Richard Edlund

Visual Effects

Born: December 6, 1940 (age 85)
From: Fargo, North Dakota, USA

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…

Filmography (22)

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: Inside the Roddenberry Vault (2016)
Self
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen (2016)
Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments (2015)
Self
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
Toy Masters (2014)
Self
The Creep Behind the Camera (2014)
Himself
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