) is an American visual effects artist and inventor. He was a founding member of Industrial Light & Magic, having already founded Pignose amplifiers, and later co-founded Boss Film Studios and DuMonde VFX. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects (1978, Star Wars; 1982, Raiders of the Lost Ark), two Special Achievement Awards, two Scientific and Technical Awards, and the Medal of Commendation. He is also a recipient of the BAFTA and Emmy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Edlund, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography (40)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Role: Self - Visual Effects Supervisor2014
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Role: Self1994
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Role: Self2004
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Role: Self2005
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Role: Self1980
The Creep Behind the Camera
Role: Himself2014
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Role: Self2007
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Role: Self2016
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
Role: Himself1999
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
Role: Self (archive footage)2003
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Role: Self2020
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Role: Self2010
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Role: Self2015
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
Role: Self2016
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
Role: Himself1984
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Role: Self - Special Effects Director1993
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Role: Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer2017
Toy Masters
Role: Self2014
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
Role: Self1992
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
Role: Self2024
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Role: Himself2004
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
producer1995
Solar Crisis
producer1992
The Empire Strikes Back
visual effects1980
Star Wars
visual effects1977
Poltergeist
visual effects supervisor1982
Fright Night
visual effects producer1985
Ghostbusters
visual effects1984
Charlie Wilson's War
visual effects supervisor2007
No Image
The Forever War
producer2026
Air Force One
visual effects supervisor1997
The Monster Squad
visual effects supervisor1987
Barely Lethal
visual effects supervisor2015
Vibes
visual effects producer1988
21 Jump Street
visual effects supervisor2012
Bullet to the Head
visual effects supervisor2012
Big Top Pee-wee
visual effects producer1988
Return of the Jedi
visual effects1983
Raiders of the Lost Ark
visual effects supervisor1981
The Stepford Wives
visual effects design consultant2004