Robert Legato
Visual Effects · Second Unit Director · Visual Effects Supervisor · Editor
Born May 6, 1956 · Ocean Township, New Jersey, USA
Active 1987–present
Robert Legato (born 1956) is an American visual effects supervisor, second unit director, and second director of photography. Raised in Asbury Park, New Jersey, Legato graduated from Ocean Township High School.
Filmography
Shutter Island (2010) — Second Unit Director · Visual Effects Supervisor · Second Unit Director of PhotographyThe Wolf of Wall Street (2013) — Visual Effects Supervisor · Second Unit Director · Second Unit Director of PhotographyHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) — Visual Effects SupervisorTitanic (1997) — Visual Effects SupervisorThe Departed (2006) — Visual Effects SupervisorBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) — Visual Effects SupervisorThe Lion King (2019) — Visual Effects Supervisor · Second Unit DirectorApollo 13 (1995) — Visual Effects SupervisorInterview with the Vampire (1994) — Visual Effects Supervisor · Second Unit DirectorHugo (2011) — Visual Effects SupervisorStar Trek: The Next Generation (1987) — DirectorThe Aviator (2004) — Visual Effects Supervisor · Second Unit DirectorThe Jungle Book (2016) — Visual Effects SupervisorArmageddon (1998) — Visual Effects SupervisorThe Equalizer 3 (2023) — Second Unit DirectorEmancipation (2022) — Visual Effects SupervisorStar Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) — DirectorAmbulance (2022) — Visual Effects SupervisorWhat Lies Beneath (2000) — Visual Effects SupervisorHorizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (2024) — Second Unit DirectorGeorge Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011) — Visual EffectsEloise (2016) — DirectorMisery Loves Comedy (2015) — EditorMedal of Honor (2018) — Director