Phil Tippett

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

Star Wars

Return of the Jedi

The Movies That Made Us

LIGHT & MAGIC

LIGHT & MAGIC

LIGHT & MAGIC

LIGHT & MAGIC

The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs

All Movies (43)

• Why Dinosaurs?2025 · as Self
• A Celebration of Tenacity2024 · as Self
• Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals2024 · as Self
• Jurassic Punk2022 · as Self
• Slice!2022 · as Phil
• In Search of Tomorrow2022 · as Self - Interviewee
• Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle2020
• Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman2020
• Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters2019 · as Self
• The Creative Brain2019 · as Self
• The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen2017 · as Himself
• Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'2017 · as Self
• Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey2016 · as Self
• My Life In Monsters2015 · as Himself
• Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex2015 · as Self
• Worse Than the Demon2013 · as himself
• Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan2012 · as Self
• Return to Jurassic Park2011 · as Self
• RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”2008 · as Self
• Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 20012007 · as Self
• Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 20012007 · as Self
• Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet2006 · as Self
• American Scary2006 · as Himself
• The Sci-Fi Boys2006 · as Self
• Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection2005 · as Self
• Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy2004 · as Self
• Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe2002 · as Self
• Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'2001 · as Himself
• Virus: Ghost in the Machine1999 · as Self
• The Making of 'DragonHeart'1997 · as Self
• The Making of 'Jurassic Park'1995 · as Self
• Willow: The Making of an Adventure1988 · as Self - Visual Effects
• From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga1983 · as Self
• Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi1983 · as Self
• Return of the Jedi1983 · as Rancor
• The Making of The Empire Strikes Back1980 · as Self
• SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back1980 · as Self
• Piranha1978 · as Scuba Diver (uncredited)
• Star Wars1977 · as Cantina Alien (uncredited)
• Inside the Federation— · as Self
• Yub-Nub! The Forgotten Ewok Adventures—
• Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb— · as Self
• Fleshing Out the Hollow Man— · as Self

All TV Shows (9)

• RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop2023 · as Self
• LIGHT & MAGIC2022 · as Self
• LIGHT & MAGIC2022 · as Self - Creatures and Stop Motion
• LIGHT & MAGIC2022 · as Self - Model Shop
• LIGHT & MAGIC2022 · as Self - Creatures and Stop Motion (archive footage)
• Icons Unearthed: Star Wars2022 · as Self - Miniature & Optical Effects Unit
• The Movies That Made Us2019 · as Self
• The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs2019 · as Self
• The Real History of Science Fiction2014 · as Self