Directed credits
8
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Phil Tippett
Visual Effects
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 8Directed series: 0All crew credits: 45
TMDB ID: 7727
IMDb ID: nm0864138
Known for: Visual Effects
Born: September 27, 1951
Age: 74
Place of birth: Berkeley, California
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1973 - 2025
Years active: 53
Average TMDB rating: 6.61
Wikidata: Q1935109
Frequent jobs
Director (8)Visual Effects (12)Visual Effects Supervisor (7)Animation (4)Creature Design (3)Special Effects (3)Associate Producer (2)Senior Visual Effects Supervisor (2)Animation Supervisor (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Phil Tippett.
6.8
Mad God
Director
2021 Movie
5.7
Mad God: Part 3
Director
2018 Movie
6.8
Mad God: Part 2
Director
2016 Movie
6.0
Mad God: Part 1
Director
2014 Movie
5.7
MutantLand
Director
2010 Movie
4.5
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
Director
2004 Movie
7.4
Prehistoric Beast
Director
1985 Movie
Dinosaur!
Director
1985 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Phil Tippett.
8.4
The Empire Strikes Back
Animation
1980 Movie
8.2
Star Wars
Animation
1977 Movie
8.0
Jurassic Park
Visual Effects
1993 Movie
7.9
Return of the Jedi
Creature Design
1983 Movie
7.8
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
as Self
2004 Movie
7.4
RoboCop
Associate Producer
1987 Movie
7.3
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Visual Effects
1984 Movie
7.3
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Animation
2015 Movie
7.1
Starship Troopers
Visual Effects Supervisor
1997 Movie
7.0
Willow
Visual Effects
1988 Movie
6.8
Mad God
Director
2021 Movie
6.7
Jurassic World
Visual Effects
2015 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Phil Tippett.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Phil Tippett.
8.2
Star Wars
Animation
1977 Movie
6.5
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Visual Effects
2018 Movie
6.7
Jurassic World
Visual Effects
2015 Movie
7.3
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Animation
2015 Movie
7.3
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Visual Effects
1984 Movie
6.5
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Visual Effects Supervisor
2012 Movie
8.4
The Empire Strikes Back
Animation
1980 Movie
6.2
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
2011 Movie
7.4
RoboCop
Associate Producer
1987 Movie
8.0
Jurassic Park
Visual Effects
1993 Movie
6.2
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
2010 Movie
6.0
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Visual Effects Supervisor
2009 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Phil Tippett.
8.4
The Mandalorian
Visual Effects Design Consultant • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.2
The Movies That Made Us
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.3
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.7
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.0
The Real History of Science Fiction
as Self • 3 eps
2014 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Phil Tippett.
Dead Souls
Visual Effects
2025 Movie
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
Thanks
2024 Movie
6.5
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Visual Effects
2018 Movie
7.3
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Animation
2015 Movie
6.7
Jurassic World
Visual Effects
2015 Movie
6.5
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Visual Effects Supervisor
2012 Movie
6.2
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
2011 Movie
6.2
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
2010 Movie
6.0
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Visual Effects Supervisor
2009 Movie
6.7
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Animation Supervisor
2008 Movie
6.1
Evolution
Visual Effects Supervisor
2001 Movie
5.5
The Haunting
Visual Effects Supervisor
1999 Movie
5.6
My Favorite Martian
Visual Effects Supervisor
1999 Movie
7.1
Starship Troopers
Visual Effects Supervisor
1997 Movie
6.5
DragonHeart
Creature Design
1996 Movie
6.3
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
CGI Supervisor
1996 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Phil Tippett.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Phil Tippett.
Why Dinosaurs?
as Self
2025 Movie
Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
as Self
2024 Movie
6.4
Jurassic Punk
as Self
2022 Movie
6.7
In Search of Tomorrow
as Self - Interviewee
2022 Movie
6.2
Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle
2020 Movie
Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman
2020 Movie
7.5
Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
as Self
2019 Movie
7.1
The Creative Brain
as Self
2019 Movie
7.0
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
as Self
2017 Movie
7.1
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
as Self
2016 Movie
7.2
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
as Self
2015 Movie
7.0
Worse Than the Demon
as himself
2013 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Phil Tippett.
7.7
RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop
as Self • 2 eps
2023 Series
7.7
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.9
Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
as Self - Miniature & Optical Effects Unit • 6 eps
2022 Series
7.2
The Movies That Made Us
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.3
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.0
The Real History of Science Fiction
as Self • 3 eps
2014 Series