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Home/People/Richard Edlund
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Born
Dec 6, 1940
Age 85
Place of Birth
Fargo, North Dakota, USA
Known For
Visual Effects
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

19
Movies
3
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Richard Edlund

Visual Effects

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 Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Edlund, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio poster

The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio

as Self
2024
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters poster

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

as Self
2020
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

as Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
2017
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault poster

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

as Self
2016
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen poster

Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen

as Self
2016
Star Wars: Greatest Moments poster

Star Wars: Greatest Moments

as Self
2015
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films poster

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
2014
The Creep Behind the Camera poster

The Creep Behind the Camera

as Himself
2014
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible poster

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

as Self
2010
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 poster

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

as Self
2007
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection poster

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

as Self
2005
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind poster

Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind

as Himself
2004
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy poster

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

as Self
2004
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' poster

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

as Self (archive footage)
2003
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story poster

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

as Himself
1999
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects poster

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

as Self
1994
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic poster

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

as Self - Special Effects Director
1993
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast." poster

King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."

as Self
1992
2010 : The Odyssey Continues poster

2010 : The Odyssey Continues

as Himself
1984