Richard Edlund
Visual Effects•Born December 6, 1940 (age 85)•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 list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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The Oscars
TV Series1953
7.9
LIGHT & MAGIC
TV Series2022
7.9
LIGHT & MAGIC
TV Series2022
7.6
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Movie2004
7.2
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Movie2014
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Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Movie2005
8.3
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Movie1980
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Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
Movie2003
Filmography
2017
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Movieas Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer
2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Movieas Self - Visual Effects Supervisor
Personal Info
DepartmentVisual Effects
BirthdayDecember 6, 1940
Place of BirthFargo, North Dakota, USA
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