6.9Visual Effects
Richard Edlund
- Born
- 1940-12-06
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
56 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson
2026 · Movie
Self
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
2024 · Movie
Self
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022 · TV Show
Self · Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020 · Movie
Self
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
2017 · Movie
Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016 · Movie
Self
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
2016 · Movie
Self
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
2016 · TV Show
Cast
Barely Lethal
2015 · Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015 · Movie
Self
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014 · Movie
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
The Creep Behind the Camera
2014 · Movie
Himself
Toy Masters
2014 · Movie
Self
21 Jump Street
2012 · Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Bullet to the Head
2012 · Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010 · Movie
Self
Charlie Wilson's War
2007 · Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007 · Movie
Self
Fantastic Voyage: "Making Of"
2005 · Movie
Cast
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 · Movie
Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004 · Movie
Self
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
2004 · Movie
Self
The Stepford Wives
2004 · Movie
Visual Effects Design Consultant
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Bedazzled
2000 · Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999 · Movie
Himself
Air Force One
1997 · Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Species
1995 · Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995 · Movie
Producer
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994 · Movie
Self
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993 · Movie
Self - Special Effects Director
Alien³
1992 · Movie
Visual Effects Producer
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
1992 · Movie
Self
Solar Crisis
1992 · Movie
Producer
The Making of 'Alien³'
1992 · Movie
Self
Ghost
1990 · Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Big Top Pee-wee
1988 · Movie
Visual Effects Producer
Die Hard
1988 · Movie
Visual Effects Producer
Vibes
1988 · Movie
Visual Effects Producer
Leonard Part 6
1987 · Movie
Visual Effects Producer
Masters of the Universe
1987 · Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Monster Squad
1987 · Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Big Trouble in Little China
1986 · Movie
Visual Effects Producer
Legal Eagles
1986 · Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Solarbabies
1986 · Movie
Visual Effects Producer
Fright Night
1985 · Movie
Visual Effects Producer
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
1984 · Movie
Himself
Ghostbusters
1984 · Movie
Visual Effects
Return of the Jedi
1983 · Movie
Visual Effects
Poltergeist
1982 · Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 · Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Movie
Self
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Movie
Visual Effects
The China Syndrome
1979 · Movie
Visual Effects Camera
Star Wars
1977 · Movie
Visual Effects
The Oscars
1953 · TV Show
Self