Richard Edlund
Known For
Visual Effects
Gender
Male
Birthday
Dec 6, 1940 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Fargo, North Dakota, USA
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.
Known For
| 2024 | The Lost Legacy of Tony GaudioSelf | |
| 2022 | LIGHT & MAGICSelf | |
| 2022 | LIGHT & MAGICSelf - Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| 2020 | Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering GhostbustersSelf | |
| 2017 | Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the UniverseSelf - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer | |
| 2016 | Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver ScreenSelf | |
| 2016 | Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry VaultSelf | |
| 2016 | Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen | |
| 2015 | Star Wars: Greatest MomentsSelf | |
| 2014 | Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsSelf - Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| 2014 | The Creep Behind the CameraHimself | |
| 2010 | Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the ImpossibleSelf | |
| 2007 | Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001Self | |
| 2005 | Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelf | |
| 2004 | Restoring a Legend: Gone with the WindHimself | |
| 2004 | Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogySelf | |
| 2003 | Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'Self (archive footage) | |
| 1999 | The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks StoryHimself | |
| 1994 | Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special EffectsSelf | |
| 1993 | Ben-Hur: The Making of an EpicSelf - Special Effects Director | |
| 1992 | King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."Self | |
| 1984 | 2010 : The Odyssey ContinuesHimself | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf |
| 1995 | Tales from the Crypt: Demon KnightProducer | |
| 1992 | Solar CrisisProducer | |
| - | The Forever WarProducer |
| 2004 | The Stepford WivesVisual Effects Design Consultant |