Richard Edlund
Known for: Visual Effects
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.
Filmography
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self
2022
Series
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
2022
Film
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
2014
Film
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self
2004
Film
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
2020
Film
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Self
1980
Series
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
2016
Film
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Self
2015
Film
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
Himself
1984
Film
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Self
1994
Film
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
2005
Film
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Self
2010
Film
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
2017
Film
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Self - Special Effects Director
1993
Film
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Self
2016
Film
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
Himself
1999
Film
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self
2007
Film
Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson
Self
2026
Film
Toy Masters
Self
2014
Film
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
Self
2016
Film
The Creep Behind the Camera
Himself
2014
Film
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
Self
2024
Film
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
Self
1992
Film
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Himself
2004