Randall William Cook

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Randall William Cook

Visual Effects 75 January 1, 1951

USA

Randall William Cook (born 1951) is an American special effects artist most known for The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He worked on Ghostbusters, as designer, sculptor and animator…

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Randall William Cook (born 1951) is an American special effects artist most known for The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He worked on Ghostbusters, as designer, sculptor and animator of the 'Terror Dogs'; The Gate, as visual effects designer and director; King Kong as second unit director. He currently works as a consultant and is preparing several personal properties for production. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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  1. 2025
    United We Fall

    Movie Leo McCarey and Hal Roach

  2. 2023
    The Primevals

    Movie Screenplay

  3. 2020
  4. 2012
  5. 2008
  6. 2006
  7. 2005
    King Kong

    Movie Second Unit Director

  8. 2005
  9. 2003
    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    Movie Animation Director

  10. 2002
    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    Movie Animation Supervisor

  11. 2002
    Weta Digital

    Movie Self

  12. 2002
  13. 2002
  14. 2001
    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    Movie Cave Troll (uncredited)

  15. 1997
    Deathline

    Movie Vanya the Special Prosecutor

  16. 1996
    Demon in the Bottle

    Movie Pirate Captain / Mr. Lambert / Voice of the Guardian

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  1. 1995
    Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

    Movie Newsreel Narrator (archive sound)

  2. 1995
    Leapin' Leprechauns

    Movie Visual Effects

  3. 1994
    Dragonworld

    Movie Digital Effects Supervisor

  4. 1992
    Doctor Mordrid

    Movie Animation

  5. 1991
    Highway to Hell

    Movie Visual Effects Designer

  6. 1989
    I, Madman

    Movie Dr. Alan Kessler

  7. 1987
    The Gate

    Movie Visual Effects Supervisor

  8. 1985
    Fright Night

    Movie Creature Design

  9. 1982
    Q

    Movie Visual Effects

  10. 1953
    The Oscars

    TV show Self