Cinescope

Dick Smith

Costume & Make-Up

Known For

The Mike Douglas Show•The New Inventors•The New Inventors•The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist•Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist•Making 'Taxi Driver'

92 Years Old

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.