Phil Tippett
September 27, 1951 (73 years old) in Berkeley, California
Phil Tippett is an American filmmaker and multi-award-winning visual effects supervisor and producer, specializing in creature design, stop-motion, and computerized character animation. Over his career, he has assisted ILM, DreamWorks, and his own company Tippet Studios, with his work appearing in movies such as the original Star Wars trilogy, Jurassic Park, and RoboCop.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · A Celebration of Tenacity as Self
- 2024 · Lost in Time: Unearthing the Primevals as Self
- 2023 · RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop as Self
- 2022 · Jurassic Punk as Self
- 2022 · Slice! as Phil
- 2022 · Light & Magic as Self - Creatures and Stop Motion
- 2022 · Icons Unearthed: Star Wars as Self - Miniature & Optical Effects Unit
- 2022 · In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- 2020 · Empire at 40 as Self
- 2020 · Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle as
- 2020 · Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman as
- 2019 · The Movies That Made Us as Self
- 2019 · Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters as Self
- 2019 · The Creative Brain as Self
- 2019 · The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs as Self
- 2017 · The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen as Himself
- 2017 · Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2' as himself (archive footage)
- 2016 · Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey as Self
- 2015 · My Life In Monsters as Himself
- 2015 · Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex as Self
- 2014 · The Real History of Science Fiction as Self
- 2013 · Worse Than the Demon as himself
- 2012 · Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan as Self
- 2011 · Return to Jurassic Park as Self
- 2007 · Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 as Self
- 2006 · Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet as Self
- 2006 · American Scary as Himself
- 2006 · The Sci-Fi Boys as Self
- 2004 · Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy as Self
- 2001 · Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop' as Himself
- 1997 · The Making of 'DragonHeart' as Self
- 1995 · The Making of 'Jurassic Park' as Self
- 1988 · Willow: The Making of an Adventure as Self - Visual Effects
- 1983 · From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga as Self
- 1983 · Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi as Self
- 1983 · Return of the Jedi as Rancor
- 1980 · The Making of The Empire Strikes Back as Self
- 1978 · Piranha as Scuba Diver (uncredited)
- 1977 · Star Wars as Cantina Alien (uncredited)
- Future · Inside the Federation as Self
- Future · Virus: Ghost in the Machine as Self