Richard Edlund
Known for Visual Effects · 24 credits
- Born
- 1940-12-06 (age 85)
- Place of birth
- 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.
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Known For
The Oscars
1953
as Self
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
as Self / Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
as Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
as Self
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994
as Self
TV Shows (3)
Movies (21)
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
as Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
as Self
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994
as Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015
as Self
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020
as Self
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
2017
as Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
Toy Masters
2014
as Self
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016
as Self
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
1984
as Himself
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Self
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999
as Himself
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
as Self
The Creep Behind the Camera
2014
as Himself
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
2016
as Self
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993
as Self - Special Effects Director
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007
as Self
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
2024
as Self
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
1992
as Self
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
2004
as Himself
About Richard Edlund
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… With 24 credits spanning from 1953 to 2024, Richard Edlund has appeared in 21 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Richard Edlund Movies
- Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014) — as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
- Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004) — as Self
- Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible (2010) — as Self
- Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects (1994) — as Self
- Star Wars: Greatest Moments (2015) — as Self
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