Phil Tippett
Biography
Phil Tippett is an American filmmaker and multi-award-winning visual effects supervisor and producer, specializing in creature design, stop-motion, and computerized character animation. Over his career, he has assisted ILM, DreamWorks, and his own company Tippet Studios, with his work appearing in movies such as the original Star Wars trilogy, Jurassic Park, and RoboCop.
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Acting History
2025
Why Dinosaurs? as Self
2024A Celebration of Tenacity as Self
2024Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals as Self
2023RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop as Self
2022Jurassic Punk as Self
2022Slice! as Phil
2022LIGHT & MAGIC as Self
2022LIGHT & MAGIC as Self - Creatures and Stop Motion
2022LIGHT & MAGIC as Self - Model Shop
2022LIGHT & MAGIC as Self - Creatures and Stop Motion (archive footage)
2022Icons Unearthed: Star Wars as Self - Miniature & Optical Effects Unit
2022In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
2020Empire at 40 as Self
2020Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle
2020Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman
2019The Movies That Made Us as Self
2019Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters as Self
2019The Creative Brain as Self
2019The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs as Self
2017The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen as Himself
2017Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2' as Self (archive footage)
2016Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey as Self
2015My Life In Monsters as Himself
2015Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex as Self
2014The Real History of Science Fiction as Self
2013Worse Than the Demon as himself
2012Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan as Self
2011Return to Jurassic Park as Self
2008RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” as Self
2007Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 as Self
2006Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet as Self
2006American Scary as Himself
2006The Sci-Fi Boys as Self
2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection as Self
2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy as Self
2001Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop' as Himself
1997The Making of 'DragonHeart' as Self
1995The Making of 'Jurassic Park' as Self
1988Willow: The Making of an Adventure as Self - Visual Effects
1983From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga as Self
1983Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi as Self
1983Return of the Jedi as Rancor
1980The Making of The Empire Strikes Back as Self
1978Piranha as Scuba Diver (uncredited)
1977Star Wars as Cantina Alien (uncredited)
—Inside the Federation as Self
—Virus: Ghost in the Machine as Self
—Yub-Nub! The Forgotten Ewok Adventures