Dick Smith

Dick Smith

Known for
Costume & Make-Up
Born
June 26, 1922
Died
July 30, 2014 (aged 92)
Birthplace
Larchmont, New York, USA

Biography

Richard Emerson Smith (June 26, 1922 – July 30, 2014) was an American special make-up effects artist and author, (nicknamed "The Godfather of Make-Up") known for his work on such films as Little Big Man, The Godfather, The Exorcist, Taxi Driver, Scanners and Death Becomes Her. He won a 1985 Academy Award for Best Makeup for his work on Amadeus and received a 2012 Academy Honorary Award for his career's work. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dick Smith (make-up artist), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

1992
Death Becomes Her poster

Death Becomes Her

Movie · Makeup Designer

1992
Forever Young poster

Forever Young

Movie · Makeup Artist

1989
Sweet Home poster

Sweet Home

Movie · Makeup Effects Designer, Makeup Artist

1989
Dad poster

Dad

Movie · Makeup Artist

1984
Amadeus poster

Amadeus

Movie · Makeup Artist

1983
The Hunger poster

The Hunger

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1983
Spasms poster

Spasms

Movie · Makeup Artist

1981
The Fan poster

The Fan

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1981
Scanners poster

Scanners

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1981
Ghost Story poster

Ghost Story

Movie · Makeup Artist

1981
Nighthawks poster

Nighthawks

Movie · Makeup Artist

1980
Altered States poster

Altered States

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1978
The Deer Hunter poster

The Deer Hunter

Movie · Makeup Artist

1977
Exorcist II: The Heretic poster

Exorcist II: The Heretic

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1977
The Sentinel poster

The Sentinel

Movie · Makeup Artist

1976
Taxi Driver poster

Taxi Driver

Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist

1976
Marathon Man poster

Marathon Man

Movie · Makeup Artist

1975
The Stepford Wives poster

The Stepford Wives

Movie · Makeup Artist

1975
The Sunshine Boys poster

The Sunshine Boys

Movie · Makeup Artist

1974
The Godfather Part II poster

The Godfather Part II

Movie · Makeup Artist

1973
The Exorcist poster

The Exorcist

Movie · Makeup Artist

1972
The Godfather poster

The Godfather

Movie · Makeup Artist

1971
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? poster

Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?

Movie · Makeup Artist

1970
Little Big Man poster

Little Big Man

Movie · Makeup Artist

1970
House of Dark Shadows poster

House of Dark Shadows

Movie · Makeup Artist

1969
Midnight Cowboy poster

Midnight Cowboy

Movie · Makeup Artist

1968
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Movie · Makeup Artist

1965
Harvey Middleman, Fireman poster

Harvey Middleman, Fireman

Movie · Makeup Artist

1963
The Cardinal poster

The Cardinal

Movie · Makeup Artist

1963
The Power and the Glory poster

The Power and the Glory

Movie · Makeup Artist

1962
Requiem for a Heavyweight poster

Requiem for a Heavyweight

Movie · Makeup Artist

1959
The Moon and Sixpence poster

The Moon and Sixpence

Movie · Makeup Artist

1959
Medea poster

Medea

Movie · Makeup Artist

1959
The Alligator People poster

The Alligator People

Movie · Makeup Artist

1959
Miracle On 34th Street poster

Miracle On 34th Street

Movie · Makeup Artist

1958
The Flame Barrier poster

The Flame Barrier

Movie · Makeup Artist

1957
Twelfth Night poster

Twelfth Night

Movie · Makeup Artist

1957
Mayerling poster

Mayerling

Movie · Makeup Artist

1957
DuPont Show of the Month poster

DuPont Show of the Month

TV · Key Makeup Artist · 1 ep

1955
Alice in Wonderland poster

Alice in Wonderland

Movie · Makeup Artist

1948
Call Northside 777 poster

Call Northside 777

Movie · Makeup Artist