Phil Tippett Movies, Biography, Credits & Career Highlights

Phil Tippett 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.

Phil Tippett Career Highlights

Known for Star Wars, Jurassic World, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1.
Credits include actors, visual effects, crew, directing, production, writing, art, and sound.
Recent listed credits include Why Dinosaurs?, Dead Souls, A Celebration of Tenacity, and Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals.

Phil Tippett Personal Facts

Known For: Visual Effects
Gender: male
Known Credits: 102
Birth Date: 1951-09-27 00:00:00
Birth Place: Berkeley, California

Phil Tippett Known For

Phil Tippett Movies and Credits

actors (8 credits)
- Why Dinosaurs?
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- A Celebration of Tenacity
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Jurassic Punk
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Slice!
  Phil
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- LIGHT & MAGIC
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Icons Unearthed: Star Wars
  Self - Miniature & Optical Effects Unit
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- In Search of Tomorrow
  Self - Interviewee
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
visual effects (8 credits)
- Dead Souls
  
  visual effects
  
  visual effects
  
  2025
- Mad God
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2021
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
  
  visual effects
  
  visual effects
  
  2018
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
  
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  2015
- Jurassic World
  
  visual effects
  
  visual effects
  
  2015
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
  
  visual effects supervisor
  
  visual effects
  
  2012
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
  
  senior visual effects supervisor
  
  visual effects
  
  2011
- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
  
  senior visual effects supervisor
  
  visual effects
  
  2010
crew (7 credits)
- Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
  
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2024
- Mad God
  
  special effects
  
  crew
  
  2021
- The Mandalorian
  
  visual effects design consultant
  
  crew
  
  2019
- Tremors 2: Aftershocks
  
  cgi supervisor
  
  crew
  
  1996
- Dinosaur!
  
  special effects
  
  crew
  
  1985
- The Ewok Adventure
  
  special effects
  
  crew
  
  1984
- A Sound of Thunder
  
  special effects
  
  crew
  
  1973
directing (8 credits)
- Mad God
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2021
- Mad God: Part 3
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2018
- Mad God: Part 2
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2016
- Mad God: Part 1
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- MutantLand
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2010
- Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2004
- Prehistoric Beast
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1985
- Dinosaur!
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1985
production (7 credits)
- Mad God
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- Mad God: Part 2
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2016
- Mad God: Part 1
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2014
- Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
  
  co-producer
  
  production
  
  2004
- Starship Troopers
  
  co-producer
  
  production
  
  1997
- RoboCop 2
  
  associate producer
  
  production
  
  1990
- RoboCop
  
  associate producer
  
  production
  
  1987
writing (2 credits)
- Mad God
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2021
- MutantLand
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2010
art (1 credits)
- Mad God
  
  production design
  
  art
  
  2021
sound (1 credits)
- Mad God: Part 1
  
  music
  
  sound
  
  2014

Phil Tippett Profiles and Sources