Rick Baker
Richard A. Baker (born December 8, 1950) is a retired American special make-up effects creator and actor, mostly known for his creature effects and designs. Baker won the Academy Award for Best Makeup a record seven times from a record eleven nominations, beginning when he won the inaugural award for the 1981 film An American Werewolf in London.
As a teen, Baker began creating artificial body parts in his own kitchen. He also appeared briefly in the fan production The Night Turkey, a one-hour, black-and-white video parody of The Night Stalker directed by William Malone. Baker's first professional job was as an assistant to prosthetic makeup effects veteran Dick Smith on the 1973 film The Exorcist. While working on The Exorcist, Baker was hired by director Larry Cohen to design and create a mutant infant for Cohen's 1974 film It's Alive.
Baker received the inaugural Academy Award for Best Makeup for his work on An American Werewolf in London. He also created the werewolf creature Michael Jackson transforms into in the music video Thriller. Subsequently, Baker has been nominated for the Best Makeup Oscar ten more times, winning on seven occasions, both records in his field.
Baker claims that his work on Harry and the Hendersons is one of his proudest achievements.[8] On October 3, 2009, he received the Jack Pierce – Lifetime Achievement Award title of the Chiller-Eyegore Awards.[9]
He was awarded a Doctorate of Humane Letters from the Academy of Art University San Francisco in 2008. He also contributes commentaries to the web series Trailers from Hell for trailers about horror and science fiction films.
Baker received the 2485th star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 30, 2012. The star is located in front of the Guinness World Records Museum.
Baker announced his retirement on May 28, 2015: "First of all, the CG stuff definitely took away the animatronics part of what I do. It's also starting to take away the makeup part. The time is right, I am 64 years old, and the business is crazy right now. I like to do things right, and they wanted cheap and fast. That is not what I want to do, so I just decided it is basically time to get out. I would consider designing and consulting on something, but I don't think I will have a huge working studio anymore."
Fotos
Películas (135)
Gremlins, an american nightmare!
2026 · Himself
V/H/S/Halloween
2025 · Rich (segment "Home Haunt")
Old Time Radio: The Specter of Christmas
2025 · The Caretaker
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist
2024 · Self
Old Time Radio: Your Move
2023 · The Caretaker
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
2020 · Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
2020 · (archive footage)
The Creeper: Rondo Hatton at Universal
2020 · Self
Tales Beyond Madness
2019
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
2019 · Self
Keep the Gaslight Burning
2018 · Mr Maxwell
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018 · Self
The Beast Inside: Creating 'Wolf'
2017 · Rick Baker
Cult of Terror
2017 · Self - Make-up Designer
MonsterKids: The Impact of Things That Go Bump In The Night
2017 · Self
Rings
2017 · Vendor
Charlie Gemora: Uncredited
2016 · Himself
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
2015 · Self
Birth Pains
2015 · himself
The Scanners Way: Creating the Special Effects in 'Scanners'
2014 · Himself
Maleficent
2014 · Makeup Artist
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
2013 · Self
Men in Black 3
2012 · Brain Alien, Makeup Artist
Bob Burns' Hollywood Halloween
2011 · Self
TRON: Legacy
2010 · Makeup Artist
The Wolfman
2010 · Gypsy Man / First Killed, Makeup Effects Designer, Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
2010 · Self
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
2010 · Self
I Walked with a Werewolf
2009 · Himself
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
2009 · Self
Monsterland
2009 · Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008 · Self
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
2008 · Self
Dark Reel
2008 · First Mate
Enchanted
2007 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Norbit
2007 · Makeup Artist
Teddy Scares
2006 · Hester Golem (voice)
Working with a Master: John Landis
2006 · Self
Click
2006 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Sci-Fi Boys
2006 · Self
The Perfect Scary Movie
2005 · Self
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
2005 · Self
Cursed
2005 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 · Self
Ed Wood: Making Bela
2004 · Self
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
2004 · Self
Skinned Deep
2004 · Thanks
Rick Baker: Alien Maker
2002 · Self
Men in Black II: Creature Featurettes
2002 · Self
The Ring
2002 · Makeup Effects, Makeup Artist
Men in Black II
2002 · MIB Passport Control Agent, Makeup Artist
Planet of the Apes
2001 · Old Ape #2, Makeup Effects Designer
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
2000 · Puppeteer, Makeup Effects Designer
Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'
2000 · Self
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
2000 · Self
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Road to 'Dracula'
1999 · Self
Wild Wild West
1999 · Makeup Effects Designer
Life
1999 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
1999 · Self
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
1999 · Self
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
1999 · Self
A Tribute to the Wizard of Oz
1999 · Himself
Mighty Joe Young
1998 · Special Effects, Special Effects Makeup Artist
Psycho
1998 · Makeup Artist
The Making of Men in Black
1997 · Self
Ghosts
1997 · Makeup Effects, Makeup Artist
Men in Black
1997 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Escape from L.A.
