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Dick Smith

Costume & Make-Up • Born 1922

Dick Smith

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About

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 Godfather posterThe GodfatherMovie • 1972The Godfather Part II posterThe Godfather Part IIMovie • 1974The Exorcist posterThe ExorcistMovie • 1973Taxi Driver posterTaxi DriverMovie • 1976Little Big Man posterLittle Big ManMovie • 1970Amadeus posterAmadeusMovie • 1984The Deer Hunter posterThe Deer HunterMovie • 1978DuPont Show of the Month posterDuPont Show of the MonthSeries • 1957Death Becomes Her posterDeath Becomes HerMovie • 1992Exorcist II: The Heretic posterExorcist II: The HereticMovie • 1977Nighthawks posterNighthawksMovie • 1981Midnight Cowboy posterMidnight CowboyMovie • 1969Dad posterDadMovie • 1989The Hunger posterThe HungerMovie • 1983Forever Young posterForever YoungMovie • 1992Marathon Man posterMarathon ManMovie • 1976Scanners posterScannersMovie • 1981Altered States posterAltered StatesMovie • 1980Spasms posterSpasmsMovie • 1983The Sentinel posterThe SentinelMovie • 1977The Stepford Wives posterThe Stepford WivesMovie • 1975Ghost Story posterGhost StoryMovie • 1981The Fan posterThe FanMovie • 1981The Alligator People posterThe Alligator PeopleMovie • 1959