Phil Tippett: movies and TV shows
Phil Tippett has 115 credits in the archive: 105 films and 10 TV series, from 1973 to 2025. Highest rated: The Mandalorian (8.4/10).
Career timeline
1973 – 2025 · busiest year: 2021 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dead Souls | Film | 7.0 | 73 | |
| 2025 | Why Dinosaurs? | Self | Film | — | 73 |
| 2024 | Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals | Self | Film | — | 72 |
| 2024 | Lost to Time: Unearthing the Primevals | Film | — | 72 | |
| 2024 | A Celebration of Tenacity | Self | Film | — | 72 |
| 2023 | RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop | Self | TV | 8.1 | 71 |
| 2022 | LIGHT & MAGIC | Self | TV | 7.9 | 70 |
| 2022 | LIGHT & MAGIC | Self - Creatures and Stop Motion | TV | 7.9 | 70 |
| 2022 | LIGHT & MAGIC | Self - Model Shop | TV | 7.9 | 70 |
| 2022 | LIGHT & MAGIC | Self - Creatures and Stop Motion (archive footage) | TV | 7.9 | 70 |
| 2022 | Icons Unearthed: Star Wars | Self - Miniature & Optical Effects Unit | TV | 7.0 | 70 |
| 2022 | In Search of Tomorrow | Self - Interviewee | Film | 6.7 | 70 |
| 2022 | Jurassic Punk | Self | Film | 6.7 | 70 |
| 2022 | Slice! | Phil | Film | — | 70 |
| 2021 | Mad God | Film | 6.8 | 69 | |
| 2021 | Mad God | Film | 6.8 | 69 | |
| 2021 | Mad God | Film | 6.8 | 69 | |
| 2021 | Mad God | Film | 6.8 | 69 | |
| 2021 | Mad God | Film | 6.8 | 69 | |
| 2021 | Mad God | Film | 6.8 | 69 | |
| 2021 | Mad God | Film | 6.8 | 69 | |
| 2021 | Mad God | Film | 6.8 | 69 | |
| 2020 | Star Wars : La Révolution Visuelle | Film | 6.2 | 68 | |
| 2020 | Making Magic: The Artistry of Karel Zeman | Film | — | 68 | |
| 2019 | The Mandalorian | TV | 8.4 | 67 | |
| 2019 | The Movies That Made Us | Self | TV | 7.3 | 67 |
| 2019 | The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs | Self | TV | 7.3 | 67 |
| 2019 | Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters | Self | Film | 7.6 | 67 |
| 2019 | The Creative Brain | Self | Film | 7.2 | 67 |
| 2018 | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | Film | 6.5 | 66 | |
| 2018 | Mad God: Part 3 | Film | 6.3 | 66 | |
| 2017 | Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2' | Self | Film | 7.0 | 65 |
| 2017 | The Secrets of Sinbad: Phil Tippett on Ray Harryhausen | Himself | Film | 10.0 | 65 |
| 2016 | Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey | Self | Film | 7.1 | 64 |
| 2016 | Mad God: Part 2 | Film | 7.0 | 64 | |
| 2016 | Mad God: Part 2 | Film | 7.0 | 64 | |
| 2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Film | 7.2 | 63 | |
| 2015 | Jurassic World | Film | 6.7 | 63 | |
| 2015 | Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex | Self | Film | 7.2 | 63 |
| 2015 | My Life In Monsters | Himself | Film | — | 63 |
| 2014 | The Real History of Science Fiction | Self | TV | 7.0 | 62 |
| 2014 | Mad God: Part 1 | Film | 6.3 | 62 | |
| 2014 | Mad God: Part 1 | Film | 6.3 | 62 | |
| 2014 | Mad God: Part 1 | Film | 6.3 | 62 | |
| 2013 | Worse Than the Demon | himself | Film | 7.0 | 61 |
| 2012 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 | Film | 6.5 | 60 | |
| 2012 | Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan | Self | Film | 7.4 | 60 |
| 2011 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | Film | 6.2 | 59 | |
| 2011 | Return to Jurassic Park | Self | Film | 6.6 | 59 |
| 2010 | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse | Film | 6.2 | 58 | |
| 2010 | MutantLand | Film | 5.7 | 58 | |
| 2010 | MutantLand | Film | 5.7 | 58 | |
| 2009 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | Film | 6.0 | 57 | |
| 2008 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | Film | 6.7 | 56 | |
