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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-12-06 (84 years old)

Place of Birth

Fargo, North Dakota, USA

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

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Star Wars

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Raiders of the Lost Ark

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Die Hard

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21 Jump Street

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Ghostbusters

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Ghost

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Alien³

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The Empire Strikes Back

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Air Force One

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Poltergeist

Acting

2024

The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio as Self

2022

LIGHT & MAGIC as Self

2020

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters as Self

2017

Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe as Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer

2016

Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen as Self

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault as Self

2015

Star Wars: Greatest Moments as Self

2014

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor

The Creep Behind the Camera as Himself

2010

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible as Self

2007

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 as Self

2004

Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind as Himself

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy as Self

2003

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' as Self (archive footage)

1999

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story as Himself

1994

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects as Self

1993

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic as Self - Special Effects Director

1992

King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast." as Self

1984

2010 : The Odyssey Continues as Himself

1953

The Oscars as Self

Visual Effects

2012

Bullet to the Head as Visual Effects Supervisor

21 Jump Street as Visual Effects Supervisor

2007

Charlie Wilson's War as Visual Effects Supervisor

2000

Bedazzled as Visual Effects Supervisor

1997

Air Force One as Visual Effects Supervisor

1995

Species as Visual Effects Supervisor

1992

Alien³ as Visual Effects Producer

1990

Ghost as Visual Effects Supervisor

1988

Vibes as Visual Effects Producer

Die Hard as Visual Effects Producer

Big Top Pee-wee as Visual Effects Producer

1987

Leonard Part 6 as Visual Effects Producer

Masters of the Universe as Visual Effects Supervisor

The Monster Squad as Visual Effects Supervisor

1986

Solarbabies as Visual Effects Producer

Big Trouble in Little China as Visual Effects Producer

Legal Eagles as Visual Effects Supervisor

1985

Fright Night as Visual Effects Producer

1984

Ghostbusters as Visual Effects

1983

Return of the Jedi as Visual Effects

1982

Poltergeist as Visual Effects Supervisor

1981

Raiders of the Lost Ark as Visual Effects Supervisor

1980

The Empire Strikes Back as Visual Effects

1979

The China Syndrome as Visual Effects Camera

1977

Star Wars as Visual Effects

Production

1995

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight as Producer

1992

Solar Crisis as Producer

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The Forever War as Producer

Crew

2004

The Stepford Wives as Visual Effects Design Consultant