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Richard Edlund

Richard Edlund

Visual Effects · Born 1940-12-06 · Fargo, North Dakota, USA

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004) — Self
  2. Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014) — Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
  3. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  4. LIGHT & MAGIC (2022) — Self
  5. Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2017) — Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
  6. Star Wars: Greatest Moments (2015) — Self
  7. Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible (2010) — Self
  8. Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' (2003) — Self (archive footage)
  9. Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2020) — Self
  10. SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — Self
  11. The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story (1999) — Himself
  12. Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic (1993) — Self - Special Effects Director
  13. The Creep Behind the Camera (2014) — Himself
  14. Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind (2004) — Himself
  15. Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault (2016) — Self
  16. Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007) — Self
  17. Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen (2016) — Self
  18. Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005) — Self
  19. Toy Masters (2014) — Self
  20. Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen (2016)
  21. King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast." (1992) — Self
  22. The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio (2024) — Self
  23. Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects (1994) — Self
  24. 2010 : The Odyssey Continues (1984) — Himself
  25. Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson (2026) — Self