Phil Tippett
0.9Visual Effects

Phil Tippett

Sep 27, 1951 - Berkeley, California

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.

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Movie1977Star WarsCantina Alien (uncredited)
Movie1978PiranhaScuba Diver (uncredited)
Movie1983From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a SagaSelf
Movie2022Slice!Phil
Movie2022Jurassic PunkSelf
Movie1997The Making of 'DragonHeart'Self
MovieN/AInside the FederationSelf
Movie2017The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray HarryhausenHimself
MovieN/AVirus: Ghost in the MachineSelf
Movie2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogySelf
Movie2024Lost to Time: Unearthing the PrimevalsSelf
Movie2015Creature Designers: The Frankenstein ComplexSelf
Movie2024A Celebration of TenacitySelf
Movie2015My Life In MonstersHimself
Movie1983Return of the JediRancor
Movie2017Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'Self (archive footage)
Movie2016Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic JourneySelf
Movie2012Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects TitanSelf
Movie2006American ScaryHimself
Movie2006The Sci-Fi BoysSelf
Movie1995The Making of 'Jurassic Park'Self
Movie2007Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001Self
Movie2019The Creative BrainSelf
Movie1983Classic Creatures: Return of the JediSelf
Movie2001Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'Himself
Movie2019Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and MonstersSelf
Movie2011Return to Jurassic ParkSelf
Movie1988Willow: The Making of an AdventureSelf - Visual Effects
Movie2020Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle
Movie2022In Search of TomorrowSelf - Interviewee
Movie2020Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman
Movie2020Empire at 40Self
Movie2006Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden PlanetSelf
Movie1980The Making of The Empire Strikes BackSelf
Movie2013Worse Than the Demonhimself
Movie2008RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”Self
TV Show2019The Movies That Made UsSelf1
TV Show2023RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCopSelf2
TV Show2014The Real History of Science FictionSelf3
TV Show2022Icons Unearthed: Star WarsSelf - Miniature & Optical Effects Unit6
TV Show2019The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob BriggsSelf1
TV Show2022LIGHT & MAGICSelf1
TV Show2022LIGHT & MAGICSelf - Creatures and Stop Motion3
TV Show2022LIGHT & MAGICSelf - Model Shop1
TV Show2022LIGHT & MAGICSelf - Creatures and Stop Motion (archive footage)1

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Movie2004Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the FederationDirectorDirecting
Movie2021Mad GodDirectorDirecting
Movie1978PiranhaCreature DesignVisual Effects
Movie2021Mad GodSpecial EffectsCrew
Movie2021Mad GodCharacter DesignerVisual Effects
Movie2021Mad GodProducerProduction
Movie2021Mad GodCinematographyCrew
Movie2014Mad God: Part 1DirectorDirecting
Movie2014Mad God: Part 1ProducerProduction
Movie2014Mad God: Part 1MusicSound
Movie2010The Twilight Saga: EclipseSenior Visual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie2011The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1Senior Visual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1984Prehistoric BeastDirectorDirecting
Movie2021Mad GodWriterWriting
Movie2021Mad GodVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1987RoboCopAssociate ProducerProduction
Movie1990RoboCop 2Associate ProducerProduction
Movie2001EvolutionVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1985Dinosaur!Special EffectsCrew
Movie2021Mad GodProduction DesignArt
Movie2016Mad God: Part 2DirectorDirecting
Movie1977Star WarsAnimationVisual Effects
Movie1977The Crater Lake MonsterVisual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie1980The Empire Strikes BackAnimationVisual Effects
Movie1981DragonslayerVisual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie1984Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomVisual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie1986Howard the DuckVisual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie1986The Golden ChildVisual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie1987House II: The Second StoryVisual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie1987RoboCopVisual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie1990RoboCop 2Visual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie1993RoboCop 3Visual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie1988WillowVisual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie1995Three WishesVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1996Tremors 2: AftershocksCGI SupervisorCrew
Movie1996DragonHeartCreature DesignVisual Effects
Movie1997Starship TroopersVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1999My Favorite MartianVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1999The HauntingVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie2008The Spiderwick ChroniclesAnimation SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie2009The Twilight Saga: New MoonVisual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie2012The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2Visual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie2004Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the FederationCo-ProducerProduction
Movie2016Mad God: Part 2ProducerProduction
Movie1997Starship TroopersCo-ProducerProduction
Movie1993Jurassic ParkVisual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie2015Jurassic WorldVisual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie2018Jurassic World: Fallen KingdomVisual EffectsVisual Effects
Movie1986Howard the DuckCreature DesignVisual Effects
Movie1983Return of the JediCreature DesignVisual Effects
Movie1993ConeheadsAnimationVisual Effects
Movie2015Star Wars: The Force AwakensAnimationVisual Effects
Movie1984The Ewok AdventureSpecial EffectsCrew
Movie1983Return of the JediMakeup DesignerCostume & Make-Up
Movie1980The Empire Strikes BackMakeup EffectsCrew
Movie2010MutantLandDirectorDirecting
Movie2010MutantLandWriterWriting
MovieN/ASentinelDirectorDirecting
Movie2024Lost to Time: Unearthing the PrimevalsThanksCrew
Movie2018Mad God: Part 3DirectorDirecting
Movie1985Dinosaur!DirectorDirecting
Movie1985Dinosaur!Visual Effects SupervisorVisual Effects
Movie1973A Sound of ThunderSpecial EffectsCrew
MovieN/ADead SoulsVisual EffectsVisual Effects
TV Show2019The MandalorianVisual Effects Design ConsultantCrew