Rick Baker
Costume & Make-Up
Born December 8, 1950 in Binghamton, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
Old Time Radio: Dance With Me
Caretaker
Gremlins, an american nightmare!
Himself
V/H/S/Halloween
Rich (segment "Home Haunt")
Old Time Radio: The Specter of Christmas
The Caretaker
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist
Self
Old Time Radio: Your Move
The Caretaker
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
Self
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
Tales Beyond Madness
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
Self
Keep the Gaslight Burning
Mr Maxwell
DC Daily
Self
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Self
The Beast Inside: Creating 'Wolf'
Rick Baker
Cult of Terror
Self - Make-up Designer
MonsterKids: The Impact of Things That Go Bump In The Night
Self
Face Off: Game Face
Self - Judge
Charlie Gemora: Uncredited
Himself
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Self
Birth Pains
himself
Maleficent
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
Self
Men in Black 3
Brain Alien
Unchained Reaction
Face Off
Guest Judge
TRON: Legacy
The Wolfman
Gypsy Man / First Killed
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
Self
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
Self
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
Self
Monsterland
Self
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Self
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
Self
Enchanted
Norbit
Working with a Master: John Landis
Self
Click
The Sci-Fi Boys
Self
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
Self
Cursed
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
Ed Wood: Making Bela
Self
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
Self
Skinned Deep
Rick Baker: Alien Maker
Self
Men in Black II: Creature Featurettes
Self
The Ring
Men in Black II
MIB Passport Control Agent
Planet of the Apes
Old Ape #2
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Puppeteer
Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'
Self
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Self
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
The Road to 'Dracula'
Self
Wild Wild West
Life
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Self
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
Self
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Self
A Tribute to the Wizard of Oz
Himself
Mighty Joe Young
Psycho
The Making of Men in Black
Self
Ghosts
Men in Black
Escape from L.A.
The Frighteners
The Nutty Professor
The Amazing Panda Adventure
Batman Forever
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
Self
Ed Wood
Baby's Day Out
Wolf
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Self
Body Bags
Matinee
The Rocketeer
Dark Avenger
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Missing Link
Gorillas in the Mist
Coming to America
Beauty and the Beast
Summer School
Harry and the Hendersons
Max My Love
Ratboy
The Making of Captain EO
Self
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
Self
Silver Bullet
My Science Project
Into the Night
Drug Dealer
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
Self
Michael Jackson's Thriller
Zombie Opening the Crypt (uncredited)
Videodrome
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
Interviewee
Ghost Story
An American Werewolf in London
The Funhouse
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
Sidney
The Howling
Altered States
Tanya's Island
The Empire Strikes Back
An American Christmas Carol
It Lives Again
The Fury
The Incredible Melting Man
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Dino (segment "A.M. Today") (as Richard A. Baker)
Star Wars
Cop Killers
King Kong
King Kong
Squirm
Track of the Moon Beast
The Zebra Force
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
It's Alive
The Exorcist
The Night Turkey
Little Kathy's Date
Schlock
Black Caesar
The Thing with Two Heads
Gorilla
Bone
Octaman