Richard Edlund
Known for department: Visual Effects
Birthday: 1940-12-06
Place of birth: 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 Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Edlund, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999Himself
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
1993Self - Special Effects Director
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
2004Himself
The Creep Behind the Camera
2014Himself
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007Self
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
2016Self
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020Self
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
1992Self
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016Self
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
2017Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003Self (archive footage)
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
2024Self
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994Self
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
1984Himself