Rick Baker

Rick Baker

Born 08/12/1950 (73 years old)
Binghamton, New York, USA

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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Movies
2014

Maleficent

2012

Men in Black 3 - special make-up

2010

TRON: Legacy - special make-up

 

The Wolfman - special make-up

2008

Tropic Thunder

2007

Enchanted - special make-up

 

Norbit - special make-up

2006

Click - special make-up

2005

Cursed - special make-up

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The Ring Two - special make-up

2003

Intolerable Cruelty - special make-up

 

The Haunted Mansion - special make-up

2002

Men in Black II - special make-up

 

The Ring - special make-up

2001

Planet of the Apes - make-up, special make-up

2000

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps - special make-up

 

The Grinch - special make-up

1999

Life - special make-up

1998

Mighty Joe Young - special make-up

 

Psycho - special make-up

1997

A Thousand Acres - special make-up

 

Critical Care - special make-up

 

Men in Black - special make-up

1996

Escape from L.A. - special make-up

 

The Frighteners - special make-up

 

The Nutty Professor - special make-up

1995

Batman Forever - special make-up

1994

Baby's Day Out - special make-up

 

Ed Wood

 

Wolf - special make-up

1993

Body Bags (TV movie) - special make-up

 

Matinee - special make-up

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

 

Missing Link - special make-up

1987

Harry and the Hendersons - special make-up

 

It's Alive III: Island of the Alive - special make-up

 

Summer School - special make-up

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

1983

Videodrome - special make-up

1981

An American Werewolf in London - special make-up

 

Funhouse: Carnival of Terror - special make-up

 

Ghost Story - special make-up

 

The Incredible Shrinking Woman - make-up, special make-up

1980

Altered States - special make-up

 

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

 

Without Warning - special make-up

1978

It Lives Again - special make-up

 

The Fury - special make-up

1977

Cop Killers

 

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

 

The Incredible Melting Man - special make-up

1976

King Kong - special make-up

 

Squirm

 

Track of the Moon Beast

 

Zebra Force

1974

It's Alive - make-up, special make-up

 

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (TV movie)

1973

Black Caesar

 

Schlock

1972

Dial Rat for Terror

Series
1991

Harry and the Hendersons - special make-up

1990

Beauty and the Beast - special make-up

 

Legacies - special make-up (S03E11)

 

The Reckoning - special make-up (S03E10)

 

In the Forests of the Night - special make-up (S03E09)

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1989

Beauty and the Beast - special make-up

 

The Rest Is Silence - special make-up (S02E22)

 

Ceremony of Innocence - special make-up (S02E21)

 

What Rough Beast - special make-up (S02E20)

  more episodes (18)
1988

Beauty and the Beast - special make-up

 

A Happy Life - special make-up (S01E22)

 

Ozymandias - special make-up (S01E21)

 

To Reign in Hell - special make-up (S01E20)

  more episodes (13)
1987

Beauty and the Beast - special make-up

 

An Impossible Silence - special make-up (S01E11)

 

A Children's Story - special make-up (S01E10)

 

Dark Spirit - special make-up (S01E09)

  more episodes (8)
 

Werewolf - special make-up

Shows
1977

The Richard Pryor Show - special make-up

Music videos
1983

Michael Jackson: Thriller - special make-up

Short
1996

Ghosts - special make-up

1986

Captain EO - special make-up

Actor

Movies
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

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1977

Made in USA

1976

King Kong

1972

The Thing with Two Heads

Series
2014

The Strain

 

Creatures of the Night (S01E08)

Documentaries
2024

Fear and Love: The Story of the Exorcist

2019

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

2018

Keep the Gaslight Burning

2017

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

2016

Creature Designers - The Frankenstein Complex

2014

The Scanners Way: Creating the Special Effects in 'Scanners'

2012

Beast Wishes

2009

Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'

 

I Walked with a Werewolf

 

Monsterland (TV movie)

2008

Trailers from Hell

2007

Creature People

2006

Recreating the Eighth Wonder: The Making of 'King Kong'

 

The Sci-fi Boys

 

The Secret World of Superfans

2005

RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World'

 

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (video compilation)

 

The 100 Greatest Family Films (TV movie)

 

The Perfect Scary Movie (TV movie)

2004

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made - a.f.

 

Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh

2003

Michael Jackson: Number Ones (video compilation)

2002

Creature Featurettes

 

Rick Baker: Alien Maker

 

The Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster

2001

The Making of 'Planet of the Apes' (TV movie)

2000

Metamorphosis of Men in Black

1999

Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'

 

Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed

 

She's Alive! Creating the Bride of Frankenstein

 

The Road to Dracula

1997

Area 51: The Alien Interview

1994

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein (TV movie)

1993

Movie Magic (series)

1992

Heartstoppers: Horror at the Movies (TV movie)

1991

Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy

 

Hollywood Stuntmakers (series)

 

The Secrets of Dick Smith (TV movie)

1990

The Horror Hall of Fame (TV movie)

1986

Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors

 

The Making of 'Captain Eo' (TV movie)

1983

The Making of 'Thriller'

Music videos
1983

Michael Jackson: Thriller

Video compilation
1997

Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II

Short
1972

Zorgon: The H-Bomb Beast from Hell

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