Rick Baker
Biografia
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."
Filmografia
Filmy i seriale od najnowszych
Gremlins - L’Amérique parasitée
Film • 2026
jako Himself
V/H/S/Halloween
Film • 2025
jako Rich (segment "Home Haunt")
Old Time Radio: The Specter of Christmas
Film • 2025
jako The Caretaker
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist
Film • 2024
jako Self
Old Time Radio: Your Move
Film • 2023
jako The Caretaker
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
Film • 2020
jako Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Film • 2020
jako (archive footage)
The Creeper: Rondo Hatton at Universal
Film • 2020
jako Self
Tales Beyond Madness
Film • 2019
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
Film • 2019
jako Self
Keep the Gaslight Burning
Film • 2018
jako Mr Maxwell
DC Daily
Serial • 2018
jako Self
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Film • 2018
jako Self
The Beast Inside: Creating 'Wolf'
Film • 2017
jako Rick Baker
Culto al terror
Film • 2017
jako Self - Make-up Designer
MonsterKids: The Impact of Things That Go Bump In The Night
Film • 2017
jako Self
Face Off: Game Face
Serial • 2017
jako Self - Judge
Charlie Gemora: Uncredited
Film • 2016
jako Himself
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Film • 2015
jako Self
Birth Pains
Film • 2015
jako himself
The Scanners Way: Creating the Special Effects in 'Scanners'
Film • 2014
jako Himself
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
Film • 2013
jako Self
Faceci w czerni 3
Film • 2012
jako Brain Alien
Unchained Reaction
Serial • 2012
Face Off
Serial • 2011
jako Guest Judge
Wilkołak
Film • 2010
jako Gypsy Man / First Killed
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
Film • 2010
jako Self
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
Film • 2010
jako Self
I Walked with a Werewolf
Film • 2009
jako Himself
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
Film • 2009
jako Self
Monsterland
Film • 2009
jako Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Film • 2008
jako Self
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
Film • 2008
jako Self
Dark Reel
Film • 2008
jako First Mate
Teddy Scares
Film • 2006
jako Hester Golem (voice)
Working with a Master: John Landis
Film • 2006
jako Self
The Sci-Fi Boys
Film • 2006
jako Self
The Perfect Scary Movie
Film • 2005
jako Self
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
Film • 2005
jako Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Film • 2005
jako Self
Ed Wood: Making Bela
Film • 2004
jako Self
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
Film • 2004
jako Self
Rick Baker: Alien Maker
Film • 2002
jako Self
Men in Black II: Creature Featurettes
Film • 2002
jako Self
Faceci w czerni 2
Film • 2002
jako MIB Passport Control Agent
Planeta Małp
Film • 2001
jako Old Ape #2
Grinch: Świąt nie będzie
Film • 2000
jako Puppeteer
Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'
Film • 2000
jako Self
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Film • 2000
jako Self
The Road to 'Dracula'
Film • 1999
jako Self
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Film • 1999
jako Self
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
Film • 1999
jako Self
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Film • 1999
jako Self
A Tribute to the Wizard of Oz
Film • 1999
jako Himself
The Making of Men in Black
Film • 1997
jako Self
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
Film • 1994
jako Self
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Film • 1994
jako Self
Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy
Film • 1991
jako Self
The Making of Captain EO
Film • 1986
jako Self
King Kong! The Living Legend
Film • 1986
jako Self / King Kong
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
Film • 1986
jako Self
Ucieczka w noc
Film • 1985
jako Drug Dealer
Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
Film • 1983
jako Self
Thriller
Film • 1983
jako Zombie Opening the Crypt (uncredited)
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
Film • 1982
jako Interviewee
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Monsters ... But Were Afraid!
Film • 1981
jako self
Making an American Werewolf in London
Film • 1981
O kobiecie, co malała
Film • 1981
jako Sidney
Kino z Kentucky Fried Theater
Film • 1977
jako Dino (segment "A.M. Today") (as Richard A. Baker)
King Kong
Film • 1976
jako King Kong
The Night Turkey
Film • 1973
jako Little Kathy's Date
The Thing with Two Heads
Film • 1972
jako Gorilla
Old Time Radio: Dance With Me
Film
jako Caretaker