Conrad Alan Pederson (April 15, 1934 â January 2, 2026) was an American visual effects artist.
Pederson was born in Minnesota on April 15, 1934. After majoring in art and anthropology at UCLA, he began working at Disney, where he met Wernher von Braun.
He is most known for being the special effects supervisor for ' (1968). He also worked on View from the Top (2003), and ' (2004).
Pederson died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, on January 2, 2026, at the age of 91.