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Known For
Costume & Make-Up
Birthday
June 26, 1922
Died
July 30, 2014
Place of Birth
Larchmont, New York, USA
Also Known As
- The Godfather of Make-Up
Dick Smith
0.3 Popularity
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
7.3
Self (archive footage)
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
2023
7.0
Self
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008
🎬
8.2
Self
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
2006
6.9
Self
Making 'Taxi Driver'
1999
7.3
Self - Make-Up Artist
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
1998
9.0
Himself
Monster Make-Up
1989
4.2
Self
Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'
1989
5.4
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
🎬
0.0
Self - Guest Judge
The New Inventors
N/A
🎬
0.0
Self
The New Inventors
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Credits
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
as Self (archive footage)
2023
7.3
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
as Self
2008
7.0
🎬
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
as Self
2006
8.2
Making 'Taxi Driver'
as Self
1999
6.9
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
as Self - Make-Up Artist
1998
7.3
Monster Make-Up
as Himself
1989
9.0
Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'
as Self
1989
4.2
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
🎬
The New Inventors
as Self - Guest Judge
N/A
0.0
🎬
The New Inventors
as Self
N/A
0.0