Phil Tippett
Visual Effects·September 27, 1951 — 74 years old·Berkeley, California
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.
Known For
Star Wars
1977·8.2
Jurassic World
2015·6.7
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015·7.2
The Empire Strikes Back
1980·8.4
Jurassic Park
1993·8.0
Return of the Jedi
1983·7.9
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018·6.5
The Mandalorian
2019·8.4
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984·7.3
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
2009·6.0
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
2012·6.5
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
2011·6.2
Filmography · 91
—Inside the FederationSelf—Yub-Nub! The Forgotten Ewok AdventuresSelf—Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the BombSelf—Fleshing Out the Hollow ManSelf—SentinelDirector2025Why Dinosaurs?Self2025Dead SoulsVisual Effects2024A Celebration of TenacitySelf2024Lost to Time: Unearthing the PrimevalsSelf · Thanks2023RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCopTVSelf2022Jurassic PunkSelf2022Slice!Phil2022LIGHT & MAGICTVSelf · Self - Creatures and Stop Motion · Self - Model Shop · Self - Creatures and Stop Motion (archive footage)2022Icons Unearthed: Star WarsTVSelf - Miniature & Optical Effects Unit2022In Search of TomorrowSelf - Interviewee2021Mad GodDirector · Producer · Cinematography · Character Designer · Special Effects · Visual Effects Supervisor · Writer · Production Design2020Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle2020Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman2019The Movies That Made UsTVSelf2019The MandalorianTVVisual Effects Design Consultant2019Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and MonstersSelf2019The Creative BrainSelf2019The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob BriggsTVSelf2018Mad God: Part 3Director2018Jurassic World: Fallen KingdomVisual Effects2017The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray HarryhausenHimself2017Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'Self2016Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic JourneySelf2016Mad God: Part 2Director · Producer2015My Life In MonstersHimself2015Star Wars: The Force AwakensAnimation2015Creature Designers: The Frankenstein ComplexSelf2015Jurassic WorldVisual Effects2014The Real History of Science FictionTVSelf2014Mad God: Part 1Music · Director · Producer2013Worse Than the Demonhimself2012The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2Visual Effects Supervisor2012Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects TitanSelf2011The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1Senior Visual Effects Supervisor2011Return to Jurassic ParkSelf2010The Twilight Saga: EclipseSenior Visual Effects Supervisor2010MutantLandWriter · Director2009The Twilight Saga: New MoonVisual Effects Supervisor2008RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”Self2008The Spiderwick ChroniclesAnimation Supervisor2007Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001Self2007Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001Self2006Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden PlanetSelf2006American ScaryHimself2006The Sci-Fi BoysSelf2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelf2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogySelf2004Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the FederationDirector · Co-Producer2002Starship Troopers: Know Your FoeSelf2001Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'Himself2001EvolutionVisual Effects Supervisor1999Virus: Ghost in the MachineSelf1999The HauntingVisual Effects Supervisor1999My Favorite MartianVisual Effects Supervisor1997Starship TroopersCo-Producer · Visual Effects Supervisor1997The Making of 'DragonHeart'Self1996DragonHeartCreature Design1996Tremors II: AftershocksCGI Supervisor1995Three WishesVisual Effects Supervisor1995The Making of 'Jurassic Park'Self1993ConeheadsAnimation1993Jurassic ParkVisual Effects1993RoboCop 3Visual Effects1990RoboCop 2Associate Producer · Visual Effects1988WillowVisual Effects1988Willow: The Making of an AdventureSelf - Visual Effects1987RoboCopAssociate Producer · Visual Effects1987House II: The Second StoryVisual Effects1986The Golden ChildVisual Effects1986Howard the DuckVisual Effects · Creature Design1985Dinosaur!Special Effects1985Dinosaur!Director · Visual Effects Supervisor1984The Ewok AdventureSpecial Effects1984Prehistoric BeastDirector1984Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomVisual Effects1983From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a SagaSelf1983Classic Creatures: Return of the JediSelf1983Return of the JediRancor · Makeup Designer · Creature Design1981DragonslayerVisual Effects1980The Making of The Empire Strikes BackSelf1980SP FX: The Empire Strikes BackSelf1980The Empire Strikes BackAnimation · Makeup Effects1978PiranhaScuba Diver (uncredited) · Creature Design1977Star WarsCantina Alien (uncredited) · Animation1977The Crater Lake MonsterVisual Effects1973A Sound of ThunderSpecial Effects