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Phil Tippett

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Phil Tippett

Born September 27, 1951 in Berkeley, California33 films

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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The Empire Strikes Back posterFirst watchThe Empire Strikes Back19808.4The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda.View film

Essential films

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Star Wars poster8.2Star Wars1977Jurassic Park poster8.0Jurassic Park1993Return of the Jedi poster7.9Return of the Jedi1983Star Wars: The Force Awakens poster7.2Star Wars: The Force Awakens2015Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom poster7.3Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom1984Jurassic World poster6.7Jurassic World2015RoboCop poster7.4RoboCop1987Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom poster6.5Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom2018

Filmography

33 films
  1. 2025Dead SoulsVisual Effects
  2. 2021Mad GodCharacter Designer
  3. 2018Jurassic World: Fallen KingdomVisual Effects
  4. 2015Star Wars: The Force AwakensAnimation
  5. 2015Jurassic WorldVisual Effects
  6. 2012The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2Visual Effects Supervisor
  7. 2011The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
  8. 2010The Twilight Saga: EclipseSenior Visual Effects Supervisor
  9. 2009The Twilight Saga: New MoonVisual Effects Supervisor
  10. 2008The Spiderwick ChroniclesAnimation Supervisor
  11. 2001EvolutionVisual Effects Supervisor
  12. 1999The HauntingVisual Effects Supervisor
  13. 1999My Favorite MartianVisual Effects Supervisor
  14. 1997Starship TroopersVisual Effects Supervisor
  15. 1996DragonHeartCreature Design
  16. 1995Three WishesVisual Effects Supervisor
  17. 1993ConeheadsAnimation
  18. 1993Jurassic ParkVisual Effects
  19. 1993RoboCop 3Visual Effects
  20. 1990RoboCop 2Visual Effects
  21. 1988WillowVisual Effects
  22. 1987RoboCopVisual Effects
  23. 1987House II: The Second StoryVisual Effects
  24. 1986The Golden ChildVisual Effects
  25. 1986Howard the DuckVisual Effects
  26. 1985Dinosaur!Visual Effects Supervisor
  27. 1984Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomVisual Effects
  28. 1983Return of the JediCreature Design
  29. 1981DragonslayerVisual Effects
  30. 1980The Empire Strikes BackAnimation
  31. 1978PiranhaCreature Design
  32. 1977Star WarsAnimation
  33. 1977The Crater Lake MonsterVisual Effects