Richard Edlund

Personal Info

Birthday

December 6, 1940

(85 years old)

Place of Birth

Fargo, North Dakota, USA

Richard Edlund

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

2024
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
as Self
2020
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as Self
2017
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
as Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
2016
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
as Self
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
as Self
2015
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
as Self
2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
The Creep Behind the Camera
as Himself
2010
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
as Self
2007
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
as Self
2005
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
as Self
2004
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Himself
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
as Self
2003
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
as Self (archive footage)
1999
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
as Himself
1994
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
as Self
1993
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
as Self - Special Effects Director
1992
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
as Self
1984
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
as Himself