Phil Tippett
Known for visual effects · Born 27 September 1951 · 75 · Berkeley, California
93 credits
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
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
2004
Mad God
2021
RoboCop
1987
Starship Troopers
1997
RoboCop 2
1990
Jurassic Punk
2022
MutantLand
2010
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
2019
Star Wars
1977
Jurassic World
2015
Prehistoric Beast
1984
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
Acting (47)
2025Why Dinosaurs?SelfFilm
2024Lost to Time: Unearthing the PrimevalsSelfFilm
2024A Celebration of TenacitySelfFilm
2023RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCopSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2022LIGHT & MAGICSelf, Self - Creatures and Stop Motion · 3 episodes, Self - Model Shop, Self - Creatures and Stop Motion (archive footage)Series
2022In Search of TomorrowSelf - IntervieweeFilm
2022Jurassic PunkSelfFilm
2022Icons Unearthed: Star WarsSelf - Miniature & Optical Effects Unit · 6 episodesSeries
2022Slice!PhilFilm
2020Star Wars : La Révolution VisuelleFilm
2020Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel ZemanFilm
2019The Movies That Made UsSelfSeries
2019The Creative BrainSelfFilm
2019The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob BriggsSelfSeries
2019Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and MonstersSelfFilm
2017The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray HarryhausenHimselfFilm
2017Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'SelfFilm
2016Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic JourneySelfFilm
2015Creature Designers: The Frankenstein ComplexSelfFilm
2015My Life In MonstersHimselfFilm
2014The Real History of Science FictionSelf · 3 episodesSeries
2013Worse Than the DemonhimselfFilm
2012Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects TitanSelfFilm
2011Return to Jurassic ParkSelfFilm
2008RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”SelfFilm
2007Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001SelfFilm
2007Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001SelfFilm
2006The Sci-Fi BoysSelfFilm
2006American ScaryHimselfFilm
2006Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden PlanetSelfFilm
2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelfFilm
2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogySelfFilm
2002Starship Troopers: Know Your FoeSelfFilm
2001Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'HimselfFilm
1997The Making of 'DragonHeart'SelfFilm
1995The Making of 'Jurassic Park'SelfFilm
1988Willow: The Making of an AdventureSelf - Visual EffectsFilm
1983Return of the JediRancorFilm
1983From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a SagaSelfFilm
1983Classic Creatures: Return of the JediSelfFilm
1980SP FX: The Empire Strikes BackSelfFilm
1980The Making of The Empire Strikes BackSelfFilm
1978PiranhaScuba Diver (uncredited)Film
1977Star WarsCantina Alien (uncredited)Film
—Inside the FederationSelfFilm
—Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the BombSelfFilm
—Fleshing Out the Hollow ManSelfFilm
Costume & Make-Up (1)
1983Return of the JediMakeup Designer, Creature DesignFilm
Crew (6)
2024Lost to Time: Unearthing the PrimevalsThanksFilm
2019The MandalorianVisual Effects Design ConsultantSeries
1996Tremors 2: AftershocksCGI SupervisorFilm
1985Dinosaur!Special EffectsFilm
1984The Ewok AdventureSpecial EffectsFilm
1973A Sound of ThunderSpecial EffectsFilm
Directing (7)
2021Mad GodDirector, Producer, Cinematography, Character Designer, Special Effects, Visual Effects Supervisor, Writer, Production DesignFilm
2018Mad God: Part 3DirectorFilm
2016Mad God: Part 2Director, ProducerFilm
2004Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the FederationDirector, Co-ProducerFilm
1985Dinosaur!Director, Visual Effects SupervisorFilm
1984Prehistoric BeastDirectorFilm
—SentinelDirectorFilm
Production (3)
1997Starship TroopersCo-Producer, Visual Effects SupervisorFilm
1990RoboCop 2Associate Producer, Visual EffectsFilm
1987RoboCopAssociate Producer, Visual EffectsFilm
Sound (1)
2014Mad God: Part 1Music, Director, ProducerFilm
Visual Effects (27)
2025Dead SoulsVisual EffectsFilm
2018Jurassic World: Fallen KingdomVisual EffectsFilm
2015Jurassic WorldVisual EffectsFilm
2015Star Wars: The Force AwakensAnimationFilm
2012The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2Visual Effects SupervisorFilm
2011The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1Senior Visual Effects SupervisorFilm
2010The Twilight Saga: EclipseSenior Visual Effects SupervisorFilm
2009The Twilight Saga: New MoonVisual Effects SupervisorFilm
2008The Spiderwick ChroniclesAnimation SupervisorFilm
2001EvolutionVisual Effects SupervisorFilm
1999The HauntingVisual Effects SupervisorFilm
1999My Favorite MartianVisual Effects SupervisorFilm
1996DragonHeartCreature DesignFilm
1995Three WishesVisual Effects SupervisorFilm
1993Jurassic ParkVisual EffectsFilm
1993RoboCop 3Visual EffectsFilm
1993ConeheadsAnimationFilm
1988WillowVisual EffectsFilm
1987House II: The Second StoryVisual EffectsFilm
1986The Golden ChildVisual EffectsFilm
1986Howard the DuckVisual Effects, Creature DesignFilm
1984Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomVisual EffectsFilm
1981DragonslayerVisual EffectsFilm
1980The Empire Strikes BackAnimation, Makeup EffectsFilm
1978PiranhaCreature DesignFilm
1977Star WarsAnimationFilm
1977The Crater Lake MonsterVisual EffectsFilm
Writing (1)
2010MutantLandWriter, DirectorFilm