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