Richard Edlund
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.
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Known For
The Oscars
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
LIGHT & MAGIC
LIGHT & MAGIC
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Acting History
2024
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio as Self
2022LIGHT & MAGIC as Self
2022LIGHT & MAGIC as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
2020Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters as Self
2017Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe as Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
2016Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault as Self
2016Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen as Self
2015Star Wars: Greatest Moments as Self
2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
2014The Creep Behind the Camera as Himself
2010Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible as Self
2007Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 as Self
2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection as Self
2004Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind as Himself
2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy as Self
2003Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' as Self (archive footage)
1999The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story as Himself
1994Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects as Self
1993Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic as Self - Special Effects Director
1992King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast." as Self
19842010 : The Odyssey Continues as Himself
1953The Oscars as Self