
Douglas Trumbull
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Born
- April 8, 1942
- Died
- February 7, 2022
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Filmography

To Dream Of Roses TBA
Director

The Alien Perspective 2025
Actor

Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey 2022
Actor

In Search of Tomorrow 2022
as Self - Interviewee

The Blade Runner Phenomenon 2021
as Self - Visual Effects Supervisor (1982)

Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind 2020
as Self

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot 2019
Executive Producer

Trumbull Land 2018
as Self

Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future 2018
as Self
- UFOTOG
UFOTOG 2014
Director, Writer

Jodorowsky's Dune 2013
as Self - V/FX Artist (archive footage)

C 299,792 km/s 2013
Thanks
- Exploring 'The Tree of Life'
Exploring 'The Tree of Life' 2011
as Self

The Tree of Life 2011
Visual Effects

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner 2007
as Self

2001: FX and Early Conceptual Artwork 2007
Actor

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 2007
as Self

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001 2007
as Self

The Andromeda Strain: Making the Film 2003
as Self

'Silent Running' By Director Douglas Trumbull 2002
as Self

Douglas Trumbull: Then and Now 2002
as Self

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' 2001
as Self

Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film 2001
as Self

2001: The Making of a Myth 2001
as Self (as Doug Trumbull)

2001 and Beyond 2001
as Self

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner' 2000
as Self

In Search of the Obelisk 1993
Director

Back to the Future: The Ride 1992
as IFT Scientist (uncredited), Director

Brainstorm 1983
Director, Producer
- New Magic
New Magic 1983
Director

Blade Runner 1982
Visual Effects

Star Trek: The Motion Picture 1979
Visual Effects
- Since '45
Since '45 1979
as Self - In new expanded version
- Night of Dreams
Night of Dreams 1978
Director

Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977
Visual Effects Supervisor

Silent Running 1972
Director, Producer

The Making of Silent Running 1972
as Self

The Andromeda Strain 1971
Visual Effects

Candy 1968
Visual Effects

2001: A Space Odyssey 1968
Visual Effects, Visual Effects Supervisor

To the Moon and Beyond 1964
Visual Effects
Credits from TMDB.