Visual Effects
Richard Edlund
Born 1940
Known for Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi.
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Born12/06/1940
Age85 years old
BirthplaceFargo, North Dakota, USA
DepartmentVisual Effects
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.
Movie Credits
Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2017)
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2020)
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault (2016)
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004)
