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Richard Edlund

Richard Edlund

Actor, Visual Effects, Producer

Born December 6, 1940 in Fargo, North Dakota, USA

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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.

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7 wins and 9 nominations

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Making the Indiana Jones Trilogy - The Light and Magic

Movie Magic intro (1994)

Filmography

Actor

56

Type

Year

Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson Poster

Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson Feature Film2026Self

The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio Poster

The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio Feature Film2024Self

Icons Unearthed Poster

Icons Unearthed TV Series2022Self

Light & Magic Poster

Light & Magic Mini-Series2022Self - Camera Department

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters Poster

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters Documentary2019Self

The Movies That Made Us Poster

The Movies That Made Us TV Series2019Self - VFX Supervisor at Boss

Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future Poster

Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future Documentary2018Self - Visual Effects Supervisor

Ghosts of Giger Documentary2017Self

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 Documentary2017Self - Visual Effects Designer

The Spirit World Documentary2017Self

Behind Closed Doors Poster

Behind Closed Doors TV Series2016Self

Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers Centennial Gala Poster

Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers Centennial Gala Video2016Self

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault Poster

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault Documentary2016Self

Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen Poster

Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen Documentary2016Self

You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night Poster

You're So Cool, Brewster! The Story of Fright Night Documentary2016Self

100 Years of Technicolor Poster

100 Years of Technicolor Video2015Self

Star Wars: Greatest Moments Poster

Star Wars: Greatest Moments Documentary2015

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

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films Documentary2014Self - Visual Effects Supervisor

The Creep Behind the Camera Poster

The Creep Behind the Camera Documentary2014Self

11th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards Poster

11th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards TV Special2013Self

Decoding Die Hard Poster

Decoding Die Hard Documentary2013Self

Toy Masters Poster

Toy Masters Documentary2012Self

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible Poster

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible Documentary2010Self

Slimer Mode Poster

Slimer Mode Documentary2009Self - Visual Effects Supervisorr

Raiders: The Melting Face! Poster

Raiders: The Melting Face! Video2008Self

Apparitions: The Visual Effects of Ghost Documentary2007Self

Apparitions: The Visual Effects of Ghost Documentary2007Self

Fantastic Voyage: Lava Lamps & Celluloid - A Tribute to the Visual Effects of Fantastic Voyage Poster

Fantastic Voyage: Lava Lamps & Celluloid - A Tribute to the Visual Effects of Fantastic Voyage Documentary2007Self

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 Poster

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 Documentary2007Self

Cinematographer Style Poster

Cinematographer Style Documentary2006Self

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection Poster

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection Documentary2005

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy Poster

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy Documentary2004Self - Cameraman, Miniature and Optical Effects

Gone with the Wind: Restoring a Legend Poster

Gone with the Wind: Restoring a Legend Documentary2004Self

Species: Designing a Hybrid Documentary2004Self

The Light and Magic of 'Indiana Jones' Poster

The Light and Magic of 'Indiana Jones' Documentary2003Self

The Making of 'Alien³' Poster

The Making of 'Alien³' Documentary2003Self

Ghostbusters' SFX Team Featurette Poster

Ghostbusters' SFX Team Featurette Documentary1999Self

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story Poster

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story Documentary1999Self

Alta Voltagem Poster

Alta Voltagem TV Series1996Self

Movie Magic Poster

Movie Magic TV Series1994Self

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic Poster

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic Documentary1993Self

King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: 'It Was Beauty Killed the Beast' Poster

King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: 'It Was Beauty Killed the Beast' Documentary1992Self

The Making of 'Alien 3' Poster

The Making of 'Alien 3' Documentary1992Self

International Cinematographer's Guild Heritage Series Poster

International Cinematographer's Guild Heritage Series TV Series1991Self

Reflections on 'Citizen Kane' Poster

Reflections on 'Citizen Kane' Documentary1991Self

Ghostmakers: The Magic of Poltergeist 2 Documentary1986Self

Monster Shop Documentary1986Self

They're Back: The Making of Poltergeist II Documentary1986Self

Vista: The New Magicians Documentary1985Self

2010: The Odyssey Continues Poster

2010: The Odyssey Continues Short Film1984Self

The 56th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 56th Annual Academy Awards Documentary1984Self - Winner

The 54th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 54th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1982Self - Winner

The 53rd Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 53rd Annual Academy Awards TV Special1981Self - Winner

SP FX: Special Effects - the Empire Strikes Back Poster

SP FX: Special Effects - the Empire Strikes Back Documentary1980Self

The 50th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 50th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1978Self - Winner

