
Douglas Trumbull
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.
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Born
- Apr 8, 1942
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Gender
- Male
- Credits
- 24 as cast · 23 as crew
- Best known for
- The Real History of Science Fiction
- Date of death
- Feb 7, 2022
- Popularity
- 1.0

The Alien Perspective
2025

Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey
2022

In Search of Tomorrow
Self - Interviewee2022

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

Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
Self2020

Trumbull Land
Self2018

Chesley Bonestell: A Brush with the Future
Self2018

The Real History of Science Fiction
Self2014

Jodorowsky's Dune
Self - V/FX Artist (archive footage)2013
Exploring 'The Tree of Life'
Self2011

Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner
Self2007

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Self2007

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Self2007

2001: FX and Early Conceptual Artwork
2007

The Andromeda Strain: Making the Film
Self2003

'Silent Running' By Director Douglas Trumbull
Self2002

Douglas Trumbull: Then and Now
Self2002

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Self2001

Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film
Self2001

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

2001 and Beyond
Self2001

On the Edge of 'Blade Runner'
Self2000
Since '45
Self - In new expanded version1979

The Making of Silent Running
Self1972