Richard Edlund
VFX Artist · Actor · ProducerRichard 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
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR22
Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson
2026
Self
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: The Journey to the Silver Screen
2016
Self
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016
Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015
Self
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
The Creep Behind the Camera
2014
Himself
Toy Masters
2014
Self
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
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Self
PRODUCER3
VISUAL EFFECTS26
Barely Lethal
2015
Visual Effects Supervisor
Bullet to the Head
2012
Visual Effects Supervisor
21 Jump Street
2012
Visual Effects Supervisor
Charlie Wilson's War
2007
Visual Effects Supervisor
Bedazzled
2000
Visual Effects Supervisor
Air Force One
1997
Visual Effects Supervisor
Species
1995
Visual Effects Supervisor
Alien³
1992
Visual Effects Producer
Ghost
1990
Visual Effects Supervisor
Vibes
1988
Visual Effects Producer
Die Hard
1988
Visual Effects Producer
Big Top Pee-wee
1988
Visual Effects Producer
Leonard Part 6
1987
Visual Effects Producer
Masters of the Universe
1987
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Monster Squad
1987
Visual Effects Supervisor
Solarbabies
1986
Visual Effects Producer
Big Trouble in Little China
1986
Visual Effects Producer
Legal Eagles
1986
Visual Effects Supervisor
Fright Night
1985
Visual Effects Producer
Ghostbusters
1984
Visual Effects
Return of the Jedi
1983
Visual Effects
Poltergeist
1982
Visual Effects Supervisor
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Visual Effects
The China Syndrome
1979
Visual Effects Camera
Star Wars
1977
Visual Effects