Untitled Ralph Mcquarrie Documentary Poster

Untitled Ralph Mcquarrie Documentary DocumentarySelf

Visual Effects

41

Type

Year

Barely Lethal Poster

Barely Lethal Feature Film2015

21 Jump Street Poster

21 Jump Street Feature Film2012

Bullet to the Head Poster

Bullet to the Head Feature Film2012

Anamorph Poster

Anamorph Feature Film2007

Charlie Wilson's War Poster

Charlie Wilson's War Feature Film2007

The Stepford Wives Poster

The Stepford Wives Feature Film2004

Angels in America Poster

Angels in America Mini-Series2003

Bedazzled Poster

Bedazzled Feature Film2000

Desperate Measures Poster

Desperate Measures Feature Film1998

Air Force One Poster

Air Force One Feature Film1997

Turbulence Poster

Turbulence Feature Film1997

Multiplicity Poster

Multiplicity Feature Film1996

Species Feature Film1995

Alien³ Feature Film1992

Ghost Feature Film1990

The Judas Project Poster

The Judas Project Feature Film1990

Tales from the Crypt Poster

Tales from the Crypt TV Series1989

Big Top Pee-wee Poster

Big Top Pee-wee Feature Film1988

Die Hard Poster

Die Hard Feature Film1988

Vibes Feature Film1988

Date with an Angel Poster

Date with an Angel Feature Film1987

Leonard Part 6 Poster

Leonard Part 6 Feature Film1987

Masters of the Universe Poster

Masters of the Universe Feature Film1987

The Monster Squad Poster

The Monster Squad Feature Film1987

Big Trouble in Little China Poster

Big Trouble in Little China Feature Film1986

Legal Eagles Poster

Legal Eagles Feature Film1986

Poltergeist II: The Other Side Poster

Poltergeist II: The Other Side Feature Film1986

Solarbabies Poster

Solarbabies Feature Film1986

The Boy Who Could Fly Poster

The Boy Who Could Fly Feature Film1986

Fright Night Poster

Fright Night Feature Film1985

2010: The Year We Make Contact Poster

2010: The Year We Make Contact Feature Film1984

Ghostbusters Poster

Ghostbusters Feature Film1984

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi Poster

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi Feature Film1983

Poltergeist Poster

Poltergeist Feature Film1982

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Poster

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Feature Film1981

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Poster

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Feature Film1980

The China Syndrome Poster

The China Syndrome Feature Film1979

Battlestar Galactica Poster

Battlestar Galactica Feature Film1978

The Manitou Poster

The Manitou Feature Film1978

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Poster

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Feature Film1977

The Magical World of Disney Poster

The Magical World of Disney TV Series1954

Thanks

11

Type

Year

Icons Unearthed Poster

Icons Unearthed TV Series2022

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

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films Documentary2014

Apparitions: The Visual Effects of Ghost Documentary2007

Apparitions: The Visual Effects of Ghost Documentary2007

Fantastic Voyage: Lava Lamps & Celluloid - A Tribute to the Visual Effects of Fantastic Voyage Poster

Fantastic Voyage: Lava Lamps & Celluloid - A Tribute to the Visual Effects of Fantastic Voyage Documentary2007

They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists Poster

They Are Here: The Real World of the Poltergeists Documentary2007

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy Poster

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy Documentary2004

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy Poster

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy Documentary2003

Ghostbusters' SFX Team Featurette Poster

Ghostbusters' SFX Team Featurette Documentary1999

Hollywood Stuntmakers Poster

Hollywood Stuntmakers TV Series1999

Visions of Light Poster

Visions of Light Documentary1992

Producer

4

Type

Year

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight Poster

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight Feature Film1995

Journey to Technopia Feature Film1993

Solar Crisis Poster

Solar Crisis Feature Film1990

Tales from the Crypt Poster

Tales from the Crypt TV Series1989

Special Effects

3

Type

Year

Anamorph Poster

Anamorph Feature Film2007

Solar Crisis Poster

Solar Crisis Feature Film1990

Star Trek Poster

Star Trek TV Series1966

Other Crew

3

Type

Year

Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - Dark Side of the Knight Poster

Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - Dark Side of the Knight Documentary2005

The Making of 'Alien³' Poster

The Making of 'Alien³' Documentary2003

The Creeping Terror Poster

The Creeping Terror TV Movie1964

2nd Unit / Asst Director

1

Bedazzled Poster

Bedazzled Feature Film2000

Camera and Electrical Department

1

Farewell to the King Poster

Farewell to the King Feature Film1989

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