Randall William Cook
Randall William Cook
Randall William Cook (born 1951) is an American special effects artist most known for The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He worked on Ghostbusters, as designer, sculptor and animator of the 'Terror Dogs'; The Gate, as visual effects designer and director; King Kong as second unit director. He currently works as a consultant and is preparing several personal properties for production.
Known For
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Animation Supervisor
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Animation Director
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Animation Supervisor
King Kong
Second Unit Director
Fright Night
Creature Design
Q
Visual Effects
The Gate
Visual Effects Supervisor
Highway to Hell
Visual Effects Designer
United We Fall
Leo McCarey and Hal Roach
The Primevals
Screenplay
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Self
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
King Kong
Second Unit Director
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Animation Director
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Animation Supervisor
The Fellowship of the Ring: Storyboards and Pre-Viz: Making Words into Images
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale
Self
Weta Digital
Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Cave Troll (uncredited)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Animation Supervisor
Deathline
Vanya the Special Prosecutor
Deathline
Visual Effects
Demon in the Bottle
Pirate Captain / Mr. Lambert / Voice of the Guardian
Demon in the Bottle
Screenplay
Demon in the Bottle
Director
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
Newsreel Narrator (archive sound)
Leapin' Leprechauns
Visual Effects
Dragonworld
Digital Effects Supervisor
Doctor Mordrid
Animation
Highway to Hell
Visual Effects Designer
I, Madman
Dr. Alan Kessler
I, Madman
Visual Effects
The Gate
Visual Effects Supervisor