Rick Baker
Birthday
1950/12/08 (74 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Binghamton, New York, USA
Also know as
Richard A. Baker, Richard 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, ...Read more
Acting
(2002) Men in Black II
as MIB Passport Control Agent
(2002) The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
as Self
(1999) She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
as Self
(1994) It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
as Self
(1985) Into the Night
as Drug Dealer
(2017) Cult of Terror
as Self - Make-up Designer
(1972) The Thing with Two Heads
as Gorilla
(2010) The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
as Self
(2000) Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
as Self
(2017) MonsterKids: The Impact of Things That Go Bump In The Night
as Self
(2006) The Sci-Fi Boys
as Self
(2005) RKO Production 601: The Making of 'Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World'
as ---
(2009) Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
as Self
(2024) Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist
as Self
(1983) Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
as Self
(1999) Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
as Self
(2019) Tales Beyond Madness
as ---
(2009) Monsterland
as Self
(2001) Planet of the Apes
as Old Ape #2
(2005) The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
as Self
(2008) He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
as Self
(1999) The Road to 'Dracula'
as Self
(2023) Old Time Radio: Your Move
as The Caretaker
(2010) Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
as Self
(1986) King Kong! The Living Legend
as Self / King Kong
(1986) The Making of Captain EO
as Self
(2004) Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
as Self
(2015) Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
as Self
(1977) The Kentucky Fried Movie
as Dino (segment "A.M. Today") (as Richard A. Baker)
(2014) The Scanners Way: Creating the Special Effects in 'Scanners'
as Himself
(2016) Charlie Gemora: Uncredited
as Himself
(2006) Teddy Scares
as Hester Golem (voice)
(2009) I Walked with a Werewolf
as Himself
(2019) Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
as Self
(2018) King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
as Self
(1986) Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
as Self
(2000) Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'
as Self
(1976) King Kong
as King Kong
(1983) Michael Jackson's Thriller
as Zombie Opening the Crypt (uncredited)
(2017) The Beast Inside: Creating 'Wolf'
as Rick Baker
(2015) Birth Pains
as himself
(1981) The Incredible Shrinking Woman
as Sidney
(2018) Keep the Gaslight Burning
as Mr Maxwell
(2012) Men in Black 3
as Brain Alien
(1982) The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
as Interviewee
(1999) A Tribute to the Wizard of Oz
as Himself
(2013) House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
as Self
(2004) Ed Wood: Making Bela
as Self
(2002) Rick Baker: Alien Maker
as Self
(1997) The Making of Men in Black
as Self
(2020) AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1
as Self
(2006) Working with a Master: John Landis
as Self
(2005) The Perfect Scary Movie
as Self
(2000) How the Grinch Stole Christmas
as Puppeteer
Dance With Me
as Caretaker
(2010) The Wolfman
as Gypsy Man / First Killed
(1994) Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
as Self
(2017) Face Off: Game Face
as Self - Judge
(2018) DC Daily
as Self
(2011) Face Off
as Guest Judge
(2012) Unchained Reaction
as ---