Harold "Howie" S. Weed (born December 23, 1962) is an American visual and special effects artist known for his work on Hollywood films and franchises. His most notable works have been Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, Star Trek, and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

Harold Weed was born on 23 December 1962 in San Francisco County, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) , Minority Report (2002) and Star Trek: Generations (1994) .

Harold "Howie" Weed (born December 23, 1962) is an Industrial Light & Magic artist and occasional actor in the Star Wars saga. He played multiple background characters (Ketwol, Melas) and the Wampa ice creature for the 1997 Special Editions.

Harold "Howie" S. Weed (born 23 December 1962; age 62) is a studio model maker who worked for Industrial Light & Magic and Matte World on Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Star Trek Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, and as one of the model makers of the USS Enterprise -D for the Star Trek: The Next Generation first season episode " En...

Howie Weed Creature maker (The Empire Strikes Back: Special Edition), Digital Model Development and Construction Artist (The Phantom Menace), Digital Modeler (Revenge of the Sith) Interview: May 2010

Jun 18, 2024 · The wampa suit isn't exactly comfortable, but Industrial Light & Magic artist Howie Weed wasn't going to pass up the chance to be in a Star Wars movie.

Howie Weed is known for working on the creature shop crew at Industrial Light & Magic. Most fans know him for playing Ketwol and Melas in Star Wars IV: The New Hope. During Ghostbusters II, Howie Weed worked on the foam latex head of Nunzio Scoleri.

Howie Weed was a CG Sequence Supervisor for Iron Man and a visual effects artist for Iron Man 2, and Avengers: Age of Ultron. He was also a digital artist for Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War.

May 31, 2020 · Our one hundred and twenty-fifth guest was the man inside the Wampa suit in the Special Edition of The Empire Strikes Back – Howie Weed. Lightsabre – Howie, welcome to Lightsabre, great to have you here.

Feb 5, 2019 · Howie Weed was a model maker and effects artist on both the Star Wars Special Editions and the Prequels, as well as designing and performing as the Wampa and various Cantina aliens.