Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
IMDbPro

Richard Taylor(V)

  • Visual Effects
  • Director
  • Art Department
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Enter a world which reminds you of something you have never seen before...
Play trailer5:43
Visual Futurist: The Art & Life of Syd Mead (2006)
Richard Taylor is known for Tron (1982), Lifeforce (1985) and Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979).
  • More at IMDbPro
    • Contact info
    • Agent info
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels
  • View contact info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Tron (1982)
    Tron
    6.7
    • Visual Effects
    • 1982
    Lifeforce (1985)
    Lifeforce
    6.2
    • Visual Effects(as Richard F. Taylor)
    • 1985
    Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Persis Khambatta in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
    Star Trek: The Motion Picture
    6.4
    • Visual Effects
    • 1979
    Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (2008)
    Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
    7.6
    Video Game
    • Director
    • 2008

    Credits

    IMDbPro

    Visual Effects

    • T.I.M. The Invisible Men (2017)
      T.I.M. The Invisible Men
      Video
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2017
    • Lifeforce (1985)
      Lifeforce
      6.2
      • special visual effects crew (as Richard F. Taylor)
      • 1985
    • Speed (1984)
      Speed
      6.9
      Short
      • technical director: special effects
      • 1984
    • Magic Journeys (1982)
      Magic Journeys
      8.2
      Short
      • digital effects supervisor: Information International Inc.
      • 1982
    • Tron (1982)
      Tron
      6.7
      • computer effects supervisor
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 1982
    • Michael Crichton, Susan Dey, Albert Finney, Vanna White, and Tawny Moyer in Looker (1981)
      Looker
      6.1
      • creative supervisor: Information International, Inc.
      • 1981
    • Odyssey (1979)
      Odyssey
      6.8
      Video
      • slit-scan film sequence
      • 1979
    • Quincy's Quest (1979)
      Quincy's Quest
      7.4
      • miniature effects: Gillie Potter Productions
      • 1979
    • Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Persis Khambatta in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
      Star Trek: The Motion Picture
      6.4
      • designer: Robert Abel & Associates
      • 1979
    • Time After Time (1979)
      Time After Time
      7.0
      • optical effects designer (as Richard F. Taylor)
      • 1979

    Director

    • Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising (2009)
      Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 - Uprising
      7.6
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (2008)
      Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
      7.6
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath (2008)
      Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath
      7.7
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars (2007)
      Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
      8.1
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 2007
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II (2006)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II
      8.6
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 2006
    • The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth (2004)
      The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth
      8.7
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 2004
    • Adam Powers (1981)
      Adam Powers
      6.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 1981
    • Levi's: Trademark (1977)
      Levi's: Trademark
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 1977
    • 7-Up: U Is for the 'Underfully Fresh Flavor (1974)
      7-Up: U Is for the 'Underfully Fresh Flavor
      7.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 1974

    Art Department

    • Tron (1982)
      Tron
      6.7
      • electronic conceptual design
      • 1982

    Videos2

    VISUAL FUTURIST: the art & life of syd mead
    Clip 3:10
    VISUAL FUTURIST: the art & life of syd mead
    VISUAL FUTURIST: the art & life of syd mead
    Trailer 5:43
    VISUAL FUTURIST: the art & life of syd mead
    VISUAL FUTURIST: the art & life of syd mead
    Trailer 5:43
    VISUAL FUTURIST: the art & life of syd mead

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • LinkedIn
      • Official Site
    • Alternative names
      • Richard W. Taylor II

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    You have no recently viewed pages
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.