| 2008 | RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” | Self | Film | 8.0 | 56 |
| 2007 | Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 | Self | Film | 6.2 | 55 |
| 2007 | Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 | Self | Film | 6.0 | 55 |
| 2006 | The Sci-Fi Boys | Self | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 2006 | Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet | Self | Film | 4.7 | 54 |
| 2006 | American Scary | Himself | Film | 7.5 | 54 |
| 2005 | Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection | Self | Film | 8.0 | 53 |
| 2004 | Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation | Film | 4.5 | 52 | |
| 2004 | Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation | Film | 4.5 | 52 | |
| 2004 | Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy | Self | Film | 7.6 | 52 |
| 2002 | Starship Troopers: Know Your Foe | Self | Film | — | 50 |
| 2001 | Evolution | Film | 6.1 | 49 | |
| 2001 | Flesh + Steel: The Making of 'RoboCop' | Himself | Film | 7.8 | 49 |
| 1999 | The Haunting | Film | 5.5 | 47 | |
| 1999 | My Favorite Martian | Film | 5.7 | 47 | |
| 1997 | Starship Troopers | Film | 7.1 | 45 | |
| 1997 | Starship Troopers | Film | 7.1 | 45 | |
| 1997 | The Making of 'DragonHeart' | Self | Film | 7.3 | 45 |
| 1996 | DragonHeart | Film | 6.6 | 44 | |
| 1996 | Tremors 2: Aftershocks | Film | 6.3 | 44 | |
| 1995 | Three Wishes | Film | 6.2 | 43 | |
| 1995 | The Making of 'Jurassic Park' | Self | Film | 7.3 | 43 |
| 1993 | Jurassic Park | Film | 8.0 | 41 | |
| 1993 | Coneheads | Film | 5.5 | 41 | |
| 1993 | RoboCop 3 | Film | 4.9 | 41 | |
| 1990 | RoboCop 2 | Film | 6.0 | 38 | |
| 1990 | RoboCop 2 | Film | 6.0 | 38 | |
| 1988 | Willow | Film | 7.0 | 36 | |
| 1988 | Willow: The Making of an Adventure | Self - Visual Effects | Film | 7.3 | 36 |
| 1987 | RoboCop | Film | 7.4 | 35 | |
| 1987 | RoboCop | Film | 7.4 | 35 | |
| 1987 | House II: The Second Story | Film | 5.6 | 35 | |
| 1986 | The Golden Child | Film | 5.9 | 34 | |
| 1986 | Howard the Duck | Film | 5.4 | 34 | |
| 1986 | Howard the Duck | Film | 5.4 | 34 | |
| 1985 | Dinosaur! | Film | 7.5 | 33 | |
| 1985 | Dinosaur! | Film | — | 33 | |
| 1985 | Dinosaur! | Film | — | 33 | |
| 1984 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Film | 7.3 | 32 | |
| 1984 | The Ewok Adventure | Film | 5.9 | 32 | |
| 1984 | Prehistoric Beast | Film | 7.3 | 32 | |
| 1983 | Return of the Jedi | Rancor | Film | 7.9 | 31 |
| 1983 | Return of the Jedi | Film | 7.9 | 31 | |
| 1983 | Return of the Jedi | Film | 7.9 | 31 | |
| 1983 | From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga | Self | Film | 7.4 | 31 |
| 1983 | Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi | Self | Film | 8.8 | 31 |
| 1981 | Dragonslayer | Film | 6.5 | 29 | |
| 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | Film | 8.4 | 28 | |
| 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | Film | 8.4 | 28 | |
| 1980 | SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back | Self | Film | 8.2 | 28 |
| 1980 | The Making of The Empire Strikes Back | Self | Film | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1978 | Piranha | Scuba Diver (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 26 |
| 1978 | Piranha | Film | 6.0 | 26 | |
| 1977 | Star Wars | Cantina Alien (uncredited) | Film | 8.2 | 25 |
| 1977 | Star Wars | Film | 8.2 | 25 | |
| 1977 | The Crater Lake Monster | Film | 3.9 | 25 | |
| 1973 | A Sound of Thunder | Film | — | 21 | |
| Fleshing Out the Hollow Man | Self | Film | — | — | |
| Howard the Doc or: How I Learned to Start Quacking and Love the Bomb | Self | Film | — | — | |
| Sentinel | Film | — | — | ||
| Inside the Federation | Self | Film | 10.0 | — |