Actor
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, ...

Known For
Acting
2024 -- Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist | Himself
2023 -- Old Time Radio: Your Move | The Caretaker
2020 -- AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1 | Self
2019 -- Tales Beyond Madness |
2019 -- Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film | Self
2018 -- Keep the Gaslight Burning | Mr Maxwell
2018 -- King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen | Self
2017 -- The Beast Inside: Creating 'Wolf' | Rick Baker
2017 -- Cult of Terror | Self - Make-up Designer
2017 -- MonsterKids: The Impact of Things That Go Bump In The Night | Self
2016 -- Charlie Gemora: Uncredited | Himself
2015 -- Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex | Self
2015 -- Birth Pains | himself
2014 -- The Scanners Way: Creating the Special Effects in 'Scanners' | Himself
2013 -- House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before! | Self
2012 -- Men in Black 3 | Brain Alien
2010 -- The Wolfman | Gypsy Man / First Killed
2010 -- Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr. | Self
2010 -- The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth | Self
2009 -- I Walked with a Werewolf | Himself
2009 -- Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' | Self
2009 -- Monsterland | Self
2008 -- He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce | Self
2006 -- Teddy Scares | Hester Golem (voice)
2006 -- Working with a Master: John Landis | Self
2006 -- The Sci-Fi Boys | Self
2005 -- RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World' |
2005 -- The Perfect Scary Movie | Self
2005 -- The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz | Self
2004 -- Ed Wood: Making Bela | Self
2004 -- Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh | Self
2002 -- Rick Baker: Alien Maker | Self
2002 -- The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster | Self
2002 -- Men in Black II | MIB Passport Control Agent
2001 -- Planet of the Apes | Old Ape #2
2000 -- How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Puppeteer
2000 -- Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black' | Self
2000 -- Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed | Self
1999 -- The Road to 'Dracula' | Self
1999 -- A Tribute to the Wizard of Oz | Himself
1999 -- Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' | Self
1999 -- She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein' | Self
1997 -- The Making of Men in Black | Self
1994 -- It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein | Self
1994 -- Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects | Self
1986 -- The Making of Captain EO | Self
1986 -- King Kong! The Living Legend | Self / King Kong
1986 -- Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors | Self
1985 -- Into the Night | Drug Dealer
1983 -- Making Michael Jackson's Thriller | Self
1983 -- Michael Jackson's Thriller | Zombie Opening the Crypt (uncredited)
1982 -- The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome | Interviewee
1981 -- The Incredible Shrinking Woman | Sidney
1977 -- The Kentucky Fried Movie | Dino (segment "A.M. Today") (as Richard A. Baker)
1976 -- King Kong | King Kong
1972 -- The Thing with Two Heads | Gorilla
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