Richard Edlund
Visual Effects
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Acting Credits
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 Awa...
Known For
The Oscars
Self
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Self
Filmography
Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson
2026
as Self
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
2024
as Self
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
as Self
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
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
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
2016
as Self
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016
as Self
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
2016
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015
as Self
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
The Creep Behind the Camera
2014
as Himself
Toy Masters
2014
as Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
as Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007
as Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
as Self
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
2004
as Himself
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
as Self
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003
as Self (archive footage)
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999
as Himself
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994
as Self
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993
as Self - Special Effects Director
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
1992
as Self
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
1984
as Himself
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self