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

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
The Oscars
2003
King Kong
2005
Fright Night
1985
Q
1982
The Gate
1987
Highway to Hell
1991
I, Madman
1989
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
2012
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
1995

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
15
Directing
2
Writing
2
Visual Effects
11
Crew
1
2025
United We Fall
as Leo McCarey and Hal Roach
2020
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as Self
2012
Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan
as Self
2008
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
as Self
2006
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
2005
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
as Self
2003
The Oscars
as Self
2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: Storyboards and Pre-Viz: Making Words into Images
as Self
2002
The Fellowship of the Ring: Scale
as Self
2002
Weta Digital
as Self
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Cave Troll (uncredited)
1997
Deathline
as Vanya the Special Prosecutor
1996
Demon in the Bottle
as Pirate Captain / Mr. Lambert / Voice of the Guardian
1995
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie
as Newsreel Narrator (archive sound)
1989
I, Madman
as Dr. Alan Kessler