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Personal Info
Known For
Costume & Make-Up
Birthday
February 8, 1965
Place of Birth
Cheadle, Cheshire, England, UK
Also Known As
- Sir Richard Leslie Taylor
- Sir Richard Leslie Taylor KNZM
Richard Taylor
0.4 Popularity
Biography
Richard Taylor is a New Zealand filmmaker born on February 8, 1965 in England. He is the founder, creative director and head of New Zealand film prop and special effects company Wētā Workshop.
Known For
8.2
Self
No Way to Make a Living: A Look Back at 'The Frighteners'
2022
7.2
Self
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015
5.5
Reggie & Thunderbirds: No Strings Attached
2015
0.0
Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008
5.7
Self
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
2006
6.0
Self
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
2004
6.2
Self
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
2003
8.5
Corsair of Umbar (uncredited)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003
8.5
Self
Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories
2003
8.8
Self
The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring
2002
Credits
No Way to Make a Living: A Look Back at 'The Frighteners'
as Self
2022
8.2
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
as Self
2015
7.2
Reggie & Thunderbirds: No Strings Attached
2015
5.5
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
as Self
2008
0.0
Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'
as Self
2006
5.7
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
as Self
2004
6.0
The Quest Fulfilled: A Director's Vision
as Self
2003
6.2
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
as Corsair of Umbar (uncredited)
2003
8.5
Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories
as Self
2003
8.5
The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring
as Self
2002
8.8
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Self
2001
6.5
A Passage to Middle-Earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'
as Self, director of WETA Workshop
2001
7.8
Quest for the Ring
as Self
2001
5.6
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
as Himself
1998
8.8
Forgotten Silver
as First Aviator (uncredited)
1997
7.2
Sex, Drugs and Soft Toys - The Making of Meet the Feebles
as Self
1989
0.0