Acting credits
21
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Richard Edlund
Visual Effects
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.5
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Movies: 47Series: 2Crew credits: 28
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 - 2024
Years active: 72
Average TMDB rating: 6.65
Wikidata: Q8586
Other jobs
Visual Effects Supervisor (12)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.
7.5
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
as Self
2024 Movie
6.9
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as Self
2020 Movie
6.9
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
as Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
2017 Movie
6.8
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
as Self
2016 Movie
2.8
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
as Self
2016 Movie
7.0
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
as Self
2015 Movie
7.2
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
2014 Movie
5.0
The Creep Behind the Camera
as Himself
2014 Movie
5.6
Bullet to the Head
Visual Effects Supervisor
2012 Movie
6.9
21 Jump Street
Visual Effects Supervisor
2012 Movie
6.7
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
as Self
2010 Movie
6.5
Charlie Wilson's War
Visual Effects Supervisor
2007 Movie
6.0
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
as Self
2007 Movie
8.0
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
as Self
2005 Movie
9.0
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Himself
2004 Movie
7.8
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
as Self
2004 Movie
5.7
The Stepford Wives
Visual Effects Design Consultant
2004 Movie
7.8
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
as Self (archive footage)
2003 Movie
6.1
Bedazzled
Visual Effects Supervisor
2000 Movie
7.5
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
as Himself
1999 Movie
6.5
Air Force One
Visual Effects Supervisor
1997 Movie
6.0
Species
Visual Effects Supervisor
1995 Movie
6.9
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Producer
1995 Movie
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
as Self
1994 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Richard Edlund.
