Carlo Rambaldi was born on September 15, 1925 in Vigarano Mainarda, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He is known for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), King Kong (1976) and Alien (1979). He was married to Bruna Basso. He died on August 10, 2012 in Lamezia Terme, Calabria, Italy.
Academy Awards
Best Visual Effects
Known For
King Kong
(1976)
Special Effects
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
(1982)
Special Effects
Deep Red
(1975)
Special Effects
Possession
(1981)
Special Effects
The Bible: In the Beginning...
(1966)
Special Effects
Blood for Dracula
(1974)
Special Effects
Planet of the Vampires
(1965)
Special Effects
A Bay of Blood
(1971)
Special Effects
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
(1971)
Special Effects
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
(1971)
Special Effects
Flesh for Frankenstein
(1973)
Special Effects
The Laughing Woman
(1969)
Special Effects
Baron Blood
(1972)
Makeup Effects
Night of the Devils
(1972)
Special Effects
Full Filmography
Crew
Colossus of the Stone Age
(1963)
Makeup Effects
Son of Hercules vs. Medusa
(1963)
Special Effects
Bloody Pit of Horror
(1965)
Makeup Effects
Planet of the Vampires
(1965)
Special Effects
The Witch
(1966)
Special Effects
The Bible: In the Beginning...
(1966)
Special Effects
The Laughing Woman
(1969)
Special Effects
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
(1971)
Special Effects
Four Flies on Grey Velvet
(1971)
Special Effects
A Bay of Blood
(1971)
Special Effects
Night of the Devils
(1972)
Special Effects
Baron Blood
(1972)
Makeup Effects
The French Sex Murders
(1972)
Special Effects
The Weapon, the Hour, the Motive
(1972)
Special Effects
Tragic Ceremony
(1972)
Special Effects
Flesh for Frankenstein
(1973)
Special Effects
Blood for Dracula
(1974)
Special Effects
Lover of the Monster
(1974)
Special Effects
The Way of the Baboons
(1974)
Special Effects
The Baron's Mazurka
(1975)
Special Effects
Deep Red
(1975)
Special Effects
White Fang to the Rescue
(1975)
Special Effects Coordinator
King Kong
(1976)
Special Effects
Possession
(1981)
Special Effects
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
(1982)
Special Effects
Primal Rage
(1988)
Special Effects
Rex: A Dinosaur's Story
(1993)
Animatronics Designer
Acting
Foreign Filmmakers in Hollywood
(1989)
Self
The Beast Within: Making Alien
(2003)
Self
Shedding the Skin
(2005)
Self
The 'E.T.' Journals
(2012)
Self
Où est parti E.T. ? L'Enfance selon Spielberg
(2023)
Himself (archive)
Costume & Make-Up
Colossus of the Stone Age
(1963)
Makeup Artist
Bloody Pit of Horror
(1965)
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Visual Effects
The Baby Sitter
(1975)
Special Effects Supervisor
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(1977)
Visual Effects
Nightwing
(1979)
Visual Effects
Alien
(1979)
Visual Effects
Possession
(1981)
Creature Design
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
(1982)
Visual Effects
Conan the Destroyer
(1984)
Creature Design
The NeverEnding Story
(1984)
Visual Effects
Dune
(1984)
Creature Design
Cat's Eye
(1985)
Creature Design
King Kong Lives
(1986)
Creature Design
Primal Rage
(1988)
Visual Effects
Cameron's Closet
(1988)
Creature Design
Rex: A Dinosaur's Story
(1993)
Visual Effects