Phil Tippett
Visual Effects
Born 1951-09-27 · 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.
Known for
Star Wars
1977 · Movie
Return of the Jedi
1983 · Movie
Piranha
1978 · Movie
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
1983 · Movie
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004 · Movie
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Movie
In Search of Tomorrow
2022 · Movie
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 · Movie
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008 · Movie
Return to Jurassic Park
2011 · Movie
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
1983 · Movie
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995 · Movie
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012 · Movie
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Movie
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006 · Movie
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016 · Movie
The Creative Brain
2019 · Movie
American Scary
2006 · Movie
The Making of 'DragonHeart'
1997 · Movie
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015 · Movie
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
1988 · Movie
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
2019 · Movie
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
2017 · Movie
Jurassic Punk
2022 · Movie
Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
2001 · Movie
Worse Than the Demon
2013 · Movie
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
2007 · Movie
Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle
2020 · Movie
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006 · Movie
Slice!
2022 · Movie
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
2024 · Movie
Yub-Nub! The Forgotten Ewok Adventures
— · Movie
Virus: Ghost in the Machine
— · Movie
Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb
— · Movie
Why Dinosaurs?
2025 · Movie
Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman
2020 · Movie