8.4Visual Effects
Phil Tippett
- Born
- 1951-09-27
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
91 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Walking with Animators
2026 · Movie
Self
Dead Souls
2025 · Movie
Visual Effects
Why Dinosaurs?
2025 · Movie
Self
A Celebration of Tenacity
2024 · Movie
Self
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
2024 · Movie
Self · Thanks
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
2023 · TV Show
Self
Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
2022 · TV Show
Self - Miniature & Optical Effects Unit
In Search of Tomorrow
2022 · Movie
Self - Interviewee
Jurassic Punk
2022 · Movie
Self
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022 · TV Show
Self · Self - Creatures and Stop Motion · Self - Model Shop · Self - Creatures and Stop Motion (archive footage)
Slice!
2022 · Movie
Phil
Mad God
2021 · Movie
Director · Producer · Cinematography · Character Designer · Special Effects · Visual Effects Supervisor · Writer · Production Design
Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman
2020 · Movie
Cast
Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle
2020 · Movie
Cast
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
2019 · Movie
Self
The Creative Brain
2019 · Movie
Self
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
2019 · TV Show
Self
The Mandalorian
2019 · TV Show
Visual Effects Design Consultant
The Movies That Made Us
2019 · TV Show
Self
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018 · Movie
Visual Effects
Mad God: Part 3
2018 · Movie
Director
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
2017 · Movie
Self
The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen
2017 · Movie
Himself
Mad God: Part 2
2016 · Movie
Director · Producer
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016 · Movie
Self
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015 · Movie
Self
Jurassic World
2015 · Movie
Visual Effects
My Life In Monsters
2015 · Movie
Himself
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 · Movie
Animation
Mad God: Part 1
2014 · Movie
Music · Director · Producer
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014 · TV Show
Self
Worse Than the Demon
2013 · Movie
himself
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012 · Movie
Self
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
2012 · Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Return to Jurassic Park
2011 · Movie
Self
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
2011 · Movie
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
MutantLand
2010 · Movie
Writer · Director
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
2010 · Movie
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
2009 · Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008 · Movie
Self
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008 · Movie
Animation Supervisor
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007 · Movie
Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007 · Movie
Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006 · Movie
Self
American Scary
2006 · Movie
Himself
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006 · Movie
Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 · Movie
Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004 · Movie
Self
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
2004 · Movie
Director · Co-Producer
Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe
2002 · Movie
Self
Evolution
2001 · Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
2001 · Movie
Himself
My Favorite Martian
1999 · Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Haunting
1999 · Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Starship Troopers
1997 · Movie
Co-Producer · Visual Effects Supervisor
The Making of 'DragonHeart'
1997 · Movie
Self
DragonHeart
1996 · Movie
Creature Design
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
1996 · Movie
CGI Supervisor
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995 · Movie
Self
Three Wishes
1995 · Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Coneheads
1993 · Movie
Animation
Jurassic Park
1993 · Movie
Visual Effects
RoboCop 3
1993 · Movie
Visual Effects
RoboCop 2
1990 · Movie
Associate Producer · Visual Effects
Willow
1988 · Movie
Visual Effects
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
1988 · Movie
Self - Visual Effects
House II: The Second Story
1987 · Movie
Visual Effects
RoboCop
1987 · Movie
Associate Producer · Visual Effects
Howard the Duck
1986 · Movie
Visual Effects · Creature Design
The Golden Child
1986 · Movie
Visual Effects
Dinosaur!
1985 · Movie
Director · Visual Effects Supervisor
Dinosaur!
1985 · Movie
Special Effects
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984 · Movie
Visual Effects
Prehistoric Beast
1984 · Movie
Director
The Ewok Adventure
1984 · Movie
Special Effects
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983 · Movie
Self
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
1983 · Movie
Self
Return of the Jedi
1983 · Movie
Rancor · Makeup Designer · Creature Design
Dragonslayer
1981 · Movie
Visual Effects
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Movie
Self
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Movie
Animation · Makeup Effects
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Movie
Self
Piranha
1978 · Movie
Scuba Diver (uncredited) · Creature Design
Star Wars
1977 · Movie
Cantina Alien (uncredited) · Animation
The Crater Lake Monster
1977 · Movie
Visual Effects
A Sound of Thunder
1973 · Movie
Special Effects
Fleshing Out the Hollow Man
Date unknown · Movie
Self
Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb
Date unknown · Movie
Self
Inside the Federation
Date unknown · Movie
Self
Sentinel
Date unknown · Movie
Director
YUB-NUB! The Forgotten Ewok Adventures
Date unknown · Movie
SELF