Richard Edlund
December 6, 1940 (84 years old) in Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Richard Edlund, ASC (born December 6, 1940) is an American visual effects artist. He was a founding member of Industrial Light & Magic, 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), as well as two Special Achievement Awards, two Scientific and Technical Awards, and the Medal of Commendation. He is also a BAFTA and Emmy Award recipient.
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Credits
- 2024 · The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio as Self
- 2020 · Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters as Self
- 2017 · Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe as Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
- 2016 · Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault as Self
- 2016 · Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen as Self
- 2015 · Star Wars: Greatest Moments as Self
- 2014 · Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
- 2014 · The Creep Behind the Camera as Himself
- 2010 · Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible as Self
- 2007 · Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 as Self
- 2004 · Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind as Himself
- 2004 · Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy as Self
- 2003 · Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' as Self (archive footage)
- 1999 · The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story as Himself
- 1994 · Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects as Self
- 1993 · Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic as Self - Special Effects Director
- 1992 · King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast." as
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self