Phil Tippett
Visual Effects · Director · Creature Design · Special Effects
Born Sep 27, 1951 · Berkeley, California
Active 1973–present
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.
Filmography
Dead Souls (2025) — Visual EffectsThe Empire Strikes Back (1980) — Animation · Makeup EffectsStar Wars (1977) — Cantina Alien (uncredited) · AnimationThe Mandalorian (2019) — Visual Effects Design ConsultantJurassic Park (1993) — Visual EffectsReturn of the Jedi (1983) — Rancor · Creature Design · Makeup DesignerStar Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) — AnimationIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) — Visual EffectsJurassic World (2015) — Visual EffectsRoboCop (1987) — Associate Producer · Visual EffectsJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) — Visual EffectsStarship Troopers (1997) — Visual Effects Supervisor · Co-ProducerThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012) — Visual Effects SupervisorThe Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) — Senior Visual Effects SupervisorThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) — Senior Visual Effects SupervisorThe Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) — Visual Effects SupervisorWillow (1988) — Visual EffectsThe Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) — Animation SupervisorDragonHeart (1996) — Creature DesignEvolution (2001) — Visual Effects SupervisorRoboCop 2 (1990) — Associate Producer · Visual EffectsTremors 2: Aftershocks (1996) — CGI SupervisorMad God (2021) — Director · Special Effects · Character Designer · Producer · Cinematography · Writer · Visual Effects Supervisor · Production DesignThe Golden Child (1986) — Visual Effects