Dick Smith

Personal Info

Known For

Costume & Make-Up

Known Credits

9

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-06-26

Day of death

2014-07-30 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

Larchmont, New York, USA

Dick Smith

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

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

    The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist

  • Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

    Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

  • Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills

    Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills

  • Making 'Taxi Driver'

    Making 'Taxi Driver'

  • The New Inventors

    The New Inventors

  • The New Inventors

    The New Inventors

  • Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'

    Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'

  • Monster Make-Up

    Monster Make-Up