Richard Edlund
Born
December 6, 1940 (84 years old)
Known For
Visual Effects
Place of Birth
Fargo, North Dakota, USA
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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Known For
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
Self
2024
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self · (2 episodes)
2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor · (2 episodes)
2022
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
2020
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
2017
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Self
2016
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
Self
2016
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Self
2015
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
2014
The Creep Behind the Camera
Himself
2014
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Self
2010
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self
2007
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Himself
2004
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self
2004
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
Self (archive footage)
2003
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
Himself
1999
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Self
1994
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Self - Special Effects Director
1993
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
Self
1992
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
Himself
1984
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953