Phil Tippett

Visual Effects

Born: September 27, 1951 (74 years old)

Place of birth: Berkeley, California

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 movies such as the original Star Wars trilogy, Jurassic Park, and RoboCop.

Filmography (56)

• Star Wars (1977, ★ 8.2)
• Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983, ★ 8.8)
• Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004, ★ 7.7)
• Return of the Jedi (1983, ★ 7.9)
• American Scary (2006, ★ 7.6)
• Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters (2019, ★ 7.5)
• RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop (2023, ★ 7.9)
• LIGHT & MAGIC (2022, ★ 7.8)
• Dinosaur! (1985, ★ 7.5)
• Jurassic Park (1993, ★ 8)
• The Empire Strikes Back (1980, ★ 8.4)
• The Mandalorian (2019, ★ 8.4)
• Jurassic Punk (2022, ★ 6.5)
• Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex (2015, ★ 7.2)
• The Sci-Fi Boys (2006, ★ 7)
• Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2012, ★ 7.4)
• Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey (2016, ★ 7)
• The Creative Brain (2019, ★ 7.1)
• Return to Jurassic Park (2011, ★ 6.6)
• In Search of Tomorrow (2022, ★ 6.6)
• The Movies That Made Us (2019, ★ 7.2)
• The Real History of Science Fiction (2014, ★ 7)
• Icons Unearthed: Star Wars (2022, ★ 7)
• Mad God (2021, ★ 6.8)
• Prehistoric Beast (1984, ★ 7.4)
• RoboCop (1987, ★ 7.4)
• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984, ★ 7.3)
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015, ★ 7.3)
• Piranha (1978, ★ 6)
• Mad God: Part 1 (2014, ★ 6)