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Phil Tippett

Personal Info

Known For

Visual Effects

Gender

Male

Birthday

27/09/1951

Age

74 years old

Place of Birth

Berkeley, California

Phil Tippett

Biography

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 m... Read More

Known For

Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals

Jurassic Punk

In Search of Tomorrow

Empire at 40

Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle

Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

The Creative Brain

Filmography

Cast

2024

A Celebration of Tenacity

as Self

2024

Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals

as Self

2022

Jurassic Punk

as Self

2022

Slice!

as Phil

2022

In Search of Tomorrow

as Self - Interviewee

2020

Empire at 40

as Self

2020

Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle

2020

Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zema...

2019

Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters

as Self

2019

The Creative Brain

as Self

2017

The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on R...

as Himself

2017

Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2...

as Self (archive footage)

2016

Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinemati...

as Self

2015

My Life In Monsters

as Himself

2015

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Com...

as Self

2013

Worse Than the Demon

as himself

2012

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan

as Self

2011

Return to Jurassic Park

as Self

2008

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong,...

as Self

2007

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy ...

as Self

2006

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Fo...

as Self

2006

American Scary

as Himself

2006

The Sci-Fi Boys

as Self

2004

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star ...

as Self

2001

Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'

as Himself

1997

The Making of 'DragonHeart'

as Self

1995

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

as Self

1988

Willow: The Making of an Adventure

as Self - Visual Effects

1983

From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a ...

as Self

1983

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

as Self

1983

Return of the Jedi

as Rancor

1980

The Making of The Empire Strikes Back

as Self

1978

Piranha

as Scuba Diver (uncredited)

1977

Star Wars

as Cantina Alien (uncredited)

Crew

2025

Dead Souls

as Visual Effects

2024

Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals

as Thanks

2021

Mad God

as Director

2021

Mad God

as Special Effects

2021

Mad God

as Character Designer

2021

Mad God

as Producer

2021

Mad God

as Cinematography

2021

Mad God

as Writer

2021

Mad God

as Visual Effects Supervisor

2021

Mad God

as Production Design

2018

Mad God: Part 3

as Director

2018

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

as Visual Effects

2016

Mad God: Part 2

as Director

2016

Mad God: Part 2

as Producer

2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

as Animation

2015

Jurassic World

as Visual Effects

2014

Mad God: Part 1

as Director

2014

Mad God: Part 1

as Producer

2014

Mad God: Part 1

as Music

2012

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part ...

as Visual Effects Supervisor

2011

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part ...

as Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

2010

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

as Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

2010

MutantLand

as Director

2010

MutantLand

as Writer

2009

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

as Visual Effects Supervisor

2008

The Spiderwick Chronicles

as Animation Supervisor

2004

Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federat...

as Director

2004

Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federat...

as Co-Producer

2001

Evolution

as Visual Effects Supervisor

1999

The Haunting

as Visual Effects Supervisor

1999

My Favorite Martian

as Visual Effects Supervisor

1997

Starship Troopers

as Visual Effects Supervisor

1997

Starship Troopers

as Co-Producer

1996

DragonHeart

as Creature Design

1996

Tremors 2: Aftershocks

as CGI Supervisor

1995

Three Wishes

as Visual Effects Supervisor

1993

Coneheads

as Animation

1993

Jurassic Park

as Visual Effects

1993

RoboCop 3

as Visual Effects

1990

RoboCop 2

as Associate Producer

1990

RoboCop 2

as Visual Effects

1988

Willow

as Visual Effects

1987

RoboCop

as Associate Producer

1987

RoboCop

as Visual Effects

1987

House II: The Second Story

as Visual Effects

1986

The Golden Child

as Visual Effects

1986

Howard the Duck

as Visual Effects

1986

Howard the Duck

as Creature Design

1985

Dinosaur!

as Special Effects

1985

Dinosaur!

as Director

1985

Dinosaur!

as Visual Effects Supervisor

1984

The Ewok Adventure

as Special Effects

1984

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

as Visual Effects

1984

Prehistoric Beast

as Director

1983

Return of the Jedi

as Creature Design

1983

Return of the Jedi

as Makeup Designer

1981

Dragonslayer

as Visual Effects

1980

The Empire Strikes Back

as Animation

1980

The Empire Strikes Back

as Makeup Effects

1978

Piranha

as Creature Design

1977

Star Wars

as Animation

1977

The Crater Lake Monster

as Visual Effects

1973

A Sound of Thunder

as Special Effects