Randall William Cook
- Known for
- Visual Effects
- Born
- January 1, 1951, USA
- Movies
- 16
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.
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Best-Known Movies
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
I, Madman
1989
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
1995
Deathline
1997
The Primevals
2023
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020
Demon in the Bottle
1996
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
2006
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005
Filmography
| 2025 | United We Fall | Leo McCarey and Hal Roach |
| 2020 | Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters | Self |
| 2012 | Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan | Self |
| 2008 | RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” | Self |
| 2006 | The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' | |
| 2005 | Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection | Self |
| 2002 | The Fellowship of the Ring: Storyboards and Pre-Viz: Making Words into Images | Self |
| 2002 | The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale | Self |
| 2002 | The Fellowship of the Ring: Weta Digital | Self |
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Cave Troll (uncredited) |
| 1997 | Deathline | Vanya the Special Prosecutor |
| 1996 | Demon in the Bottle | Pirate Captain / Mr. Lambert / Voice of the Guardian |
| 1995 | Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie | Newsreel Narrator (archive sound) |
| 1989 | I, Madman | Dr. Alan Kessler |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2023 | The Primevals | Screenplay |
| 1996 | Demon in the Bottle | Screenplay, Director |
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