
Richard Edlund
Visual Effects
Born: 1940-12-06 · Fargo, North Dakota, USA
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 Awa
🎬 Movies (20)

The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
2024
Self

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020
Self

Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
2017
Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016
Self

Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
2016
Self

Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015
Self

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

Toy Masters
2014
Self

The Creep Behind the Camera
2014
Himself

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
Self

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007
Self

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
Self

Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
2004
Himself

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
Self

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003
Self (archive footage)

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999
Himself

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994
Self

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993
Self - Special Effects Director

King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
1992
Self

2010 : The Odyssey Continues
1984
Himself


