Richard Edlund
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Edlund, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movie Appearances
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
as Himself
1999
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
as Self - Special Effects Director
1993
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
2014
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
as Himself
2004
The Creep Behind the Camera
as Himself
2014
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
as Self
2004
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
as Self
2015
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
as Self
2010
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
as Self
2007
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
as Self
2016
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as Self
2020
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
as Self
1992
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
as Self
2016
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
as Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
2017
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
as Self (archive footage)
2003
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
as Self
2024
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
as Self
1994
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
as Himself
1984
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
as Self
2005
Toy Masters
as Self
2014
