Phil Tippett
Born: 1951-09-27 in Berkeley, California
Known For: Visual Effects
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
2025
- Why Dinosaurs? as Self
- Dead Souls ... (Visual Effects)
2024
- A Celebration of Tenacity as Self
- Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals as Self
2023
- RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop as Self
2022
- Jurassic Punk as Self
- LIGHT & MAGIC as Self
- In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- Icons Unearthed: Star Wars as Self - Miniature & Optical Effects Unit
- Slice! as Phil
2021
- Mad God ... (Director)
2020
2019
- The Mandalorian ... (Visual Effects Design Consultant)
- The Movies That Made Us as Self
- The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs as Self
- Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters as Self
- The Creative Brain as Self
2018
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ... (Visual Effects)
- Mad God: Part 3 ... (Director)
2017
- Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2' as Self (archive footage)
- The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen as Himself
2016
- Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey as Self
- Mad God: Part 2 ... (Director)
2015
- Jurassic World ... (Visual Effects)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens ... (Animation)
- Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex as Self
- My Life In Monsters as Himself
2014
- The Real History of Science Fiction as Self
- Mad God: Part 1 ... (Director)
2013
- Worse Than the Demon as himself
2012
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
- Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan as Self
2011
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 ... (Senior Visual Effects Supervisor)
- Return to Jurassic Park as Self
2010
- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse ... (Senior Visual Effects Supervisor)
- MutantLand ... (Writer)
2009
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
2008
- The Spiderwick Chronicles ... (Animation Supervisor)
- RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” as Self
2007
2006
- American Scary as Himself
- Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet as Self
- The Sci-Fi Boys as Self
2004
- Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation ... (Director)
- Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy as Self
2001
- Evolution ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
- Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop' as Himself
1999
- The Haunting ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
- My Favorite Martian ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
1997
- Starship Troopers ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
- The Making of 'DragonHeart' as Self
1996
- DragonHeart ... (Creature Design)
- Tremors 2: Aftershocks ... (CGI Supervisor)
1995
- The Making of 'Jurassic Park' as Self
- Three Wishes ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
1993
- Coneheads ... (Animation)
- Jurassic Park ... (Visual Effects)
- RoboCop 3 ... (Visual Effects)
1990
- RoboCop 2 ... (Associate Producer)
1988
- Willow ... (Visual Effects)
- Willow: The Making of an Adventure as Self - Visual Effects
1987
- RoboCop ... (Associate Producer)
- House II: The Second Story ... (Visual Effects)
1986
- The Golden Child ... (Visual Effects)
- Howard the Duck ... (Visual Effects)
1985
- Prehistoric Beast ... (Director)
- Dinosaur! ... (Special Effects)
- Dinosaur! ... (Director)
1984
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ... (Visual Effects)
- The Ewok Adventure ... (Special Effects)
1983
- Return of the Jedi as Rancor
- From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga as Self
- Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi as Self
1981
- Dragonslayer ... (Visual Effects)
1980
- The Empire Strikes Back ... (Animation)
- The Making of The Empire Strikes Back as Self
1978
- Piranha as Scuba Diver (uncredited)
1977
- Star Wars as Cantina Alien (uncredited)
- The Crater Lake Monster ... (Visual Effects)
1973
- A Sound of Thunder ... (Special Effects)