Dennis Muren

Personal Info

Birthday

November 1, 1946

(78 years old)

Place of Birth

Glendale, California, USA

Dennis Muren

Biography

Dennis Muren, A.S.

C. (born November 1, 1946) is an American film visual effects artist and supervisor. He has worked on the films of George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, and James Cameron, among others, and has won nine Oscars in total: eight for Best Visual Effects and a Technical Achievement Academy Award.

Known For

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Filmography

2024
A Celebration of Tenacity
as Self
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
as Self
2022
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
2020
Empire at 40
as Self
2019
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
as Self
2017
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
as Self
Spielberg
as Self
Finding Harryhausen with Dennis Muren
as Himself
2015
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
as Self
2013
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
as Self - Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
2012
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
as Self
Side by Side
as Self
2011
Return to Jurassic Park
as Self
2010
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
as Self
2008
Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad
as Self
2007
Nexus Generation: Fans & Filmmakers
as Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
as Self
The Pixar Story
as Self
2006
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
as Self
The Sci-Fi Boys
as Self
2005
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
as Self
2001
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
as Self
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
as Self
1999
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
as Self
Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter
as Self
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
as Self
1997
The Making of 'The Lost World'
as Self
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
as Self
The Harryhausen Chronicles
as Self
1996
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
as Self
1995
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
as Self
1994
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
as Self
1991
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
as Self
1988
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
as Self - Visual Effects
1984
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
as Self
1983
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
as Self
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
as Self
1981
Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Nazi Spy on the Airplane (uncredited)