Richard Edlund
December 6, 1940 (84 years old) in Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Richard Edlund, ASC (born December 6, 1940) is an American visual effects artist. He was a founding member of Industrial Light & Magic, 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), as well as two Special Achievement Awards, two Scientific and Technical Awards, and the Medal of Commendation. He is also a BAFTA and Emmy Award recipient.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 ·The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudioas Self
- 2020 ·Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbustersas Self
- 2017 ·Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universeas Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
- 2016 ·Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vaultas Self
- 2016 ·Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screenas Self
- 2015 ·Star Wars: Greatest Momentsas Self
- 2014 ·Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Filmsas Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
- 2014 ·The Creep Behind the Cameraas Himself
- 2010 ·Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossibleas Self
- 2007 ·Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001as Self
- 2004 ·Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Windas Himself
- 2004 ·Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogyas Self
- 2003 ·Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'as Self (archive footage)
- 1999 ·The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Storyas Himself
- 1994 ·Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effectsas Self
- 1993 ·Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epicas Self - Special Effects Director
- 1992 ·King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."as
- 1953 ·The Oscarsas Self