Phil Tippett

Characters played by Phil Tippett

Cantina Alien (uncredited) — Star Wars (1977)

Various extraterrestrials in Mos Eisley Cantina.

Rancor — Return of the Jedi (1983)

Large beast kept in Jabba's palace

Scuba Diver (uncredited) — Piranha (1978)

Recreational diver in 1978.

Career Overview

Phil Tippett has 108 screen credits in a career dating back to 1973. Their work spans 14 cinematic universes — most prominently Star Wars with 5 titles. Signature works include Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Visual Effects
Gender: male
Known Credits: 108
Birth Date: 1951-09-27
Birth Place: Berkeley, California

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 14 universes

Star Wars (5 titles)
Mad God Collection (4 titles)
The Twilight Saga (4 titles)
Jurassic Park (3 titles)
RoboCop (3 titles)
Starship Troopers (2 titles)
In Search of Tomorrow Collection (1 titles)
Piranha (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Mark Hamill (3 collaborations)
Harrison Ford (3 collaborations)
Carrie Fisher (3 collaborations)
Alec Guinness (3 collaborations)
Anthony Daniels (3 collaborations)
Peter Mayhew (3 collaborations)
Kenny Baker (2 collaborations)
David Prowse (2 collaborations)
James Earl Jones (2 collaborations)
Jack Purvis (2 collaborations)

Credits

actors (47 credits)
- YUB-NUB! The Forgotten Ewok Adventures
  SELF
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Fleshing Out the Hollow Man
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Yub-Nub! The Forgotten Ewok Adventures
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Walking with Animators
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Inside the Federation
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- 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
- In Search of Tomorrow
  Self - Interviewee
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- The Creative Brain
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs
  
  - Mad God (2023) ... Self actor actors
  
  2019
- The Movies That Made Us
  
  - Robocop (2021) ... Self actor actors
  
  2019
- The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- My Life In Monsters
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Worse Than the Demon
  himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Return to Jurassic Park
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- American Scary
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- The Sci-Fi Boys
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop'
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Virus: Ghost in the Machine
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- The Making of 'DragonHeart'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- Willow: The Making of an Adventure
  Self - Visual Effects
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1988
- From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
- Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
- Return of the Jedi
  Rancor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
- SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1980
- The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1980
- Piranha
  Scuba Diver (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1978
- Star Wars
  Cantina Alien (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1977
directing (9 credits)
- Sentinel
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- 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
- Dinosaur!
  director
  
  directing
  
  1985
- Prehistoric Beast
  director
  
  directing
  
  1984
visual effects (32 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
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon
  visual effects supervisor
  
  visual effects
  
  2009
- The Spiderwick Chronicles
  animation supervisor
  
  visual effects
  
  2008
- Evolution
  visual effects supervisor
  
  visual effects
  
  2001
- The Haunting
  visual effects supervisor
  
  visual effects
  
  1999
- My Favorite Martian
  visual effects supervisor
  
  visual effects
  
  1999
- Starship Troopers
  visual effects supervisor
  
  visual effects
  
  1997
- DragonHeart
  creature design
  
  visual effects
  
  1996
- Three Wishes
  visual effects supervisor
  
  visual effects
  
  1995
- Coneheads
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1993
- Jurassic Park
  visual effects
  
  visual effects
  
  1993
- RoboCop 3
  visual effects
  
  visual effects
  
  1993
- RoboCop 2
  visual effects
  
  visual effects
  
  1990
- Willow
  visual effects
  
  visual effects
  
  1988
- RoboCop
  visual effects
  
  visual effects
  
  1987
- House II: The Second Story
  visual effects
  
  visual effects
  
  1987
- The Golden Child
  visual effects
  
  visual effects
  
  1986
- Howard the Duck
  visual effects
  
  visual effects
  
  1986
- Dinosaur!
  visual effects supervisor
  
  visual effects
  
  1985
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
  visual effects
  
  visual effects
  
  1984
- Return of the Jedi
  creature design
  
  visual effects
  
  1983
- Dragonslayer
  visual effects
  
  visual effects
  
  1981
- The Empire Strikes Back
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1980
- Piranha
  creature design
  
  visual effects
  
  1978
- Star Wars
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1977
crew (8 credits)
- Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2024
- Mad God
  special effects
  
  crew
  
  2021
- The Mandalorian
  
  - Chapter 18: The Mines of Mandalore (2023) ... 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
- The Empire Strikes Back
  makeup effects
  
  crew
  
  1980
- A Sound of Thunder
  special effects
  
  crew
  
  1973
art (1 credits)
- Mad God
  production design
  
  art
  
  2021
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
sound (1 credits)
- Mad God: Part 1
  music
  
  sound
  
  2014
costume & make-up (1 credits)
- Return of the Jedi
  makeup designer
  
  costume & make-up
  
  1983

Content sources

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