Phil Tippett

Phil Tippett

Known for
Visual Effects
Born
September 27, 1951 (age 75)
Birthplace
Berkeley, California

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

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Filmography

2025
Dead Souls poster

Dead Souls

Movie · Visual Effects

2021
Mad God poster

Mad God

Movie · Character Designer, Visual Effects Supervisor

2018
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom poster

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Movie · Visual Effects

2015
Jurassic World poster

Jurassic World

Movie · Visual Effects

2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens poster

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Movie · Animation

2012
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 poster

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

Movie · Visual Effects Supervisor

2011
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 poster

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

Movie · Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

2010
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse poster

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Movie · Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

2009
The Twilight Saga: New Moon poster

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

Movie · Visual Effects Supervisor

2008
The Spiderwick Chronicles poster

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Movie · Animation Supervisor

2001
Evolution poster

Evolution

Movie · Visual Effects Supervisor

1999
My Favorite Martian poster

My Favorite Martian

Movie · Visual Effects Supervisor

1999
The Haunting poster

The Haunting

Movie · Visual Effects Supervisor

1997
Starship Troopers poster

Starship Troopers

Movie · Visual Effects Supervisor

1996
DragonHeart poster

DragonHeart

Movie · Creature Design

1995
Three Wishes poster

Three Wishes

Movie · Visual Effects Supervisor

1993
RoboCop 3 poster

RoboCop 3

Movie · Visual Effects

1993
Jurassic Park poster

Jurassic Park

Movie · Visual Effects

1993
Coneheads poster

Coneheads

Movie · Animation

1990
RoboCop 2 poster

RoboCop 2

Movie · Visual Effects

1988
Willow poster

Willow

Movie · Visual Effects

1987
House II: The Second Story poster

House II: The Second Story

Movie · Visual Effects

1987
RoboCop poster

RoboCop

Movie · Visual Effects

1986
Howard the Duck poster

Howard the Duck

Movie · Visual Effects, Creature Design

1986
The Golden Child poster

The Golden Child

Movie · Visual Effects

1985
Dinosaur! poster

Dinosaur!

Movie · Visual Effects Supervisor

1984
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom poster

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Movie · Visual Effects

1983
Return of the Jedi poster

Return of the Jedi

Movie · Creature Design

1981
Dragonslayer poster

Dragonslayer

Movie · Visual Effects

1980
The Empire Strikes Back poster

The Empire Strikes Back

Movie · Animation

1978
Piranha poster

Piranha

Movie · Creature Design

1977
Star Wars poster

Star Wars

Movie · Animation

1977
The Crater Lake Monster poster

The Crater Lake Monster

Movie · Visual Effects