Phil Tippett
Birthday
1951/09/27 (73 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Berkeley, California
Also know as
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Biography
Phil Tippett is an American filmmaker and multi-award-winning visual effects supervisor and producer, specializing in creature design, stop-motion, and computerized character animation. Over his career, he has assisted ILM, DreamWorks, and his own company Tippet Studios, with his work appearing in movies such as the original Star Wars trilogy, Jurassic Park, and RoboCop.
Acting
(1977) Star Wars
as Cantina Alien (uncredited)
(1978) Piranha
as Scuba Diver (uncredited)
(1983) From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
as Self
(2022) Slice!
as Phil
(2022) Jurassic Punk
as Self
(1997) The Making of 'DragonHeart'
as Self
Inside the Federation
as Self
(2017) The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen
as Himself
Virus: Ghost in the Machine
as Self
(2004) Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
as Self
(2024) Lost in Time: Unearthing the Primevals
as Self
(2015) Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
as Self
(2024) A Celebration of Tenacity
as Self
(2015) My Life In Monsters
as Himself
(1983) Return of the Jedi
as Rancor
(2017) Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
as Self (archive footage)
(2006) The Sci-Fi Boys
as Self
(2016) Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
as Self
(2012) Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
as Self
(2006) American Scary
as Himself
(1995) The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
as Self
(2007) Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
as Self
(2019) The Creative Brain
as Self
(1983) Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
as Self
(2001) Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
as Himself
(2019) Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
as Self
(2011) Return to Jurassic Park
as Self
(1988) Willow: The Making of an Adventure
as Self - Visual Effects
(2020) Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle
as ---
(2022) In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
(2020) Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman
as ---
(2020) Empire at 40
as Self
(2006) Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
as Self
(1980) The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
as Self
(2013) Worse Than the Demon
as himself
(2019) The Movies That Made Us
as Self
(2023) RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
as Self
(2022) Light & Magic
as Self - Creatures and Stop Motion
(2014) The Real History of Science Fiction
as Self
(2022) Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
as Self - Miniature & Optical Effects Unit
(2019) The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
as Self