1996 · Makeup Artist
The Frighteners
1996 · Makeup Artist
The Nutty Professor
1996 · Makeup Effects Designer
The Amazing Panda Adventure
1995 · Special Effects
Batman Forever
1995 · Makeup Artist
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
1994 · Self
Ed Wood
1994 · Makeup Designer
Baby's Day Out
1994 · Makeup Artist
Wolf
1994 · Makeup Artist
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994 · Self
Hollywood Goes Ape!
1994 · Thanks
Body Bags
1993 · Makeup Artist
Matinee
1993 · Makeup Effects, Makeup Artist
The Rocketeer
1991 · Makeup Artist
Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy
1991 · Self
Dark Avenger
1990 · Makeup Artist
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990 · Special Effects, Special Effects Supervisor, Creature Design, Co-Producer
Missing Link
1988 · Makeup Artist
Gorillas in the Mist
1988 · Makeup Artist
Coming to America
1988 · Makeup Effects, Makeup Artist
Summer School
1987 · Makeup Artist
Harry and the Hendersons
1987 · Makeup Artist
Max My Love
1986 · Makeup Effects Designer, Sequence Lead
Ratboy
1986 · Makeup Artist
The Making of Captain EO
1986 · Self
King Kong! The Living Legend
1986 · Self / King Kong
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
1986 · Self
Silver Bullet
1985 · Visual Effects
My Science Project
1985 · Makeup Artist
Into the Night
1985 · Drug Dealer
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984 · Makeup Artist, Special Effects Makeup Artist, Creature Design
Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983 · Self
Michael Jackson's Thriller
1983 · Zombie Opening the Crypt (uncredited), Makeup Effects Designer
Videodrome
1983 · Makeup Effects Designer
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
1982 · Interviewee
Ghost Story
1981 · Special Effects Makeup Artist, Makeup Artist
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Monsters ... But Were Afraid!
1981 · self
An American Werewolf in London
1981 · Makeup Effects, Makeup Artist
Making an American Werewolf in London
1981
The Funhouse
1981 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
1981 · Sidney, Makeup Artist
The Howling
1981 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Altered States
1980 · Special Effects Makeup Artist, Makeup Artist
Tanya's Island
1980 · Special Effects
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Makeup Artist
An American Christmas Carol
1979 · Makeup Artist
It Lives Again
1978 · Makeup Effects, Makeup Artist
The Fury
1978 · Makeup Effects, Makeup Artist
The Incredible Melting Man
1977 · Makeup Artist
The Kentucky Fried Movie
1977 · Dino (segment "A.M. Today") (as Richard A. Baker)
Star Wars
1977 · Makeup Artist
Cop Killers
1977 · Makeup Artist
King Kong
1976 · King Kong, Makeup Artist
Squirm
1976 · Makeup Designer
Track of the Moon Beast
1976 · Makeup Artist
The Zebra Force
1976 · Makeup Artist
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
1974 · Makeup Artist
Flesh Gordon
1974 · Special Effects
It's Alive
1974 · Makeup Artist, Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Exorcist
1973 · Special Effects Assistant
The Night Turkey
1973 · Little Kathy's Date, Makeup Artist
Schlock
1973 · Makeup Artist, Special Effects
Black Caesar
1973 · Makeup Designer, Special Effects, Makeup Artist
The Thing with Two Heads
1972 · Gorilla, Special Effects
Bone
1972 · Makeup Designer, Special Effects
Octaman
1971 · Costume Design
Old Time Radio: Dance With Me
· Caretaker
