Richard Edlund
Visual Effects·December 6, 1940 — 85 years old·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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—The Forever WarProducer2026Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve JohnsonSelf2024The Lost Legacy of Tony GaudioSelf2022LIGHT & MAGICTVSelf · Self - Visual Effects Supervisor2020Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering GhostbustersSelf2017Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the UniverseSelf - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer2016Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry VaultSelf2016Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver ScreenTV2016Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver ScreenSelf2015Star Wars: Greatest MomentsSelf2015Barely LethalVisual Effects Supervisor2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsSelf - Visual Effects Supervisor2014Toy MastersSelf2014The Creep Behind the CameraHimself2012Bullet to the HeadVisual Effects Supervisor201221 Jump StreetVisual Effects Supervisor2010Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the ImpossibleSelf2007Charlie Wilson's WarVisual Effects Supervisor2007Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001Self2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelf2004Restoring a Legend: Gone with the WindHimself2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogySelf2004The Stepford WivesVisual Effects Design Consultant2003Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'Self (archive footage)2000BedazzledVisual Effects Supervisor1999The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks StoryHimself1997Air Force OneVisual Effects Supervisor1995SpeciesVisual Effects Supervisor1995Tales from the Crypt: Demon KnightProducer1994Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special EffectsSelf1993Ben-Hur: The Making of an EpicSelf - Special Effects Director1992King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."Self1992Solar CrisisProducer1992Alien³Visual Effects Producer1990GhostVisual Effects Supervisor1988VibesVisual Effects Producer1988Big Top Pee-weeVisual Effects Producer1988Die HardVisual Effects Producer1987Leonard Part 6Visual Effects Producer1987The Monster SquadVisual Effects Supervisor1987Masters of the UniverseVisual Effects Supervisor1986SolarbabiesVisual Effects Producer1986Legal EaglesVisual Effects Supervisor1986Big Trouble in Little ChinaVisual Effects Producer1985Fright NightVisual Effects Producer1984GhostbustersVisual Effects19842010 : The Odyssey ContinuesHimself1983Return of the JediVisual Effects1982PoltergeistVisual Effects Supervisor1981Raiders of the Lost ArkVisual Effects Supervisor1980SP FX: The Empire Strikes BackSelf1980The Empire Strikes BackVisual Effects1979The China SyndromeVisual Effects Camera1977Star WarsVisual Effects1953The OscarsTVSelf