
Actor
Richard Edlund
Born 1940 · Fargo, North Dakota, USA
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.
Acting

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self · 2004

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Self - Visual Effects Supervisor · 2014

LIGHT & MAGIC
Self · 2022

The Oscars
Self · 1953

Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Self - Visual Effects Designer / Cinematographer · 2017

Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
Self (archive footage) · 2003

Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Self · 2015

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Self · 1980

Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Self · 2010

2010 : The Odyssey Continues
Himself · 1984

Restoring a Legend: Gone with the Wind
Himself · 2004

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
Himself · 1999

Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
Self - Special Effects Director · 1993

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self · 2020

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Self · 1994

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self · 2005

King Kong 60th Anniversary Special: "It was beauty killed the beast."
Self · 1992

The Lost Legacy of Tony Gaudio
Self · 2024

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Self · 2016

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self · 2007

The Creep Behind the Camera
Himself · 2014

Toy Masters
Self · 2014

Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen
Self · 2016