Randall William Cook
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Born
- 1 January 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 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
Known for
Acting 14
- 2025United We Fall as Leo McCarey and Hal Roach
- 2020Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters as Self
- 2012Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan as Self
- 2008RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” as Self
- 2006The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
- 2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection as Self
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Storyboards and Pre-Viz: Making Words into Images as Self
- 2002Weta Digital as Self
- 2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale as Self
- 2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as Cave Troll (uncredited)
- 1997Deathline as Vanya the Special Prosecutor
- 1996Demon in the Bottle as Pirate Captain / Mr. Lambert / Voice of the Guardian
- 1995Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie as Newsreel Narrator (archive sound)
- 1989I, Madman as Dr. Alan Kessler
Writing 2
- 2023The Primevals · screenplay
- 1996Demon in the Bottle · screenplay
Directing 2
- 2005King Kong · second unit director
- 1996Demon in the Bottle · director
visual effects 11
- 2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · animation director
- 2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers · animation supervisor
- 2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring · animation supervisor
- 1997Deathline · visual effects
- 1995Leapin' Leprechauns · visual effects
- 1992Doctor Mordrid · animation
- 1991Highway to Hell · visual effects designer
- 1989I, Madman · visual effects
- 1987The Gate · visual effects supervisor
- 1985Fright Night · creature design
- 1982Q · visual effects
crew 1
- 1994Dragonworld · digital effects supervisor