Richard Edlund

Personal Info

Known For

Visual Effects

Known Credits

22

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-12-06 (85 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Edlund, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

    Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

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

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

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

    Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic

  • LIGHT & MAGIC

    LIGHT & MAGIC

  • LIGHT & MAGIC

    LIGHT & MAGIC

  • Star Wars: Greatest Moments

    Star Wars: Greatest Moments

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

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

  • Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

    Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

  • 2010 : The Odyssey Continues

    2010 : The Odyssey Continues

  • Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

    Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films

  • Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

    Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

  • Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

    Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

  • Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

    Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'

  • Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

    Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

  • Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

    Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

  • The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio

    The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio

  • Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen

    Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen

  • The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

    The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story

  • The Creep Behind the Camera

    The Creep Behind the Camera

  • Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

    Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

  • Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind

    Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind