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
- Dead Souls ... (Visual Effects)
- Why Dinosaurs? as Self
2024
- Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals as Self
- A Celebration of Tenacity as Self
2023
- RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop as Self
2022
- LIGHT & MAGIC as Self
- In Search of Tomorrow as Self - Interviewee
- Icons Unearthed: Star Wars as Self - Miniature & Optical Effects Unit
- Slice! as Phil
- Jurassic Punk as Self
2021
- Mad God ... (Director)
2019
- The Mandalorian ... (Visual Effects Design Consultant)
- The Movies That Made Us as Self
- The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs as Self
- The Creative Brain as Self
- Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters as Self
2018
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ... (Visual Effects)
- Mad God: Part 3 ... (Director)
2017
2016
- Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey as Self
- Mad God: Part 2 ... (Director)
2015
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens ... (Animation)
- Jurassic World ... (Visual Effects)
- 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
- The Sci-Fi Boys as Self
- American Scary as Himself
- Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet as Self
2005
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
- Tremors II: Aftershocks ... (CGI Supervisor)
- DragonHeart ... (Creature Design)
1995
- Three Wishes ... (Visual Effects Supervisor)
- The Making of 'Jurassic Park' as Self
1993
- Jurassic Park ... (Visual Effects)
- Coneheads ... (Animation)
- 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)
1984
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom ... (Visual Effects)
- The Ewok Adventure ... (Special Effects)
- Prehistoric Beast ... (Director)
1983
- Return of the Jedi as Rancor
- Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi as Self
- From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga as Self
1981
- Dragonslayer ... (Visual Effects)
1980
- The Empire Strikes Back ... (Animation)
- SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back as Self
- 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)