Biography (1)
Master of special makeup effects, when he began his career his mentor was trailblazer Dick Smith. He worked on films like The Exorcist (1973) and Live and Let Die (1973), as well as the prestigious TV movie The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, for which he won an Emmy. His recognition would come with An American Werewolf in London (1981), which won him the first of his seven Oscars for best makeup, the year this category was created. His filmography includes… (more)
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Makeup artist
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| 2014 |
Maleficent |
| 2012 |
Men in Black 3 - special make-up |
| 2010 |
TRON: Legacy - special make-up |
The Wolfman - special make-up |
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| 2008 |
Tropic Thunder |
| 2007 |
Enchanted - special make-up |
Norbit - special make-up |
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| 2006 |
Click - special make-up |
| 2005 |
Cursed - special make-up |
The Ring Two - special make-up |
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| 2003 |
Intolerable Cruelty - special make-up |
The Haunted Mansion - special make-up |
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| 2002 |
Men in Black II - special make-up |
The Ring - special make-up |
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| 2001 |
Planet of the Apes - special make-up |
| 2000 |
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps - special make-up |
The Grinch - special make-up |
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| 1999 |
Life - special make-up |
| 1998 |
Mighty Joe Young - special make-up |
Psycho - special make-up |
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| 1997 |
A Thousand Acres - special make-up |
Critical Care - special make-up |
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Men in Black - special make-up |
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| 1996 |
Escape from L.A. - special make-up |
The Frighteners - special make-up |
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The Nutty Professor - special make-up |
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| 1995 |
Batman Forever - special make-up |
| 1994 |
Baby's Day Out - special make-up |
Ed Wood |
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Wolf - special make-up |
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| 1993 |
Body Bags (TV movie) - special make-up |
Matinee - special make-up |
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| 1991 |
The Rocketeer |
| 1990 |
Dark Avenger (TV movie) |
| 1988 |
Coming to America - special make-up |
Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey - special make-up |
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Missing Link - special make-up |
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| 1987 |
Harry and the Hendersons - special make-up |
It's Alive III: Island of the Alive - special make-up |
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Summer School - special make-up |
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| 1986 |
Ratboy |
| 1985 |
My Science Project - special make-up |
| 1984 |
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes - special make-up |
Starman - special make-up |
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| 1983 |
Videodrome - special make-up |
| 1981 |
An American Werewolf in London - special make-up |
Funhouse: Carnival of Terror - special make-up |
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Ghost Story - special make-up |
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The Incredible Shrinking Woman - special make-up |
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| 1980 |
Altered States - special make-up |
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back |
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Without Warning - special make-up |
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| 1978 |
It Lives Again - special make-up |
The Fury - special make-up |
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| 1977 |
Cop Killers |
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope |
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The Incredible Melting Man - special make-up |
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| 1976 |
King Kong - special make-up |
Squirm |
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Track of the Moon Beast |
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Zebra Force |
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| 1974 |
It's Alive - special make-up |
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (TV movie) |
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| 1973 |
Black Caesar |
Schlock |
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| 1972 |
Dial Rat for Terror |
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| 1991 |
Harry and the Hendersons - special make-up |
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| 1990 |
Beauty and the Beast - special make-up |
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Legacies - special make-up (S03E11) |
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The Reckoning - special make-up (S03E10) |
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In the Forests of the Night - special make-up (S03E09) |
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| more episodes (4) | ||
| 1989 |
Beauty and the Beast - special make-up |
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The Rest Is Silence - special make-up (S02E22) |
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Ceremony of Innocence - special make-up (S02E21) |
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What Rough Beast - special make-up (S02E20) |
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| more episodes (18) | ||
| 1988 |
Beauty and the Beast - special make-up |
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A Happy Life - special make-up (S01E22) |
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Ozymandias - special make-up (S01E21) |
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To Reign in Hell - special make-up (S01E20) |
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| more episodes (13) | ||
| 1987 |
Beauty and the Beast - special make-up |
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An Impossible Silence - special make-up (S01E11) |
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A Children's Story - special make-up (S01E10) |
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Dark Spirit - special make-up (S01E09) |
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| more episodes (8) | ||
Werewolf - special make-up |
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| Shows | |
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| 1977 |
The Richard Pryor Show - special make-up |
| Music videos | |
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| 1983 |
Michael Jackson: Thriller - special make-up |
| Short | |
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| 1996 |
Ghosts - special make-up |
| 1986 |
Captain EO - special make-up |
Actor
| Movies | |
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| 2018 |
Tales Beyond Madness |
| 2010 |
The Wolfman |
| 2008 |
Dark Reel |
| 2005 |
King Kong |
| 2002 |
Men in Black II |
| 2001 |
Planet of the Apes |
| 2000 |
The Grinch |
| 1985 |
Into the Night |
| 1981 |
The Incredible Shrinking Woman |
| 1977 |
Made in USA |
| 1976 |
King Kong |
| 1972 |
The Thing with Two Heads |
| Series | |
|---|---|
| 2014 |
The Strain |
Creatures of the Night (S01E08) |
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| Music videos | |
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| 1983 |
Michael Jackson: Thriller |
| Video compilation | |
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| 1997 |
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II |
| Short | |
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| 2024 |
Dance with Me |
| 1972 |
Zorgon: The H-Bomb Beast from Hell |