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Hal Hickel

Hal Hickel

Personal Info

Known For

Visual Effects

Gender

Male

Birthday

01/01/1970

Age

56 years old

Place of Birth

Bailey, Colorado, USA

Biography

Hal T. Hickel is a visual effects animator for Industrial Light & Magic. At the age of 12, Hickel wrote a letter to Lucasfilm, outlining his ideas for a sequel to the original Star Wars movie (now known as Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope), and received a polite rejection letter from producer Gary ... Read More

Known For

Claydream

Claydream

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'

From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'

Filmography

Crew

2026

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

as Animation Supervisor

2016

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

as Animation Supervisor

2016

Warcraft

as Animation Supervisor

2013

Pacific Rim

as Animation Supervisor

2011

Rango

as Animation Director

2011

Rango

as Animation Supervisor

2008

Iron Man

as Animation Supervisor

2007

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

as Animation Supervisor

2006

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Che...

as Animation Supervisor

2003

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of t...

as Animation Supervisor

2003

Dreamcatcher

as Animation Supervisor

2002

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Cl...

as Animation Supervisor

2001

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

as Animation Supervisor

1995

Toy Story

as Animation

1992

Will Vinton's Claymation Easter

as Animation

1991

Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horro...

as Animation