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Dick Smith

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 Wikipe…

Known field

  • Costume & Make-Up

Total Movie Credited

  • 52

Total TV Shows Credited

  • 4

Gender

  • Male

Place of birth

  • Larchmont, New York, USA

Birthdate

  • June 26, 1922

Death Date

  • July 30o 2014

Also known as

  • The Godfather of Make-Up

Movies

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
6.6

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

Documentary

2008

Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
8.2

Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills

Documentary

2006

Making 'Taxi Driver'
6.9

Making 'Taxi Driver'

Documentary

1999

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
7.3

The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorci…

DocumentaryTV Movie

1998

Monster Make-Up
9

Monster Make-Up

DocumentaryHorror

1989

Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'
4.2

Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet …

Documentary

1989

TV Shows

The New Inventors
0

The New Inventors

Reality

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The New Inventors
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The New Inventors

Reality

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The Mike Douglas Show
5.4

The Mike Douglas Show

ComedyTalk

1961

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