
Richard Edlund
Born
1940-12-06
Place of birth
Fargo, North Dakota, USA
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 lis...
Known for

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

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

The Oscars
Self

LIGHT & MAGIC
Self

LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor

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

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Self

Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Self

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

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
Himself

The Creep Behind the Camera
Himself

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

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Self