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Douglas Trumbull

Personal Information

Known ForVisual Effects
GenderMale
Born / DiedApr 8, 1942 (Died at 80)
Zodiac Sign♈Aries
Place of BirthLos Angeles, California, USA
Career Span1964 – 2022
Known Credits38 Titles
Official Links
Visual EffectsPopularity Score 0.8

Douglas Trumbull

Also known as:Douglas Hunt Trumbull
Total Works

38

36 movies • 2 shows

Avg Rating

6.9 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Douglas Huntley Trumbull (April 8, 1942, Los Angeles- 7th February 2022 ) is an American film director, special effects supervisor, and inventor. He contributed to, or was responsible for, the special photographic effects of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Trek: The Motion Picture and Blade Runner, and directed the movies Silent Running and Brainstorm. Description above from the Wikipedia article Douglas Trumbull  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Blade Runner
7.9
Blade Runner
1982•movie
Role: Visual Effects
2001: A Space Odyssey
8.0
Role: Visual Effects
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
7.4
Role: Visual Effects Supervisor
The Tree of Life
6.7
The Tree of Life
2011•movie
Role: Visual Effects

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 38 titles featuring Douglas Trumbull

Blade Runner
7.9
Blade Runner
1982•movie

Role: Visual Effects

2001: A Space Odyssey
8.0

Role: Visual Effects

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
7.4

Role: Visual Effects Supervisor

The Tree of Life
6.7
The Tree of Life
2011•movie

Role: Visual Effects

Star Trek: The Motion Picture
6.5

Role: Visual Effects

The Andromeda Strain
7.0

Role: Visual Effects

Jodorowsky's Dune
7.8
Jodorowsky's Dune
2013•movie

as Self - V/FX Artist (archive footage)

Silent Running
6.4
Silent Running
1972•movie

Role: Director

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot
5.5

Role: Executive Producer

Brainstorm
6.2
Brainstorm
1983•movie

Role: Director

Candy
5.1
Candy
1968•movie

Role: Visual Effects

Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
6.5
In Search of Tomorrow
6.8

as Self - Interviewee

2001: The Making of a Myth
6.6

as Self (as Doug Trumbull)

The Real History of Science Fiction
6.8
3 eps
The Starlost
7.5
The Starlost
1973•series

Role: Executive Producer

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
7.7
The Blade Runner Phenomenon
6.8

as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor (1982)

Trumbull Land
7.3
Trumbull Land
2018•movie

as Self

The Alien Perspective
6.4
Back to the Future: The Ride
6.2

Role: Director

C 299,792 km/s
9.3
C 299,792 km/s
2013•movie

Role: Thanks

The Making of Silent Running
8.0

as Self

2001 and Beyond
8.0
2001 and Beyond
2001•movie

as Self

In Search of the Obelisk
7.0

Role: Director

To Dream Of Roses
9.0

Role: Director

To the Moon and Beyond

Role: Visual Effects