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Richard Edlund

Producer, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn December 6, 1940 (84 years)
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.

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Known For

  • Die Hard
  • Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • Ghostbusters
  • Star Wars
  • Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
  • Alien³
  • Poltergeist
  • Ghost
  • Species
  • Fright Night
  • Masters of the Universe
  • Solar Crisis
  • Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

Filmography

2022
LIGHT & MAGIC (TV Series) · as Self
2022
Icons Unearthed (TV Series) · as Self
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2019
The Movies That Made Us (TV Series) · as Self - Vfx Supervisor At Boss
2019
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters · as Self
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2018
Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future · as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
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2017
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe · as Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
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2016
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault · as Self
2016
You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night · as Self
2016
Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales (TV Series) · 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
2006
Cinematographer Style · as Self
2004
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy · as Self
2003
The Making of 'Alien³' · as Self (archive Footage)
1999
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story · as Himself
1994
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic · as Self - Special Effects Director
1994
Movie Magic (TV Series) · as Self
1994
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects · as Self
1992
The Making of 'Alien 3' · as Self
1991
Reflections on 'Citizen Kane' · as Self
1984
The 56th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner
1984
2010: The Odyssey Continues · as Himself
1982
The 54th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner
1981
The 53rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner
1980
SP FX: Special Effects - The Empire Strikes Back · as Self
1980
The Making of 'The Empire Strikes Back' · as Self
1978
The 50th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner
1953
The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self

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