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