Richard Edlund
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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
Credits
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004)
as Self
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2017)
as Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible (2010)
as Self
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2020)
as Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005)
as Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments (2015)
as Self
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects (1994)
as Self
Toy Masters (2014)
as Self
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault (2016)
as Self
2010 : The Odyssey Continues (1984)
as Himself
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story (1999)
as Himself
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
as Self
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic (1993)
as Self - Special Effects Director
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen (2016)
as Self
The Creep Behind the Camera (2014)
as Himself
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 (2007)
as Self
The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio (2024)
as Self
King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast." (1992)
as Self
Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind (2004)
as Himself