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';...


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