Phil Tippett
Visual Effects
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.
Born: September 27, 1951 · Berkeley, California
Filmography (58)
TV
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
2023
Actor
Jurassic Punk
2022
Actor
TV
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
ActorActor: Self - Creatures a…+2
TV
Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
2022
Actor: Self - Miniature &…
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
Actor: Self - Interviewee
Mad God
2021
DirectorCharacter Designer+6
TV
The Movies That Made Us
2019
Actor
TV
The Mandalorian
2019
Visual Effects Design Con…
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
2019
Actor
The Creative Brain
2019
Actor
TV
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
2019
Actor
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018
Visual Effects
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016
Actor
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
Animation
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015
Actor
Jurassic World
2015
Visual Effects
TV
The Real History of Science Fiction
2014
Actor
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
2012
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
Actor
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
2011
Senior Visual Effects Sup…
Return to Jurassic Park
2011
Actor
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
2010
Senior Visual Effects Sup…
MutantLand
2010
WriterDirector
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
2009
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
Animation Supervisor
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006
Actor
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
Actor
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
2004
DirectorCo-Producer
Evolution
2001
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Haunting
1999
Visual Effects Supervisor
My Favorite Martian
1999
Visual Effects Supervisor
Starship Troopers
1997
Visual Effects SupervisorCo-Producer
DragonHeart
1996
Creature Design
Tremors II: Aftershocks
1996
CGI Supervisor
Three Wishes
1995
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995
Actor
Coneheads
1993
Animation
Jurassic Park
1993
Visual Effects
RoboCop 3
1993
Visual Effects
RoboCop 2
1990
Associate ProducerVisual Effects
Willow
1988
Visual Effects
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
1988
Actor: Self - Visual Effe…
RoboCop
1987
Associate ProducerVisual Effects
House II: The Second Story
1987
Visual Effects
The Golden Child
1986
Visual Effects
Howard the Duck
1986
Visual EffectsCreature Design
Prehistoric Beast
1985
Director
Dinosaur!
1985
Special Effects
The Ewok Adventure
1984
Special Effects
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984
Visual Effects
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
1983
Actor
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983
Actor
Return of the Jedi
1983
Actor: RancorMakeup Designer+1
Dragonslayer
1981
Visual Effects
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
AnimationMakeup Effects
Piranha
1978
Actor: Scuba Diver (uncre…Creature Design
Star Wars
1977
Actor: Cantina Alien (unc…Animation
The Crater Lake Monster
1977
Visual Effects