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Phil Tippett

Visual Effects
Known For

73 Years Old

Phil Tippett is an American filmmaker and multi-award-winning visual effects supervisor and producer, specializing in creature design, stop-motion, and computerized character animation. Over his career, he has assisted ILM, DreamWorks, and his own company Tippet Studios, with his work appearing in movies such as the original Star Wars trilogy, Jurassic Park, and RoboCop.

Born

Berkeley, California on 27th September 1951

All Credits

The Movies That Made Us Image
The Movies That Made Us
Self
LIGHT & MAGIC Image
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Creatures and Stop Motion (archive footage)
LIGHT & MAGIC Image
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Model Shop
LIGHT & MAGIC Image
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Creatures and Stop Motion
LIGHT & MAGIC Image
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs Image
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
Self
Star Wars Image
Star Wars
Cantina Alien (uncredited)
The Real History of Science Fiction Image
The Real History of Science Fiction
Self
The Making of 'Jurassic Park' Image
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
Self
Icons Unearthed: Star Wars Image
Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
Self - Miniature & Optical Effects Unit
Return of the Jedi Image
Return of the Jedi
Rancor
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop Image
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
Self
Return to Jurassic Park Image
Return to Jurassic Park
Self
Piranha Image
Piranha
Scuba Diver (uncredited)
The Sci-Fi Boys Image
The Sci-Fi Boys
Self
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan Image
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy Image
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self
In Search of Tomorrow Image
In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex Image
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Self
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga Image
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
Self
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey Image
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
Self
The Creative Brain Image
The Creative Brain
Self
Jurassic Punk Image
Jurassic Punk
Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet Image
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters Image
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” Image
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Self
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi Image
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
Self
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back Image
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
Self
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 Image
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self
No Image
Inside the Federation
Self
Lost in Time: Unearthing the Primevals Image
Lost in Time: Unearthing the Primevals
Self
Willow: The Making of an Adventure Image
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
Self - Visual Effects
American Scary Image
American Scary
Himself
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2' Image
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
Self (archive footage)
No Image
Slice!
Phil
Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle Image
Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop' Image
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
Himself
The Making of 'DragonHeart' Image
The Making of 'DragonHeart'
Self
Empire at 40 Image
Empire at 40
Self
No Image
The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen
Himself
Virus: Ghost in the Machine Image
Virus: Ghost in the Machine
Self
Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman Image
Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman
No Image
A Celebration of Tenacity
Self
Worse Than the Demon Image
Worse Than the Demon
himself
No Image
My Life In Monsters
Himself