Biography
Richard Edlund, ASC (born December 6, 1940) is an American visual effects artist. He was a founding member of Industrial Light & Magic, 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), as well as two Special Achievement Awards, two Scientific and Technical Awards, and the Medal of Commendation. He is also a BAFTA and Emmy Award recipient.
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Filmography
all 50
Movies 48
self 22
Producer 11
TV Shows 2
Self
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2020)
Movie
Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2017)
Movie
Self
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault (2016)
Movie
Self
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen (2016)
Movie
Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments (2015)
Movie
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
Movie
Self
Toy Masters (2014)
Movie
Himself
The Creep Behind the Camera (2014)
Movie
1
Self
Decoding Die Hard (2013)
Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Bullet to the Head (2012)
Movie
6
Visual Effects Supervisor
21 Jump Street (2012)
Movie
6.21
Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible (2010)
Movie
Self - Visual Effects Supervisorr
Slimer Mode (2009)
Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
Movie
6.56
Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007)
Movie
Self
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind (2004)
Movie
Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004)
Movie
Visual Effects Design Consultant
The Stepford Wives (2004)
Movie
6
Self (archive footage)
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' (2003)
Movie
Self
The Light and Magic of 'Indiana Jones' (2003)
Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Bedazzled (2000)
Movie
4
Himself
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story (1999)
Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Air Force One (1997)
Movie
6.15
Visual Effects Supervisor
Species (1995)
Movie
5.7
Producer
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)
Movie
5.28
Self
Movie Magic (1994)
TV
Self - Special Effects Director
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic (1993)
Movie
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast." (1992)
Movie
Visual Effects Producer
Alien³ (1992)
Movie
5.85
Producer
Solar Crisis (1990)
Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ghost (1990)
Movie
6.56
Visual Effects Producer
Vibes (1988)
Movie
Visual Effects Producer
Big Top Pee-wee (1988)
Movie
4.94
Visual Effects Producer
Die Hard (1988)
Movie
6.12
Visual Effects Producer
Leonard Part 6 (1987)
Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Monster Squad (1987)
Movie
6.23
Visual Effects Supervisor
Masters of the Universe (1987)
Movie
6.33
Visual Effects Producer
Solarbabies (1986)
Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Legal Eagles (1986)
Movie
6
Visual Effects Producer
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Movie
6.2
Visual Effects Producer
Fright Night (1985)
Movie
5.48
Visual Effects
Ghostbusters (1984)
Movie
6.51
Self
2010 : The Odyssey Continues (1984)
Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Poltergeist (1982)
Movie
5.76
Visual Effects Supervisor
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Movie
6.16
Self
SPFX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Movie
Visual Effects
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Movie
6.02
Visual Effects Camera
The China Syndrome (1979)
Movie
4.79
Self
The Oscars (1953)
TV
Producer
The Forever War
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.4
Based on 6.29 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1953
1987
1995
1990
2020
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Information
Known ForVisual Effects
GenderMale
Birthday1940-12-06 (83 years old)
Birth PlaceFargo, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known As理查德·埃德伦
AwardsSitges Film Festival best special effects award, Special Achievement Academy Award, John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation, Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
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