Actor profile

Richard Edlund

6th December 1940 Fargo, North Dakota, USA Visual Effects

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.

22 Movies 4 TV Shows 26 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson poster

Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson 23rd July 2026 as Self

The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio poster

The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio 12th September 2024 as Self

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters poster

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters 7th January 2020 as 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 9th September 2017 as Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault poster

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault 5th December 2016 as Self

Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen poster

Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen 7th June 2016 as Self

Star Wars: Greatest Moments poster

Star Wars: Greatest Moments 26th December 2015 as Self

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

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films 6th October 2014 as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor

Toy Masters poster

Toy Masters 16th August 2014 as Self

The Creep Behind the Camera poster

The Creep Behind the Camera 13th April 2014 as Himself

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible poster

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible 12th November 2010 as Self

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 poster

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 23rd October 2007 as Self

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection poster

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection 17th January 2005 as Self

Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind poster

Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind 9th November 2004 as Himself

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy poster

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy 20th September 2004 as Self

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' poster

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' 2nd December 2003 as Self (archive footage)

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story poster

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story 8th October 1999 as Himself

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects poster

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects 22nd May 1994 as Self

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic poster

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic 1st January 1993 as 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." 16th September 1992 as Self

2010 : The Odyssey Continues poster

2010 : The Odyssey Continues 1st January 1984 as Himself

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back poster

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back 22nd September 1980 as Self

LIGHT & MAGIC poster

LIGHT & MAGIC 27th July 2022 as Self

LIGHT & MAGIC poster

LIGHT & MAGIC 27th July 2022 as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor

Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen poster

Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen 6th July 2016

The Oscars poster

The Oscars 19th March 1953 as Self