Rick Baker
Biography
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, ...
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Richard A. Baker, Richard Baker
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Rick Baker's Movies
Men in Black 3
23 May 2012
Men in Black II
03 Jul 2002
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
17 Nov 2000
Planet of the Apes
26 Jul 2001
The Wolfman
10 Feb 2010
King Kong
08 Sept 1976
Michael Jackson's Thriller
14 Nov 1983
The Kentucky Fried Movie
10 Aug 1977
Into the Night
22 Feb 1985
V/H/S/Halloween
19 Sept 2025
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
30 Jan 1981
The Thing with Two Heads
19 Jul 1972
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
18 Nov 2015
Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
15 Dec 1983
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
07 Jul 2018
The Road to 'Dracula'
21 Dec 1999
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
01 Jan 1999
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
29 Aug 2000
The Sci-Fi Boys
27 Apr 2006
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
30 Jan 2019
