Phil Tippett

1951 (74) • Visual Effects

Born: 9/27/1951 (74) in Berkeley, California

Known for: Visual Effects

Phil Tippett

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.

Known For

Star Wars

82%

Animation

1977

Jurassic World

67%

Visual Effects

2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

72%

Animation

2015

The Empire Strikes Back

84%

Animation

1980

Jurassic Park

80%

Visual Effects

1993

Return of the Jedi

79%

Makeup Designer

1983

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

65%

Visual Effects

2018

The Mandalorian

84%

Visual Effects Design Consultant

2019

Why Dinosaurs?

Self

2025

Dead Souls

Visual Effects

2025

A Celebration of Tenacity

Self

2024

Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals

Self

2024

Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals

Thanks

2024

RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop

79%

Self

2023

Jurassic Punk

67%

Self

2022

Slice!

Phil

2022

LIGHT & MAGIC

79%

Self - Creatures and Stop Motion / Self - Creatures and Stop Motion (archive footage) / Self - Model Shop / Self

2022

Icons Unearthed: Star Wars

70%

Self - Miniature & Optical Effects Unit

2022

In Search of Tomorrow

67%

Self - Interviewee

2022

Mad God

68%

Director

2021

Mad God

68%

Producer

2021

Mad God

68%

Cinematography

2021

Mad God

68%

Character Designer

2021

Mad God

68%

Special Effects

2021

Mad God

68%

Visual Effects Supervisor

2021

Mad God

68%

Writer

2021

Mad God

68%

Production Design

2021

Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle

62%

2020

Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman

2020

The Movies That Made Us

73%

Self

2019

The Mandalorian

84%

Visual Effects Design Consultant

2019

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

74%

Self

2019

The Creative Brain

72%

Self

2019

The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs

73%

Self

2019

Mad God: Part 3

63%

Director

2018

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

65%

Visual Effects

2018