Robert Legato
Visual Effects·May 6, 1956 — 70 years old·Ocean Township, New Jersey, USA
Robert Legato (born 1956) is an American visual effects supervisor, second unit director, and second director of photography.
Raised in Asbury Park, New Jersey, Legato graduated from Ocean Township High School.
Known For
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001·7.9
Titanic
1997·7.9
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013·8.0
Shutter Island
2010·8.2
The Departed
2006·8.2
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
2014·7.4
The Lion King
2019·7.1
Armageddon
1998·6.8
The Jungle Book
2016·6.9
Hugo
2011·7.2
Interview with the Vampire
1994·7.4
Apollo 13
1995·7.5
Filmography · 34
—Skibidi ToiletVisual Effects Supervisor—Untitled Hannibal FilmVisual Effects Supervisor2025You Know: Uncovering What Lies BeneathSelf2024MegalopolisThanks2024Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1Second Unit Director2023The Equalizer 3Second Unit Director2022EmancipationVisual Effects Supervisor2022AmbulanceVisual Effects Supervisor2019The Lion KingVisual Effects Supervisor2018Medal of HonorTVDirector2016EloiseDirector2016The Jungle BookVisual Effects Supervisor2015Misery Loves ComedyEditor2014Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)Thanks · Visual Effects Supervisor2014Learning to DriveThanks2013The Wolf of Wall StreetVisual Effects Supervisor · Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of Photography2012Hugo: Big Effects, Small ScaleSelf2012Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'Self2011HugoVisual Effects Supervisor2011George Harrison: Living in the Material WorldTVVisual Effects2010Shutter IslandSecond Unit Director · Visual Effects Supervisor · Second Unit Director of Photography2006The DepartedVisual Effects Supervisor2004The AviatorVisual Effects Supervisor · Second Unit Director2001Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneVisual Effects Supervisor2000What Lies BeneathVisual Effects Supervisor2000In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the VampireSelf (as Rob Legato)1998ArmageddonVisual Effects Supervisor1997TitanicVisual Effects Supervisor1995Apollo 13Visual Effects Supervisor1994Interview with the VampireVisual Effects Supervisor · Second Unit Director1994Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice MarathonVisual Effects Supervisor1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineTVDirector1992HBO First LookTVSelf1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationTVDirector