Randall William Cook
Visual Effects • AGE 75
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';...
Filmography
United We Fall
Leo McCarey and Hal Roach
2025
The Primevals
Screenplay
2023
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Self
2020
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
Self
2012
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Self
2008
King Kong
Second Unit Director
2005
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
2005
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Animation Director
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Animation Supervisor
2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: Visualizing the Story
Self
2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale
Self
2002
Weta Digital
Self
2002
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
2002
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Cave Troll (uncredited)
2001
Deathline
Vanya the Special Prosecutor
1997
Demon in the Bottle
Pirate Captain / Mr. Lambert / Voice of the Guardian
1996
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
Newsreel Narrator (archive sound)
1995
Leapin' Leprechauns
Visual Effects
1995
Dragonworld
Digital Effects Supervisor
1994
Doctor Mordrid
Animation
1992
Highway to Hell
Visual Effects Designer
1991
I, Madman
Dr. Alan Kessler
1989
The Gate
Visual Effects Supervisor
1987
Fright Night
Creature Design
1985
Q
Visual Effects
1982
The Oscars
Self
1953