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Richard Edlund

Richard Edlund

Born: 1940-12-06 • Fargo, North Dakota, USA

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.

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