Richard Edlund
Birthday
1940/12/06 (85 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Also know as
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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...Read more
Acting
(1999) The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
as Himself
(1993) Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
as Self - Special Effects Director
(2014) Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
(2004) Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Himself
(2014) The Creep Behind the Camera
as Himself
(2004) Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
as Self
(2015) Star Wars: Greatest Moments
as Self
(2010) Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
as Self
(2007) Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
as Self
(2016) Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
as Self
(2020) Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as Self
(1992) King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
as Self
(2016) Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
as Self
(2017) Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
as Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
(2003) Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
as Self (archive footage)
(2024) The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
as Self
(1994) Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
as Self
(1984) 2010 : The Odyssey Continues
as Himself
(2005) Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
as Self
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(2022) LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self
(2022) LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor