Richard Edlund

1940 (85) • Visual Effects

Born: 12/6/1940 (85) in Fargo, North Dakota, USA

Known for: Visual Effects

Richard Edlund

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.

Known For

Star Wars

82%

Visual Effects

1977

The Empire Strikes Back

84%

Visual Effects

1980

Return of the Jedi

79%

Visual Effects

1983

Raiders of the Lost Ark

79%

Visual Effects Supervisor

1981

Die Hard

78%

Visual Effects Producer

1988

21 Jump Street

69%

Visual Effects Supervisor

2012

Ghostbusters

75%

Visual Effects

1984

Alien³

64%

Visual Effects Producer

1992

Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson

Self

2026

The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio

75%

Self

2024

LIGHT & MAGIC

79%

Self - Visual Effects Supervisor / Self

2022

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

69%

Self

2020

Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

70%

Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer

2017

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

58%

Self

2016

Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen

28%

Self

2016

Star Wars: Greatest Moments

71%

Self

2015

Barely Lethal

57%

Visual Effects Supervisor

2015

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

72%

Self - Visual Effects Supervisor

2014

Toy Masters

53%

Self

2014

The Creep Behind the Camera

50%

Himself

2014

Bullet to the Head

56%

Visual Effects Supervisor

2012

21 Jump Street

69%

Visual Effects Supervisor

2012

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

67%

Self

2010

Charlie Wilson's War

65%

Visual Effects Supervisor

2007

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

60%

Self

2007

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

80%

Self

2005

Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind

82%

Himself

2004

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

76%

Self

2004

The Stepford Wives

57%

Visual Effects Design Consultant

2004

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

78%

Self (archive footage)

2003

Bedazzled

61%

Visual Effects Supervisor

2000

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

76%

Himself

1999

Air Force One

65%

Visual Effects Supervisor

1997

Species

60%

Visual Effects Supervisor

1995

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

69%

Producer

1995

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

90%

Self

1994