Phil Tippett
47 movies · 1 TV show
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Born
- Sep 27, 1951 (age 75)
- Place of birth
- Berkeley, California
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.
Known for
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★ 8.2 Star Wars
1977 · Film
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★ 6.7 Jurassic World
2015 · Film
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★ 7.2 Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 · Film
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★ 8.4 The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Film
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★ 8.0 Jurassic Park
1993 · Film
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★ 7.9 Return of the Jedi
1983 · Film
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★ 6.5 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018 · Film
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★ 7.3 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984 · Film
Phil Tippett: movies and TV shows
Acting (6)
- 2022 Slice!
as Phil
- 2020
- 2020
- 1983 Return of the Jedi
as Rancor
- 1978 Piranha
as Scuba Diver (uncredited)
- 1977 Star Wars
as Cantina Alien (uncredited)
Behind the camera (46)
- Upcoming Sentinel
Director
- 2025 Dead Souls
Visual Effects
- 2024
- 2021 Mad God
Director, Special Effects, Character Designer, Producer, Cinematography, Writer, Visual Effects Supervisor, Production Design
- 2019
- 2018 Mad God: Part 3
Director
- 2018 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Visual Effects
- 2016 Mad God: Part 2
Director, Producer
- 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Animation
- 2015 Jurassic World
Visual Effects
- 2014 Mad God: Part 1
Director, Producer, Music
- 2012 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Visual Effects Supervisor
- 2011 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
- 2010 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
- 2010 MutantLand
Director, Writer
- 2009 The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Visual Effects Supervisor
- 2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles
Animation Supervisor
- 2004 Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
Director, Co-Producer
- 2001 Evolution
Visual Effects Supervisor
- 1999 The Haunting
Visual Effects Supervisor
- 1999 My Favorite Martian
Visual Effects Supervisor
- 1997 Starship Troopers
Visual Effects Supervisor, Co-Producer
- 1996 DragonHeart
Creature Design
- 1996 Tremors 2: Aftershocks
CGI Supervisor
- 1995 Three Wishes
Visual Effects Supervisor
- 1993 Coneheads
Animation
- 1993 Jurassic Park
Visual Effects
- 1993 RoboCop 3
Visual Effects
- 1990 RoboCop 2
Associate Producer, Visual Effects
- 1988 Willow
Visual Effects
- 1987 RoboCop
Associate Producer, Visual Effects
- 1987 House II: The Second Story
Visual Effects
- 1986 The Golden Child
Visual Effects
- 1986 Howard the Duck
Visual Effects, Creature Design
- 1985 Dinosaur!
Special Effects
- 1985 Dinosaur!
Director, Visual Effects Supervisor
- 1984 The Ewok Adventure
Special Effects
- 1984 Prehistoric Beast
Director
- 1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Visual Effects
- 1983 Return of the Jedi
Creature Design, Makeup Designer
- 1981 Dragonslayer
Visual Effects
- 1980 The Empire Strikes Back
Animation, Makeup Effects
- 1978 Piranha
Creature Design
- 1977 Star Wars
Animation
- 1977 The Crater Lake Monster
Visual Effects
- 1973 A Sound of Thunder
Special Effects
Talk shows and appearances (41)
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- Upcoming
- 2026
- 2025
- 2024
- 2023 RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
2 episodes
- 2022
- 2022 LIGHT & MAGIC
6 episodes
- 2022 Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
6 episodes
- 2022
- 2019 The Movies That Made Us
1 episode
- 2019
- 2019
- 2019 The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
1 episode
- 2017
- 2017
- 2016
- 2015
- 2015
- 2014 The Real History of Science Fiction
3 episodes
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2008
- 2007
- 2007
- 2006
- 2006
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
- 2002
- 2001
- 1997
- 1995
- 1988
- 1983
- 1983
- 1980
- 1980