Richard Landon

Richard graduated with a B.A. from the film department at California State University Long Beach, where his studies emphasized film cinematography and film history. Not long after graduating, he began what would become a 25-year tenure at Stan Winston Studio (SWS). At SWS, Richard developed, honed, and contributed his mechanical design skills to some of the biggest blockbusters in Hollywood history, including Aliens, Predator 1 & 2, Terminator 1 - 4, the Jurassic Park franchise, Interview with the Vampire, Edward Scissorhands, Lake Placid, Galaxy Quest, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, and Iron Man, just to name a few.

Upon Stan’s passing in 2008, Richard transitioned along with many members of the SWS team to leading Hollywood effects studio Legacy Effects. At Legacy, he devised mechanical effects for many successful films, including Iron Man 2, Pacific Rim, Real Steel, Cowboys & Aliens, and more.

For the last few years, Richard has practiced his mechanical wizardry at cutting-edge character effects shop Spectral Motion, where, among other projects, he was proud to help build the Gabriel puppet for Malignant. Richard was also part of Arjen Tuiten’s puppeteering team on the latest installment of the Ghostbusters franchise, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, helping perform the Terror Dogs that were expertly mechanized by the Spectral Motion mechanical department. Most recently, Richard is honored to have contributed to three upcoming projects spearheaded by the legendary Guillermo del Toro.

In his personal life, Richard is a Magician Member of Hollywood’s Magic Castle. He also enjoys advancing his personal goals in robotics and mechanical animation in his home laboratory/metalworking shop.