Acting credits
25
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Richard Edlund
Visual Effects
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
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Movies: 51Series: 3Crew credits: 29
TMDB ID: 21548
IMDb ID: nm0249430
Known for: Visual Effects
Born: December 6, 1940
Age: 85
Place of birth: Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2026
Years active: 74
Average TMDB rating: 6.65
Wikidata: Q8586
Other jobs
Visual Effects Supervisor (13)Visual Effects Producer (8)Visual Effects (4)Producer (2)Visual Effects Camera (1)Visual Effects Design Consultant (1)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Richard Edlund.
In 5 days
as Self
Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson
2026 • Movie
as Self
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
2024 • Movie
as Self
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020 • Movie
as Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
2017 • Movie
as Self
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016 • Movie
as Self
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
2016 • Movie
as Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015 • Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Barely Lethal
2015 • Movie
as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014 • Movie
as Self
Toy Masters
2014 • Movie
as Himself
The Creep Behind the Camera
2014 • Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Bullet to the Head
2012 • Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
21 Jump Street
2012 • Movie
as Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010 • Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Charlie Wilson's War
2007 • Movie
as Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007 • Movie
as Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 • Movie
as Himself
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
2004 • Movie
as Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004 • Movie
Visual Effects Design Consultant
The Stepford Wives
2004 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003 • Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Bedazzled
2000 • Movie
as Himself
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999 • Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Air Force One
1997 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Richard Edlund.
