Phil Tippett
Known For
Visual Effects
Gender
Male
Birthday
Sep 27, 1951 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Berkeley, California
Biography
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
| 2025 | Why Dinosaurs?Self | |
| 2024 | Lost to Time: Unearthing the PrimevalsSelf | |
| 2024 | A Celebration of TenacitySelf | |
| 2023 | RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCopSelf | |
| 2022 | Slice!Phil | |
| 2022 | Jurassic PunkSelf | |
| 2022 | In Search of TomorrowSelf - Interviewee | |
| 2022 | Icons Unearthed: Star WarsSelf - Miniature & Optical Effects Unit | |
| 2022 | LIGHT & MAGICSelf | |
| 2022 | LIGHT & MAGICSelf - Creatures and Stop Motion | |
| 2022 | LIGHT & MAGICSelf - Model Shop | |
| 2022 | LIGHT & MAGICSelf - Creatures and Stop Motion (archive footage) | |
| 2020 | Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle | |
| 2020 | Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman | |
| 2019 | The Creative BrainSelf | |
| 2019 | Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and MonstersSelf | |
| 2019 | The Movies That Made UsSelf | |
| 2019 | The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob BriggsSelf | |
| 2017 | The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray HarryhausenHimself | |
| 2017 | Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'Self | |
| 2016 | Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic JourneySelf | |
| 2015 | Creature Designers: The Frankenstein ComplexSelf | |
| 2015 | My Life In MonstersHimself | |
| 2014 | The Real History of Science FictionSelf | |
| 2013 | Worse Than the Demonhimself | |
| 2012 | Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects TitanSelf | |
| 2011 | Return to Jurassic ParkSelf | |
| 2008 | RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”Self | |
| 2007 | Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001Self | |
| 2006 | The Sci-Fi BoysSelf | |
| 2006 | American ScaryHimself | |
| 2006 | Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden PlanetSelf | |
| 2005 | Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelf | |
| 2004 | Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogySelf | |
| 2001 | Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'Himself | |
| 1997 | The Making of 'DragonHeart'Self | |
| 1995 | The Making of 'Jurassic Park'Self | |
| 1988 | Willow: The Making of an AdventureSelf - Visual Effects | |
| 1983 | From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a SagaSelf | |
| 1983 | Return of the JediRancor | |
| 1983 | Classic Creatures: Return of the JediSelf | |
| 1980 | The Making of The Empire Strikes BackSelf | |
| 1978 | PiranhaScuba Diver (uncredited) | |
| 1977 | Star WarsCantina Alien (uncredited) | |
| - | Inside the FederationSelf | |
| - | Virus: Ghost in the MachineSelf | |
| - | Yub-Nub! The Forgotten Ewok Adventures | |
| - | Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the BombSelf |
| 2021 | Mad GodProducer | |
| 2016 | Mad God: Part 2Producer | |
| 2014 | Mad God: Part 1Producer | |
| 2004 | Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the FederationCo-Producer | |
| 1997 | Starship TroopersCo-Producer | |
| 1990 | RoboCop 2Associate Producer | |
| 1987 | RoboCopAssociate Producer |
| 2021 | Mad GodDirector | |
| 2018 | Mad God: Part 3Director | |
| 2016 | Mad God: Part 2Director | |
| 2014 | Mad God: Part 1Director | |
| 2010 | MutantLandDirector | |
| 2004 | Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the FederationDirector | |
| 1985 | Dinosaur!Director | |
| 1984 | Prehistoric BeastDirector | |
| - | SentinelDirector |
| 2021 | Mad GodWriter | |
| 2010 | MutantLandWriter |
| 2024 | Lost to Time: Unearthing the PrimevalsThanks | |
| 2021 | Mad GodCinematography | |
| 2021 | Mad GodSpecial Effects | |
| 2019 | The MandalorianVisual Effects Design Consultant | |
| 1996 | Tremors 2: AftershocksCGI Supervisor | |
| 1985 | Dinosaur!Special Effects | |
| 1984 | The Ewok AdventureSpecial Effects | |
| 1980 | The Empire Strikes BackMakeup Effects | |
| 1973 | A Sound of ThunderSpecial Effects |